Kitsuné

Kitsuné
Parent company	Åbäke
Founded	2002
Founder	Gildas Loaëc Masaya Kuroki Åbäke
Distributor(s)	Interscope Geffen A&M (In the US) Polydor Records (In the UK)
Genre	Electronic Indie rock
Country of origin	France
Location	Paris
Official website	www.kitsune.fr

Kitsuné is a French electronic music record label and fashion label created in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki and the London-based company Åbäke. Kitsune (きつね, 狐) is the Japanese word for "fox".

Background

'Kitsuné was founded in 2002 in Paris by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki and the London-based design company Åbäke, consisting of Patrick Lacey, Benjamin Reichen, Kajsa Ståhl and Maki Suzuki.^[1][2][3][4] Loaëc and Kuroki, who both like fashion and music, had the idea of founding a company involved in both areas during a trip to Japan. Before co-founding the company Loaëc worked with Daft Punk and also with Thomas Bangalter's record label Roulé.^[3][5][6]

The name

The name Kitsuné comes from the Japanese word kitsune (Hiragana: きつね, kanji: 狐) meaning "fox". In Japan, the fox is said to have the power to change its appearance and its face; the many faces and appearances of the fox represent the different parts and directions of Kitsuné.^[2][7]

Artists with releases on Kitsuné

Note: This list does not include artists whose songs appeared solely on compilations released by Kitsuné.

• Acid Girls^[8]
• Adam Sky^[9]
• Alan Braxe^[10]
• Alex Gopher^[11]
• Appaloosa^[12]
• Archigram^[10]
• DJ Assault^[13]
• autoKratz^[14]
• BeatauCue^[15]
• Beni^[16]
• Benjamin Theves^[17]
• Big Face^[18]
• Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya^[19]
• Black Strobe^[20]
• Bloc Party^[10]
• Boys Noize^[21]
• Captain Comatose^[10]
• Cazals^[10]
• Chew Lips^[22]
• Christopher Just & Raphael Just^[10]
• Chrome Sparks
• Citizens!^[23]
• Classixx^[24]
• Crystal Fighters^[25]
• Cut Copy^[10]
• David E. Sugar^[26]
• Delphic^[27]
• Dieter Schmidt^[28]
• Digitalism^[10]
• Fantastic Plastic Machine^[10]
• Fischerspooner^[29]
• Florrie^[30]
• Fox N' Wolf^[31]
• Fred Falke^[10]
• Gigamesh^[32]
• DJ Gregory^[10]
• Guns 'n' Bombs^[33]
• Hadouken!^[10]
• HeartsRevolution^[34]
• Hey Today!^[35]
• Hot Chip^[10]
• Housse de Racket^[10]
• I Scream Ice Cream^[36]
• Is Tropical^[10]
• Jence^[37]
• Jennifer Delano^[38]
• Joakim^[39]
• Joe and Will Ask?^[40]
• Jupiter^[41]
• Juveniles^[42]
• Kaos^[43]
• Kilo Kish^[44]
• Khan^[43]
• Klaxons^[10]
• La Roux^[45]
• Lacquer^[10]
• Le Corps Mince de Françoise^[46]
• Les Gillettes^[47]
• Lost Valentinos^[48]
• Man with Guitar^[49]
• Marco dos Santos^[10]
• MAY68^[50]
• The Mogs^[10]
• MOTHXR
• Mr Fabbbian Nappp^[51]
• Lacquer^[10]
• Palermo Disko Machine^[52]
• Passions^[53]
• Phoenix^[54]
• Phones^[55]
• Pin Me Down^[56]
• Play Paul^[57]
• Playgroup^[10]
• Polarsets^[58]
• Popular Computer^[10]
• Punks Jump Up^[59]
• Rex the Dog^[60]
• Romuald^[10]
• S'Express^[61]
• Schwarz Dont Crack^[62]
• Shakedown^[10]
• Shindu^[63]
• Simian Mobile Disco^[64]
• Slagsmålsklubben^[65]
• Streetlife DJs^[66]
• Ted & Francis^[67]
• The Teenagers^[68]
• Thieves Like Us^[69]
• The Things^[10]
• Tom Vek^[10]
• Tomboy^[70]
• Towa Tei^[10]
• Two Door Cinema Club^[71]
• VHS or Beta^[10]
• Volga Select^[72]
• The Whip^[73]
• The Whitest Boy Alive^[10]
• The World Domination^[74]
• Years & Years^[75]
• Yelle^[76]
• You Love Her Coz She's Dead^[77]
• Zongamin^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

• Coming on Strong – Hot Chip (2004)
• Idealism – Digitalism (2007)
• What of Our Future – Cazals (2008)
• Down & Out in Paris & London – autoKratz (2008)
• Animal – autoKratz (2009)
• Tourist History – Two Door Cinema Club (2010)
• Star of Love – Crystal Fighters (2010)
• Native To – Is Tropical (2011)
• Alesia – Housse de Racket (2011)
• Here We Are – Citizens! (2012)
• Beacon – Two Door Cinema Club (2012)

Compilations and remix albums

• Kitsuné Love (2002)
• Kitsuné Midnight (2004)
• Kitsuné X (2005)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation (2005)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 2 (2006)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 3 (2006)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 4 (2007)
• Kitsuné BoomBox Mixed by Jerry Bouthier (2007)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 5 (2008)
• Gildas & Masaya – Paris (2008)
• Kitsuné Tabloid Compiled & Mixed by Digitalism (2008)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 6 (2008)
• Gildas & Masaya – New York (2009)
• Kitsuné Remixes Album #1 (2009)
• Kitsuné Tabloid by Phoenix (2009)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7: The Lucky One (2009)
• Kitsuné Remixes Album #2 (2009)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8 (2009)
• Gildas & Masaya – Tokyo (2010)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 9: Petit Bateau Edition (2010)
• Kitsuné x Ponystep Mixed by Jerry Bouthier (2010)
• Kitsuné Remixes Album #3 (2010)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 10: The Fireworks Issue (2010)
• André & Gildas – Kitsuné Parisien (2011)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 11: The Indie-Dance Issue (2011)
• Gildas Kitsuné Club Night Mix (2011)
• Kitsuné Tabloid by The Twelves (2011)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 12: The Good Fun Issue (2011)
• Gildas Kitsuné Club Night Mix #2 (2011)
• André & Gildas – Kitsuné Parisien II (2012)
• Kitsuné America (2012)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 14: The 10th Anniversary Issue (2012)
• Gildas Kitsuné Club Night Mix #3 (2012)
• André & Gildas – Kitsuné Parisien III (2013)
• Kitsuné America 2 (2013)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 15 (2013)
• Kitsuné New Faces (2014)
• Kitsuné America 3 (2014)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 16: The Sweet Sixteen Issue (2014)
• Kitsuné New Faces II (2015)
• Kitsuné Maison Compilation 17: World Wild Issue (2015)

References

1. Matsuoka, Mai. "Interview with Kitsune". ukadapta.com. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
2. "Q&A with Kitsuné Music's Gildas and Masaya". Anthem. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
3. Blair (20 June 2007). "Foxy Music". Music for Robots. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
4. imomus (24 July 2005). "An interview with Åbäke". click opera. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
5. Darmendrail, Gérome (5 October 2007). "An Interview with France's Kitsuné". Beatportal. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
6. McGrath, Liz (22 July 2005). "Kitsune – Interview with Kitsune". Electronic Beats. Deutsche Telekom. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
7. Constant, Fabien (4 November 2009). "Kitsuné is Japanese for "fox"". Sundance Channel. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
8. "Acid Girls". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
9. "Adam Sky". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
10. "Kitsuné Music". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
11. "Alex Gopher". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
12. "Appaloosa". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
13. "DJ Assault". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
14. "autoKratz". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
15. "Beataucue". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
16. "Beni". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
17. "Benjamin Theves". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
18. "Big Face". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
19. "Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
20. "Black Strobe". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
21. "Boys Noize". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
22. "Chew Lips". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
23. "Citizens!". Kitsuné. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
24. "Classixx". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
25. "Crystal Fighters". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
26. "David E. Sugar". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
27. "Delphic". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
28. "Dieter Schmidt". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
29. "Fischerspooner". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
30. "Florrie". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
31. "Fox N' Wolf". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
32. "Gigamesh". Kitsuné. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
33. "Guns 'n' Bombs". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
34. "Heartsrevolution / Spank Rock". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
35. "Hey Today!". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
36. "I Scream Ice Cream". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
37. "Jence". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
38. "Jennifer Delano". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
39. "Joakim". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
40. "Joe and Will Ask?". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
41. "Jupiter". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
42. "Juveniles". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
43. "Kaos featuring Khan". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
44. "Kilo Kish". Kitsuné. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
45. "La Roux". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
46. "Le Corps Mince de Françoise". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
47. "Les Gillettes". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
48. "Lost Valentinos". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
49. "Man With Guitar". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
50. "MAY68". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
51. "La Roux". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
52. "Palermo Disko Machine". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
53. "Passions". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
54. "Phoenix". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
55. "Phones". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
56. "Pin Me Down". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
57. "Play Paul". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
58. "Polarsets". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
59. "Punks Jump Up". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
60. "Rex the Dog". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
61. "S'Express". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
62. "Schwarz Dont Crack debut EP "Charade" out on October 7th!". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
63. "Shindu". Kitsuné. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
64. "Simian Mobile Disco". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
65. "Slagsmalsklubben". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
66. "Streetlife DJs". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
67. "Ted & Francis". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
68. "The Teenagers". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
69. "Thieves Like Us". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
70. "Tomboy". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
71. "Two Door Cinema Club". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
72. "Volga Select". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
73. "The Whip". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
74. "The World Domination VS. Adam Sky". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
75. "Years & Years". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
76. "Yelle". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
77. "You Love Her Coz Shes Dead". Kitsuné. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Åbäke website
• Kitsuné discography at Discogs
• Kitsuné discography
• Stylus: Kitsune
• Kitsune boss Gildas interview
• Interview with Kitsune's Gildas and Masaya by The Block magazine
• Chat with the stars of Kitsune's Parisiene by BEAT magazine