Roulé
Roulé (translating to "rolled") is a French record label that was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk. There exists a sister label called Scratché, which has had only one release to date by the Buffalo Bunch (Paul de Homem-Christo and Romain Séo).
Label history
Musicians on the Roulé label included Romanthony, Stardust, Roy Davis, Jr., DJ Falcon, Alan Braxe, Together, and Thomas Bangalter's own material .
Roulé's fifth release, Stardust's "Music Sounds Better with You" single, reached number one in the dance charts in most European countries. Stardust members were Benjamin Diamond on vocals, Alan Braxe for music and Thomas Bangalter with production. It contains a sample of the Chaka Khan song "Fate".
Although the label has existed since 1995 and released several singles, it only ever released one album: Irréversible soundtrack. The possible reason for this would be that Bangalter uses Roulé as a periodical outlet for music, instead of an actual label. In an interview, he once stated:
| “ | Roulé’s never really been a “label.” It’s been more of an outlet where there’s a record every year or so. I’ve never made plans for it, and I never will. It’s just something that is there. I know for Guy-Manuel, Crydamoure is more of a label.[1] | ” |
Discography
| Roulé Records Discography[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Artist | Title | Catalogue number |
| 1995 | Thomas Bangalter | Trax on Da Rocks | Roulé 301 |
| 1996 | Thomas Bangalter | Spinal Scratch | Roulé 302 |
| 1997 | Alan Braxe | Vertigo | Roulé 303 |
| 1998 | Roy Davis Jr | Rock Shock | Roulé 304 |
| 1998 | Stardust | Music Sounds Better With You | Roulé 305 |
| 1998 | Thomas Bangalter | Trax on Da Rocks vol.2 | Roulé 306 |
| 1999 | Romanthony | Hold On | Roulé 307 |
| 1999 | DJ Falcon | Hello My Name Is DJ Falcon | Roulé 308 |
| 2000 | Together | Together | TOGETHER |
| 2002 | Together | So Much Love To Give | TOGETHER 2 |
| 2002 | Thomas Bangalter | Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture Irreversible | ROULE LP 01 |
| 2003 | Thomas Bangalter | Outrage | Roulé 309 |
| Roulé Records Unreleased Tracks | |||
| Supposed Release date | Artist | Title | Supposed Catalogue number |
| 1998 | Thomas Bangalter | Gym Tonic (With Bob Sinclar) | Unknown |
| 2003 | Together | Call On Me | TOGETHER 3 |
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