Kraft "Dub" Werk

Description

When dub and dope rhythms entered into an open relationship in the mid-90s and created a laid-back hybrid with trip hop, Jean-Yves Prieur aka Kid Loco was one of the first Frenchmen to be there. With singles like "She's My Lover" and "Love Me Sweet" and the album "A Grand Love Story", the producer proved himself to be a true lover with a talent for chamber moods, charming little melodies, and a soothing balance between minimalism and lush arrangements. On the versatile keyboard, Guillaume Méténier aka Soul Sugar has been present on many Kid Loco productions for over twenty years. From synthesizers to clavinets, from Fender Rhodes to Leslie organs, the "Funky Frenchman" is no stranger to keyboard instruments. The Hamburg label Echo Beach, which has already carried out dub commissions for a number of pop and new wave classics, felt it was time to change that. Dub masters like Rob Smith, Noiseshaper, Dubmatix, Paolo Baldini and many others remixed for the label. Songs by Martha & The Muffins, The Police, David Bowie, Grace Jones and Robert Palmer, to name just a few. In order to honor the music of Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter and their respective colleagues from Kraftwerk with a Dub set, they turned to Kid Loco, who has now established himself as a versatile musician and immediately called on his longtime accomplice Soul Sugar.