Monsieur K is now his sixth decade (!) as a remixer, producer and DJ and although his work rate is proportionately smaller than in preceding years, if you collected his credited work alone, you would have a pretty large music collection.
It would harder to list the artists that François hasn't worked with, than the other way around and, particularly in the 1980s, it seemed that no 12" single was complete without a Kevorkian remix.
So, where to start with a Dubhed selection? I've picked a dozen remixes, spanning 1982 to 2021, taking in Yazoo and Depeche Mode, Arthur Baker and Arthur Russell (as Dinosaur L), GusGus and Underworld, The Cure and Echo & The Bunnymen, Kraftwerk and Coldplay, Perry Farrell and Jimmy Cliff.
As eclectic as it sounds, what binds the music together is the man at the controls, a master at work, quality running through like writing in a stick of rock.
And yes, "Volume 1"...
1) Jumbo (Rob Rives & François Kevorkian Main Dish): Underworld (1999)
2) Lips Like Sugar (12" Mix By François Kevorkian & Michael Hutchinson): Echo & The Bunnymen (1987)
3) Enjoy The Silence (Bass Line) (Remix By François Kevorkian): Depeche Mode (1990)
4) On A Mission (FK 12" Mix By François Kevorkian): Arthur Baker & Rockers Revenge (2018)
5) Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Remix By François Kevorkian & Ron St. Germain): The Cure (1988)
6) Tour De France (Remix By François Kevorkian): Kraftwerk (1983)
7) #5 Go Bang! (Mixed By François Kevorkian): Dinosaur L (1982)
8) Roots Radical (12" Version By François Kevorkian): Jimmy Cliff (1983)
9) Very Important People (François K Vocal Mix By François Kevorkian & Rob Rives) (Full Length): GusGus (1999)
10) Talk (François Kevorkian Remix): Coldplay (2006)
11) The Solutionists (François K Brave Vocal Mix By François Kevorkian): Perry Farrell's Satellite Party (2021)
12) Situation (U.S. 12" Mix By François Kevorkian): Yazoo (1982)
I thought you were Monsieur K?
ReplyDeleteI am a Monsieur K. François is the Monsieur K. The definite article, so to speak.
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