NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Kris Menace Official Website) - 'At long last, he's released a whole lot of material in one slick, satisfying shot' - MIXMAG
'Idiosyncrasies' should secure his club and car stereo domination for years to come' - DJ
'Idiosyncrasies' forms an impeccable story-so-far showcase that should gain Menace the credit and wider attention that's been long overdue' - IDJ
Label: Compuphonic / New State Music
Pete Tong, Erol Alkan and Laurent Garnier are all massive fans. Primal Scream cohort and ex Sabre Jagz Kooner wants to work with him. His remixography includes LCD Soundsystem, Moby, Underworld, Air, Metronomy and Robbie Williams. Welcome to the world of Kris Menace, a man who is fast becoming known as one of the most respected producers and remixer's on the planet.
Famed for his Italo disco-inspired tracks, Menace's debut single Discopolis became one of the biggest dance tunes of 2005, a bona fide Ibiza anthem that got picked up by Defected Records and helped lay the groundwork for Kris to become one of the hottest names in the scene.
Kris launched the label Compuphonic as a vehicle for his own productions and with this Menace's popularity continued to grow with tracks such as Voyage, Fairlight, Steamroller and Jupiter - the latter becoming one of Beatport's biggest downloads in 2006. He also began DJing with friend and legendary producer in his own right Alan Braxe, leading to the collaboration single Lumberjack released on Vulture Music in June 2007 (featured on this release). Kris is also the label owner of house label Work It Baby where he has nurtured the careers of Fred Falke, Patrick Alavi, Lifelike and Serge Santiago.
2009 looks set to be Menace's biggest year to date, starting with the release of his debut album, Idiosyncrasies. A triple disc collection of classic tracks interspersed with fresh new productions, collaborations and remixes; this release single-handedly proves a capsule-like answer why Menace has made such a big impact in the electronic scene to date.
CD1 opens up with the iconic Discopolis (with Lifelike) and features brand new tracks including Idiosyncrasy and next single Metropolis that clearly show Menace's ability to produce sharp, modern records that are flavoured with retro synth riffs and drum patterns. Classic back-catalogue tracks Jupiter and Voyage show off a spacey, tech-funk vibe while collaborations come from the likes of Hexstatic for the frantic re-edit of Invaders, house legend Felix Da Housecat for Artificial and Kris takes on a classic from dance pioneers Spooky and the results are the sublime Stereophonic. The first disc finishes with the current club destroyer Scaler that has everyone from Soulwax and Erol Alkan through to Style Of Eye and A-Trak claiming it's one of their biggest tunes.
CD2 eases in with the chilled Sensuality and follows with more atmospheric slices of electronica including Micropacer and Borderline that both share a blissful, warm ambience. Affinity and Lightning pick up the tempo for some more retro tech vibes and collaborations come from Douze for the sultry Challenger and Fred Falke joins Menace for Enamoured and Electricity.
CD3 showcases why Kris Menace is one of the most in-demand remixer's today, including re-rubs for DFA kings LCD Soundsystem, Everything But The Girl famed Tracey Thorn, Roisin Murphy, French electronica act Air, Metronomy and Robbie Williams.
So there you have it. Three CDs, thirty-seven titles and over three hours of music showcasing Kris Menaces' musical career to date and justifying the hype behind this fantastic artist.
https://www.kris-menace.com/
https://www.myspace.com/krismenace
Twitter: krismenace
Kris Menace World Tour Dates:
26.06.09 matter, London
13.06.09 Tresor, Berlin
06.06.09 Wiesbaden, Gestuet, Germany
30.05.09 Irma, Moscow, Russia
29.05.09 Gorod, Moscow, Russia
23.05.09 Stealth, Nottingham
23.05.09 Fabric, London
17.05.09 Canada
16.05.09 Canada
15.05.09 Canada
14.05.09 Canada
02.05.09 pfarrkirchen, Germany
01.05.09 attic, Newcastle, UK
Click here to purchase Kris Menace's debut album 'Idiosyncrasies' from iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=314151733&s=143444
Or purchase the album from HMV here:
https://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=968026
Click here to purchase 'Metropolis' from iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=314049433&s=143444
Or click here to purchase 'Metropolis' from Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/home/detail/1/beatportNo app=3a2d&a486-index=3
Alternatively you can purchase 'Metropolis' from Track It Down here:
https://www.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/1006884.html
