Crydamoure (a variation of the
French
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phrase ''cri d'amour'' or "cry of love" in English) was a
French house
French house, also known as French touch, filter house and tekfunk, is a style of house music originally produced by French musicians in the 1990s. It is a form of Euro disco and a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance m ...
record label owned by
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, one former half of the duo
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
, and Eric Chedeville.
Background
The label was founded in 1997, with their first single "Holiday on Ice / Santa Claus" being the first release by de Homem-Christo and his label co-owner Eric Chedeville (under the guise of Le Knight Club). Crydamoure was one of the first French house labels to incorporate band and guitar influences into its production. The label was left defunct in 2003, and shut down.
In 2015, Crydamoure was revived after Le Knight Club released a single named "The Fight", made for the Algerian film ''Gates of the Sun.'' Le Knight Club's involvement in the revival of the label is uncertain.
Legacy
The launch of Crydamoure was a chance for de Homem-Christo to embark on a sound different from Daft Punk and also a chance to bring budding new producers such as Romain Séo (Raw Man) and Paul de Homem-Christo (Play Paul; brother of Guy-Manuel) into the limelight. In regards to, Crydamoure, Homem-Christo stated:
Discography
Compilation albums
*CRYDA CD001 ''Waves'' - 2000
*CRYDA CD002 ''Waves II'' - 2003
Singles
* CRYDA 001: Le Knight Club - Santa Claus / Holiday On Ice (12") - 1997
* CRYDA 002:
Paul Johnson - White Winds / Santa Claus (Remix) (12") - 1998
* CRYDA 003: Le Knight Club - Troobadoor / Mirage (12") - 1998
* CRYDA 004: Le Knight Club vs.
DJ Sneak
Carlos Sosa (born November 5, 1969), known as DJ Sneak, is a Puerto Rican-born American DJ and record producer raised in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is noted as being one of the second wave of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick ...
- Intergalactik Disko / Intergalactik Disko (DJ Sneak Version) (12") - 1998
* CRYDA 005: Le Knight Club - Boogie Shell / Coco Girlz / Mosquito / Coral Twist (12") - 1999
* CRYDA 006: The Buffalo Bunch - Take It To The Street (T.I.T.T.S.) / Music Box (12") - 1999
* CRYDA 007: Le Knight Club - Hysteria / Hysteria II (12") - 1999
* CRYDA 008: Raw Man - Lovers / Number Seven / Number Seven (Le Knight Club Remix) (12") - 1999
* CRYDA 009: Deelat - United Tastes Of Deelat (Wet Indiez / G.M.F. / Wetness Anthem) (12") - 1999
* CRYDA 010: Play Paul - Spaced Out / Holy Ghostz (12") - 2000
* CRYDA 011: The Eternals - Wrath Of Zeus (Original Mix) / (Light Mix) / (Dub Mix) / (Zeusappella) (12") - 2000
* CRYDA 012: Sedat - The Turkish Avenger / Feel Inside (12") - 2000
* CRYDA 013: Le Knight Club - Gator / Chérie D'Amoure (12") - 2001
* CRYDA 014: Archigram - Mad Joe / In Flight (Raw Club Mix) / In Flight (12") - 2001
* CRYDA 015: Le Knight Club - Soul Bells / Palm Beat / Tropicall (12") - 2002
* CRYDA 016: Le Knight Club - Nymphae Song / Rhumba (12") - 2002
* CRYDA 017: Archigram - Carnaval / Carnaval (Bring Back The Rave! Mix) (12") - 2002
* CRYDA 018: Crydajam - "If You Give Me The Love I Want" by Rico & Ouk feat. James Perry & Jane / "Playground" by Rico, Mederic Nebinger & Guyman / "Loaded" by Play Paul & Rico (12") - 2002
* CRYDA 019: Archigram - Doggystyle (12", S/Sided) - 2003
Unreleased
* Le Knight Club vs. DJ Sneak - Think Love, Not Hate
* Le Knight Club - Sequence Emotion
See also
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Roulé
Roulé () was a French record label founded in 1995 by former Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter. Roulé had a side label entitled ''Scratché'' () which released only one record, produced by the Buffalo Bunch (Paul de Homem-Christo and Romain S ...
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List of record labels
References
External links
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French record labels
Record labels established in 1997
House music record labels