Kid Loco - Confessions Of A Belladonna Eater

Kid Loco has an even stronger kinship with the long tradition of French pop characterized by Serge Gainsbourg. Otherwise known as Jean-Yves Prieur, he began playing the guitar at the age of 13. In the 1980’s KID LOCO co-founded the Bondage label (Beruriers Noirs, Doctor Mix & the Remix, etc.). In the 1990’s KID LOCO could be found at the heart of two groups heavily influenced by hip hop. Catch My Soul was to follow Mega Reefer Scratch. By 1996, Prieur had built his own studio, christened himself Kid Loco and released the Blues Project EP for Yellow Productions. The full-length A Grand Love Story appeared one year later, earning praise from many in the indie-rock and electronica community. A remix album was released in 1998. Prieur also accompanied St. Etienne's Sarah Cracknell for a rendition of "The Man I Love" from the Gershwin tribute Red Hot + Rhapsody, and has remixed Stereolab, Pulp, Mogwai, the High Llamas, Dimitri from Paris and Talvin Singh. The reconfigured Prelude to a Grand Love Story appeared in 1999 as Loco's US full-length debut, and the remix album Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches followed later that same year. Kid Loco moved up to the majors with his second full-length, 2001's Kill Your Darlings. With more than 100 remixes to his name including Pulp, Saint Etienne, Talvin Singh, Jarvis Cocker, Earthling, Carl Douglas, Dr Octagon. He has been Djing all over the world for many years in Europe/South & North America/Asia & Australia. Kid Loco’s music has been used in many TV programmes including 24 & Six Feet Under.  With its name taken from Thomas De Quincey’s Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater, Kid Loco’s fourth album is a psychedelic music odyssey. From Love (Stupidity & The Foxy Lady) and Nirvana (Ballad For A Bella Donna) to John Lennon (Too Close To Death) and the Velvet Underground (The Morning After), the Parisian DJ and producer takes you on a trip within his colourful world of grooves and sounds. From past to present while always looking towards the future, these 13 tracks sound as modern music should.

Tracklisting:

1. Ballad for a Bella Donna (prt. 1)
2. The Attention Span of a Butterfly
3. Too Close to Death
4. Stupidity & the Foxy Lady
5. I'm a Hero
6. The Land of Broken Hearts
7. Ballad for a Bella Donna (Prt. 2)
8.The Morning After
9. My Daddy Waza
10. Friends of Mine
11. The Night I Had a Smoke with C.B.
12. The Passenger
13. Whatever Works

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