KIKO
Kiko
A musical journey which started in the early 90’s, Kiko is considered one of the more influential artists on the French techno scene. His first important project was ‘Phunky Data’, a formation of the Grenoble scene, formed by Oxia, The Hacker and Human Body, around independent labels Goodlife, Interface and Ozon Shop (opened by Kiko in '95). This formation, in combination with some other artists, made Grenoble the French electronic city.
His eclectic discography shows much success, with an early highlight being his famous track ‘World Cup’ released on Ozone Records in 1998 (which was later re-edited on Spanish label Suara in 2014). By the end of 2000, Kiko decided to take some time away from DJing to focus on his own productions, with two movements at the time that influenced him the most: New-wave and Italo Disco. By 2001, these influences helped create his debut album, known as ‘Midnight Magic’ on Goodlife Records, with his album single ‘Monique’ still being played and echoing in the underground scene today.
His style and sonorities have evolved throughout the years with more than 500 tracks under his own name, Kiko states that ‘2021 was a year to remember’. After taking advantage of the lockdown period during the Covid pandemic, he found time and new ideas for new tracks, collaborating with rising star Waltervelt, Citizen Kain on numerous occasions and David Guetta, under his underground alias - Jack Back.
All of Kiko’s efforts were later rewarded. His collaboration with Citizen Kain ‘Pancho Villa’ was featured on Afterlife Records VA ‘Unity Pt.2’ and with the newly acquainted Waltervelt, they released ‘Violent Location’ on ‘Four to the Floor 20’ with record label Diynamic.
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https://www.instagram.com/kiko_officiel.fr/
https://soundcloud.com/signaturebykiko/
