Pépé Bradock
French electronic music producer and DJ
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Pépé Bradock (born Julien Auger) is a French electronic music producer, remixer, and DJ associated with deep house and French house.[1][2] Auger is an artist known for his eclectic production style and maintaining a low profile within the underground dance music scene.[3][4][5]
Pépé Bradock | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Braccio D'Oco, Brad Peep, Brigitte Barbu, Gordon Bass |
| Born | Julien Auger |
| Genres | Electronic, French house |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label | Atavisme |
| Formerly of | Trankilou |
Pépé Bradock/Julien Auger is also known by the names Braccio D'Oco, Brad Peep, Brigitte Barbu, and Gordon Bass.[6]
Biography
Julien Auger/Pépé Bradock emerged from the Paris underground club scene during the 1990s. French house or French touch music was emerging from Paris during the 1990s.[1][7][8] Auger produced deep house with Guillaume Berroyer (Ark) as Trankilou.[9] Auger adopted the Pépé Bradock moniker when the duo separated after completing their second album.[10]
Bradock is an enigmatic artist known for an intuitive creation process, musical hybridity and experimentation.[3][11] Pépé Bradock's music is sample-heavy and merges soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop, ambient music and techno.[8]
I try to experiment with something new and observe the result, and try not to forget to click on “save”! Otherwise, you lose everything. Which unfortunately happens too often.
The first Pépé Bradock EP, St. Glin Glin, was produced in 1994 and released in 1996 by Trankilou.[12][13] In English, the phrase "à la Saint-Glinglin" suggests empty promises and roughly translates to the idiom "when pigs fly."[14] Pépé Bradock often incorporates his love of history and humour into his track names.[3] For example, his 2015 album, Le Fada, includes the tracks "Abul-Abbas", "Choses Irréparables," and "Homo Sandwichus".[15] Le Fada's opening track "Abul-Abbas" is a homage to a wild white Asian elephant of the same name who was given as a present to the Emperor Charlemagne in 802 CE by the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid.[16]
Bradock released the EP Un Pépé En Or Vol. 1 on Kif Recordings in 1997.[17] In 1998, he released Synthèse on the French label Versatile Records.[18] In 1999, Bradock released the album Burning on KIF Recordings. The album included an eleven-minute two-second track called "Deep Burnt" on the B-side. "Deep Burnt" contains samples from Freddie Hubbard’s 1979 song "Little Sunflower, Driva' Man" by Max Roach and "Hard Luck Blues" by Tommy Tucker.[19][20] "Deep Burnt" quickly achieved international recognition and is widely regarded as a classic of deep house music.[21] Resident Advisor described the recording as a certifiable deep house classic.[22] Bradock himself has referred to "Deep Burnt" as "Cubism for ravers."[23] In 2022, Pitchfork included "Deep Burnt" in its list of the definitive and best house tracks of the 1990s.[20] The Guardian described Bradock as "a producer whose beautifully odd take on house has earned him a rabid cult fan base."[24][25]
He operates his own label, Atavisme, which is used as a platform for producing experimental releases.[26][27][28]
Discography
Albums
- Synthèse (1998)
- Confiote De Bits / A Remix Collection (2009)[29]
- What a Mess! (2019)
EP
- 1997: Un Pepe En Or (Vol. 1)[30]
- 1998: Un Pepe En Or (Vol. 2)
- 1998: Burning
- 2000: 6 Millions Pintades
- 2002: The Forbidden Fruit
- 2003: 4
- 2007: Rhapsody In Pain
- 2007: Les Aventures De Pépé Bradock / Pistes Insolites Vol. 1: Sakura Incident
- 2008: Les Aventures De Pépé Bradock / Pistes Insolites Vol. 2: Intriguing Feathered Creature
- 2008: Les Aventures De Pépé Bradock / Pistes Insolites Vol. 3
- 2009: Swimsuit Issue 1789
- 2012: Imbroglios Part.I
- 2012: Imbroglios Part.II
- 2013: Acid Test 07
- 2013: Imbroglios Part.III
- 2013: Imbroglios Part.IV
With Trankilou
- 1996: St Glin-Glin EP
- 1997: Escalope De Dingue EP
Remixes
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Château Flight | "Discobole" |
| 1998 | Presence (featuring Shara Nelson) | "Sense Of Danger" |
| 1998 | Cheek | "Venus (Sunshine People)" |
| 1998 | Alex Gopher | "You, My Baby & I" |
| 1999 | Cassius | "La Mouche" |
| 1999 | Iz & Diz | "What You Need" |
| 1999 | Soulstice | "Tenderly" |
| 1999 | Mozesli | "Love & Slackness" |
| 2001 | Block 16 | "Morning Sun" |
| 2002 | Iz & Diz | "Mouth" |
| 2002 | Gotan Project | "Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)" |
| 2002 | Incognito | "Skin On My Skin" |
| 2003 | Cesária Évora | "Angola" |
| 2003 | Kemetic Just | "Do You Remember" |
| 2003 | Charles Webster | "I'm Falling" |
| 2005 | Greenskeepers | "Man In The House" |
| 2005 | Roy Ayers | "I Am Your Mind (Part. II)" |
| 2006 | Iz & Diz | "Love Vibe" |
| 2007 | Zero 7 | "Today" |
| 2008 | International Pony | "Bubble In The Bottle" |
| 2008 | Namlook | "Subharmonic Atoms" |
| 2009 | Manuel Tur | "Golden Complexion" |
| 2010 | Nicolas Jaar | "Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust" |
| 2013 | Dinky | "Falling Angel" |
| 2013 | Webster Wraight Ensemble | "The Ruins Of Britain" |