French-born DJ, producer and remixer Yuksek (aka Pierre-Alexandre Busson) has been building an ever-growing halo of buzz in the past couple of years. Originally signed to Birdy Nam Nam’s label UWe, he has crafted some of the hottest remixes released in the first half of 2010. His productions include stellar remixes for the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs, M83, Gorillaz, Bot’Ox, Peaches, Siriusmo, Teenage Bad Girl, Van She, Chromeo, Adam Kesher… and the list goes on!
A classically-trained pianist, Yuksek spent his adolescence practicing piano several hours a day at music school but couldn’t seem to reconcile this routine with his love of pop music. Indeed, his childhood was spent listening to The Beatles and Gainsbourg and he was later drawn to the early West Coast rap and stunned in his early secondary school years by Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.
Yuksek – So Far Away From The Sea (The Twelves Remix)
This variety of influences is what you can find on his debut album, Away From The Sea, released in 2009. Now Yuksek’s problem may be his desire to put a little bit of everything in the mix. While his beats and production are both impressive, the album as a whole falls somewhat short of expectations. There is still plenty of good material on the album and it’s a credible debut effort for an artist who sure as hell has plenty to offer.
Yuksek – Supermenz (We’re Not)
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SPRINGFESTIVAL (Graz – Austria)
August 16, 2010 at 10:27 pm (UTC 1)
[...] saturday nite with… YUKSEK [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.8
August 16, 2010 at 10:30 pm (UTC 1)
[...] saturday nite with… YUKSEK [...]
ELECTROSEXUAL + SCREAM CLUB – BREAK YOU NICE (Electro – Germany)
August 16, 2010 at 10:30 pm (UTC 1)
[...] saturday nite with… YUKSEK [...]
AMADOU & MARIAM – REMIXES (Pop/World – Mali) » umstrum||music
January 3, 2011 at 2:36 pm (UTC 1)
[...] of contributors is wonderfully random: Nas and Damian Marley, Miike Snow, Akon, Theophilus London, Yuksek, and plenty [...]
FENECH SOLER – DEMONS (Electro/Pop – UK)
March 11, 2011 at 3:12 pm (UTC 1)
[...] it gets better! The track has been remixed by none other than French electro rising star Yuksek, who has produced two different versions. And there are eight (8!) more remixes from the likes of [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.5
March 15, 2011 at 6:41 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Boy 3 Chew Lips – Salt Air (Jupiter Remix) 4 White Lies – Farewell To The Fairground (Yuksek Remix) 5 Lindstrom & Christobelle – Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix) 6 Cut Copy [...]
PHOENIX – WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX (Indie/Pop – France)
June 16, 2011 at 7:43 pm (UTC 1)
[...] excellent lead single “Lisztomania”, hyped up to the max with remixes by Alex Metric, Yuksek, Holy Ghost! and [...]
YUKSEK – LIVING ON THE EDGE OF TIME (Indie/Pop – France)
July 17, 2011 at 5:11 pm (UTC 1)
[...] just a few years, Yuskek has managed to become one of the leading figures on the French electro scene, regularly rubbing [...]
THE MAGICIAN – REMIXES (Disco/Electro – Belgium)
January 29, 2012 at 10:22 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Plates or Erkka), some collabs and many remixes he produced for artists such The Aikiu, Beni, Yuksek and Lykke [...]