Les Gordon
Marc Mifune (born in Rennes, France),[1] whose stage name is Les Gordon, is a French electronic musician and songwriter.[2]
Les Gordon | |
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Birth name | Marc Mifune |
Born | Rennes, France |
Genres | Electronic |
Years active | 2013-present |
Labels | Kitsuné |
Early life
Gordon went to the École des Beaux-Arts.[2][3] Originally from Rennes,[2] he studied at the École Émile-Cohl in Lyon. His father is Taiwanese[2][3] and his stage name comes from the Scottish artist Douglas Gordon.[2] He notably studied cello and guitar.[4]
Career
Mifune began creating his first tracks under the pseudonym Morning Crash, when he began learning how to make computer-aided music.[5] His current stage name, Les Gordon, is a reference to Douglas Gordon, videographer and visual artist; "Les" is an English name that references British artists such as Four Tet, Gold Panda, Mount Kimbie and many others.[6]
Mifune has been an opening act for Stromae (Rencontres Trans Musicales of 2013), Madeon (Le Trianon) and Fauve[1][7] (eighteen representations [2]).
He composed Saisons (2014), Les cheveux longs (2015) and Atlas (2016),[7] along with a collaboration EP, Croquis n°1 (2015).[2] and signed to the French label Kitsuné[7] after leaving the label Allo Floride.[4]
He has a band, which is called Singapour (2015), where Gordon is a producer and his friend Roman Oswald writes lyrics.[5]
He is featured in several duos such as Mondrian with Roman Oswald[8] and Leska with Douchka.[9]
Albums
- White Land (August 25, 2013) [10]
- Diadème (March 3, 2014) [11]
- Françoise // Brigitte (June 20, 2014 )[12]
- Atlas (December 11, 2016) [13]
- La (June 29, 2016) [14]
References
- "Le tube " Atlas " de Les Gordon détricoté par Kidswaste - Greenroom". Greenroom (in French). Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- Ainouz, Abigail. "[interview] Les Gordon : "Les gens pensent que l'electro se fait en tournant un bouton. Derrière les chansons, il y a un savoir-faire." - Les inRocks Lab". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- Ainouz, Abigail. "Découverte du lab #135 : Les Gordon - Les inRocks Lab". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- "Young Energy : Les Gordon, je ne voulais pas décevoir le public avant Stromae". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- http://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/exclusive-mixtape-interview-les-gordon/
- https://www.indiemusic.fr/2015/11/21/les-gordon-interview/
- "Les Gordon – Atlas EP" (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- "Le Rennais Marc Mifune bosse avec Stromae et Fauve". jactiv.ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- "TransMusicales de Rennes. La programmation 2016 en vidéo". Ouest-France.fr. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- https://lesgordon.bandcamp.com/album/white-land
- https://lesgordon.bandcamp.com/album/diad-me
- https://lesgordon.bandcamp.com/album/fran-oise-brigitte
- https://soundcloud.com/kitsune-maison/les-gordon-atlas
- https://soundcloud.com/lesgordonmusic/sets/la-4276