Manu Louis

Manu Louis
Manu Louis at Amaze Festival, Berlin
Background information
Genres	Experimental Pop [1] electronic chamber
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, composer
Labels	Igloo, New Pangea, Moorworks
Website	louislouis.org

Manu Louis is a Belgian musician, singer-songwriter, and composer, influenced equally by pop, jazz, 8-bit electronica, and 20th-century classical music. ^[2]

Career

In 2017 he released his debut album, Kermesse Machine, on Igloo Records. The album is a mix of found sounds, instrumentation, and vocal samples that are influenced by pop, classical, experimental music and jazz. ^[3] The album artwork was made by Welsh photographer Jason Evans. ^[4]

The tour following the release saw Louis performing solo more than 150 times in 22 different European countries, as well as China and Japan,. ^{[5] [6]}

Studies

Louis studied composition at the Royal Conservatory of Liège with American composer Frederic Rzewski ^[7]

Discography

LP

• Club Copy – Igloo Records (2023)
• Cream Parade – Igloo Records (2019)
• Kermesse Machine – Igloo Records (2017)

Single

• Cream Parade Remixes (12" maxi) – Le Pacifique Records/Igloo Records (2020)
• Coltan Major Harmonics (7") – Igloo Circle (2019)
• Tchouang Tseu (7") – New Pangea (2015)

References

1. Souabe, Justine (May 1, 2017). "Joyeux et mélancolique, Manu Louis mène la danse sur la piste aux étoiles". Lylo.
2. Phillips, Nicola (May 1, 2017). "Video premiere Manu Louis – Sylvie reviens". Kaltblut.
3. Cummings, Bill (May 25, 2017). "My 10 favourite albums-Manu Louis". God is in the tv.
4. Bernier, Alexis (May 12, 2017). "Manu Louis fanfaron du kitsch". Liberation .
5. Diouf, Elena (May 19, 2017). "Manu Louis le chanteur aux mille et un univers". Quatremille. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
6. "Urban Homes & Manu Louis Japan Tour". Moorworks.
7. Hoh, Michael (May 24, 2017). "The BerlinEffect". Exberliner .

External links

• Official website