A classical orchestra playing the label’s classic hits. That’s how Pedro Winter, the founder of Ed Banger, chose to celebrate the label’s 15th anniversary. After a unique concert on March 31, 2018 at Le Grand Rex in Paris with the Orchestre Lamoureux, conducted by Thomas Roussel, the 27 tracks on the setlist were re-recorded identically for this anniversary record, which reminds us that the French label has produced a considerable number of hits.
First up, we have three funky tracks by Breakbot, where the virtuoso pianist Gaël Rakotondrabe (collaborator of CocoRosie and Woodkid) and the 70 musicians perform the songs with palpable enjoyment – clearly they don’t often get the chance to play disco! Next up is Cassius and his hit I