Arcade Mode

Arcade Mode is a Parisian electronic music label founded by Emile Shahidi and distributed through its own online shop of the same name. The label is closely tied to the French electro and blog-house scene of the mid-2000s, and its vinyl EPs typically gather artists who were already represented by labels distributed through the Arcade Mode website, often featuring tracks that would later appear on the artists' own discographies. The label's catalogue, active from 2005 into 2008, includes releases by Mr. Flash and Busy P, Tacteel and Para One, Drixxxé, Klub des Loosers, CraiZ vs. Orgasmic and Aysam, Jean Aï Nipon and Orgasmic, Uffie, Vicarious Bliss vs. Sébastien Tellier and Poney Poney, Surkin and Kazey & Bulldog, Justice, DJ Mehdi and Kavinsky, Bobmo, Das Glow and Strip Steve, Rod Lee, DJ Tameil, Round Table Knights, Debonair Samir, Scenario Rock and Popular Computer, among others. This roster places Arcade Mode at the centre of the Ed Banger-adjacent French electronic wave of that period. Arcade Mode operates as both a record label and a retail platform: the online shop distributes records from a network of labels, and the label's own vinyl EPs draw on artists from that network. The official website at arcademode.com serves as the label's storefront and information point. The label is a private, independent operation based in Paris, France.

Arcade Mode was founded in Paris by Emile Shahidi as an electronic music label, distributed through its own online shop of the same name. The label emerged during the mid-2000s wave of French electronic music, a period when Parisian electro and blog-house artists were gaining international attention. The label's release programme began in 2005 with a series of vinyl EPs. Early releases included Mr. Flash and Busy P's "Supa Chick / Chop Suey", Tacteel and Para One's "Emofuck / Def Tea Machine", Drixxxé's "Ch-Check It Out Remixxx / Yeah Rock", Klub des Loosers' "Le Parapluie / Les Choses De La Vie / Souvenir", and CraiZ vs. Orgasmic and Aysam's "Game Boï / Luv Crash Test". These releases established the label's pattern of pairing artists from the network of labels distributed by the Arcade Mode shop, often with tracks that would later appear on the artists' own discographies. In 2006 the label released Jean Aï Nipon and Orgasmic's "Eurogirls", Uffie's "Pop The Glock", Vicarious Bliss vs. Sébastien Tellier and Poney Poney's "La Ritournelle (Reprise) / Junior", Surkin and Kazey & Bulldog's "Play Do / I Joke On You", Tacteel and Goon & Koyote's "L'Hiver Vous Va Si Bien / The Dough", and a limited edition box set of Justice's album "†". The 2007 schedule included DJ Mehdi and Kavinsky's "Your Way Or Mine ? / Grand Canyon", Jean Nipon and Bobmo's "Raw Deal / Get'Em Junior (Edit)", the Le Vicarious Bliss Pop Experience featuring Headbangirl and Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family's "Together In Electric Dreams / Everyone's Insane / She Was Mine", Busy P featuring Gérard Baste's "The Headbangers", Das Glow and Strip Steve's "Sunburnt / Skatin'", and the various-artists compilation "Eurogirls Go To Baltimore part 1" featuring Rod Lee, Orgasmic, DJ Tameil, Bobmo, Round Table Knights, Debonair Samir, Jean Nipon, and Kazey & Bulldog. In 2008 the label released Scenario Rock and Popular Computer's "The Gypsy Walk / Girl(s)". The catalogue documented in the French Wikipedia entry ends with this 2008 release, though the label's online shop and website continued to operate as a distribution platform for associated labels.

• 2008

  Release of Scenario Rock / Popular Computer's "The Gypsy Walk / Girl(s)", the last entry in the documented catalogue.

• 2007

  Releases include DJ Mehdi / Kavinsky's "Your Way Or Mine ? / Grand Canyon" and the various-artists compilation "Eurogirls Go To Baltimore part 1".

• 2006

  Releases include Uffie's "Pop The Glock" and a limited edition box set of Justice's album "†".

• 2005

  Label's first vinyl EPs released, including Mr. Flash / Busy P's "Supa Chick / Chop Suey" and Tacteel / Para One's "Emofuck / Def Tea Machine".

Independent Parisian electronic music label and online record shop at the centre of the mid-2000s French electro and blog-house scene.

• 2005

  Mr. Flash / Busy P - Supa Chick / Chop Suey

• 2005

  Tacteel / Para One - Emofuck / Def Tea Machine

• 2005

  Drixxxé - Ch-Check It Out Remixxx / Yeah Rock

• 2005

  Klub des loosers - Le Parapluie / Les Choses De La Vie / Souvenir

• 2005

  CraiZ vs. Orgasmic / Aysam - Game Boï / Luv Crash Test

• 2006

  Jean Aï Nipon & Orgasmic present - Eurogirls

• 2006

  Uffie - Pop The Glock

• 2006

  Vicarious Bliss vs. Sébastien Tellier / Poney Poney - La Ritournelle (Reprise) / Junior

• 2006

  Surkin / Kazey & Bulldog - Play Do / I Joke On You

• 2006

  Tacteel / Goon & Koyote - L'Hiver Vous Va Si Bien / The Dough

• 2006

  Justice - † (coffret limité)

• 2007

  DJ Mehdi / Kavinsky - Your Way Or Mine ? / Grand Canyon

• 2007

  Jean Nipon / Bobmo - Raw Deal / Get'Em Junior (Edit)

• 2007

  Le Vicarious Bliss Pop Experience Feat. Headbangirl / Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family - Together In Electric Dreams / Everyone's Insane / She Was Mine

• 2007

  Busy P Featuring Gérard Baste - The Headbangers

• 2007

  Das Glow / Strip Steve - Sunburnt / Skatin'

• 2007

  Various Artists - Eurogirls Go To Baltimore part 1

• 2008

  Scenario Rock / Popular Computer - The Gypsy Walk / Girl(s)

1. 1Arcade Mode official websitearcademode.com
2. 2Arcade Mode - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Arcade Mode - Wikipédia (fr)fr.wikipedia.org