Louis La Roche - Me & Her EP

Talented young people make me feel sick. And by young, I mean the type that at 16 are turning out creative products that rival that of people who are 25 years their senior. Louis La Roche is one such upstart. In the space of two years, Bret Ewels has gone from turning out average (but surprisingly technically accomplished) remixes of popular electro acts, to being mistaken for Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, to now releasing the finest 4-track EP of French house that most people have heard this decade.

His previous release The Peach EP featured the track Love, the one which got blogs burning as to whether this was a secret Bangalter release, under a pseudonym. The whole EP was impressive in it's mastering of the filter-house sound, but it's his latest effort however that is likely to push Louis La Roche (Ewels alter ego) into the big time.

Already being championed by Annie Mac, Kissy Sellout and Andy George on Radio 1, Sunshine Hotel is the best track here. It features a disco-ey vocal sample, spliced up with jackin' beats, funk-laden guitars and a gloriously groovy bassline. A proper summer house record, it has real potential to crossover into the mainstream, but remain a track enjoyed by dance-heads as well.

Me & Her is more of the same, and although not quite as brilliant as the previous track, still carries some devilishly funky licks and kicks pretty hard. Be Brave is an almost entirely instrumental number that has more of an 80's electro feel to it, whilst still retaining a strong disco edge. Distant Lovers is a slightly different beast to the others, with a melodic vocodered vocal, trancey synths and being genreally a more subtle proposition. Chromeo comparisons are obvious, but this is arguably better than anything Chromeo have ever produced (a controversial statement no doubt!). If this is what young La Roche is capable of at 18, I'm very excited about what's to come.

Check his official website HERE for info on performance dates, pictures, links to buy his music and much more. Finish yourselves off, pardon the pun, with two lovely videos below. One features a remix of Michael Jackson's timeless Thriller, the other an interview with the man himself after performing at Lincoln's Moda night. Kids these days ay? Taking over the world.