Roulé
Encyclopedia
Roulé is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 that was founded in 1995
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....

 by Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...

 of Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

 fame. There exists a sister label called Scratché, which has had only one release to date by the Buffalo Bunch (Paul de Homem-Christo and Romain Séo) who now release on the Crydamoure
Crydamoure
Crydamoure is a French house record label owned by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, one half of the duo Daft Punk.-Label background:...

and We Rock Music labels.

Label history

The use of the name Roulé stems from the Daft Punk track "Rollin' & Scratchin'". Musicians on the Roulé label included Romanthony
Romanthony
Romanthony is an American disc jockey, producer and singer. He is best known for his work with French duo Daft Punk ....

, Stardust
Stardust (band)
Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe, and vocalist Benjamin Diamond.-History:The project released the popular club track titled "Music Sounds Better with You" in 1998...

, Roy Davis, Jr., DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon is a French DJ and record producer.Before producing on Roulé he worked in A&R department at Virgin. In 1999 he released his first EP and produced a Remix of Cassius's "La Mouche" which became an all-time classic song...

, Alan Braxe
Alan Braxe
Alain Quême, also known as Alan Braxe, is a French electronic music artist. Braxe is most widely known for his collaborative work with electronic bassist Fred Falke and Kris Menace. In 2005 Alan released The Upper Cuts, a collection of his previous released material.-History:Alan Braxe began work...

, Together
Together (band)
Together is a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one-half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. They released tracks on Bangalter's own label titled Roulé. The duo released two songs: "So Much Love to Give" and "Together"...

, and Thomas Bangalter's own material.

Roulé's fifth release Stardust
Stardust (band)
Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe, and vocalist Benjamin Diamond.-History:The project released the popular club track titled "Music Sounds Better with You" in 1998...

's "Music Sounds Better with You
Music Sounds Better with You
"Music Sounds Better with You" is a 1998 single by French house music band Stardust. The vocal performance of the song was provided by Benjamin Diamond of the band. The song uses a sample of the song "Fate" by Chaka Khan, which appeared on her 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me...

" single reached number one in the dance charts in most European countries. Stardust members were Benjamin Diamond
Benjamin Diamond
Benjamin Diamond is a French singer.He started life as a punk rocker in the band Chicken Pox, but taking inspiration from artists such as New Order, Michael Jackson, and Roxy Music, he veered towards electro and joined The Party...

 on vocals, Alan Braxe
Alan Braxe
Alain Quême, also known as Alan Braxe, is a French electronic music artist. Braxe is most widely known for his collaborative work with electronic bassist Fred Falke and Kris Menace. In 2005 Alan released The Upper Cuts, a collection of his previous released material.-History:Alan Braxe began work...

 for music and Thomas Bangalter with production. It contains a sample of the Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...

 song "Fate".

Although the label has existed since 1995 and released several singles, it has yet to release any solo albums from any artist. The only "album-like" releases to date are the Irreversible Soundtrack
Irréversible (soundtrack)
Irréversible is the soundtrack album to the highly controversial film of the same name, as well as a solo album by Thomas Bangalter. The album was produced by Bangalter, who is best known for being one-half of the French house duo Daft Punk. The tracks "Outrun" and "Extra Dry" were featured on the...

 and Trax on Da Rocks, which is only a two-part vinyl release. The possible reason for this would be that Bangalter uses Roule as a periodical outlet for music, instead of an actual label. In an interview, he once stated:

Discography

Roulé Records Discography
Release date Artist Title Catalogue
1995 Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...

 
Trax on Da Rocks  Roulé 301
1996 Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...

 
Spinal Scratch Roulé 302
1997 Alan Braxe
Alan Braxe
Alain Quême, also known as Alan Braxe, is a French electronic music artist. Braxe is most widely known for his collaborative work with electronic bassist Fred Falke and Kris Menace. In 2005 Alan released The Upper Cuts, a collection of his previous released material.-History:Alan Braxe began work...

 
Vertigo Roulé 303
1998 Roy Davis Jr  Rock Shock Roulé 304
1998 Stardust
Stardust (band)
Stardust was a one-time musical collaborative effort consisting of producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe, and vocalist Benjamin Diamond.-History:The project released the popular club track titled "Music Sounds Better with You" in 1998...

 
Music Sounds Better With You
Music Sounds Better with You
"Music Sounds Better with You" is a 1998 single by French house music band Stardust. The vocal performance of the song was provided by Benjamin Diamond of the band. The song uses a sample of the song "Fate" by Chaka Khan, which appeared on her 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me...

 
Roulé 305
1998 Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...

 
Trax on Da Rocks vol.2 Roulé 306
1999 Romanthony
Romanthony
Romanthony is an American disc jockey, producer and singer. He is best known for his work with French duo Daft Punk ....

 
Hold On Roulé 307
1999 DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon
DJ Falcon is a French DJ and record producer.Before producing on Roulé he worked in A&R department at Virgin. In 1999 he released his first EP and produced a Remix of Cassius's "La Mouche" which became an all-time classic song...

 
Hello My Name Is DJ Falcon Roulé 308
2000 Together
Together (band)
Together is a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one-half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. They released tracks on Bangalter's own label titled Roulé. The duo released two songs: "So Much Love to Give" and "Together"...

 
Together
Together (Together song)
"Together" is the debut song of the collaborative band by Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon, who are also known as Together. There is a vocal sample from the movie "Pleasantville" in the beginning of the song saying "A time has come to make a decision: are we in this thing alone, or are we in it...

 
TOGETHER
2002 Together
Together (band)
Together is a French house duo consisting of DJ Falcon and one-half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter. They released tracks on Bangalter's own label titled Roulé. The duo released two songs: "So Much Love to Give" and "Together"...

 
So Much Love To Give
So Much Love to Give
"So Much Love to Give" is a 2002 single released by the French house duo Together, otherwise known as Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon. The 12" single was released without a B-side. The song contains a sample of "Love's Such a Wonderful Thing" by The Real Thing, which repeats throughout the song...

 
TOGETHER 2
2002 Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...

 
Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture Irreversible
Irréversible (soundtrack)
Irréversible is the soundtrack album to the highly controversial film of the same name, as well as a solo album by Thomas Bangalter. The album was produced by Bangalter, who is best known for being one-half of the French house duo Daft Punk. The tracks "Outrun" and "Extra Dry" were featured on the...

 
ROULE LP 01
2003 Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...

Outrage Roulé 309
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