Born and raised in France, Kevorkian's passion for music led to playing the drums during his teen years. He moved to the United States in 1975, where he hoped to find more challenging situations than those back home. Due to the heavy competition for any gig as a drummer in those days, he instead tried his hand at becoming a DJ in underground New York City clubs, around 1976. His career then skyrocketed, and he quickly made this his full-time occupation, although some work was at more commercial venues such as the club New York, New York in 1977. He taught himself tape editing and started making disco medleys, some of which are still popular to this day, such as Rare Earth's "Happy Song". He was offered a position doing A&R for a nascent dance indie record label, Prelude Records, which allowed to him to go into the studio and do remixes. His first remix, of a Patrick Adams production, "In The Bush" by Musique became a wild success both in clubs and on the radio. It was the first of many remixes that helped Prelude define the sound of New York's dance music, including many memorable songs, including "You're The One For Me' and "Keep On" by D-Train, and "Beat The Street" by Sharon Redd. His stint at Prelude ended in 1982, the same year where he had the most number one singles in Billboard's Dance Music Chart, which included his remixes of now-classic songs such as "Situation" by Yazoo, and "Go Bang" by Dinosaur L.
During that time, he was privileged enough to play as a guest DJ at such legendary venues as the Paradise Garage, The Loft, Better Days, Studio 54, Les Mouches, Buttermilk Bottom, and AM-PM, as well as a residency at New Jersey's Club Zanzibar on Fridays for over a year. The great success of his remixes led him to record producing, and his first work was the Snake Charmer EP for Island Records, utilizing an all-star cast of Jah Wobble, The Edge, Holger Czukay, and Jaki Liebezeit. His career as a remixer and producer led him to work or collaborate with many more mainstream artists, such as Eurythmics, Diana Ross, U2, Kraftwerk, Mick Jagger, Ashford & Simpson, The Cure, Midnight Oil, Jimmy Cliff, Foreigner, Jean Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, The Fatback Band, Bunny Wailer, The Smiths, Pet Shop Boys, Cabaret Voltaire, and culminated in his involvement in mixing all of Kraftwerk's 1986 studio album, Electric Café. He mixed Depeche Mode biggest-selling album, Violator as well as many of their 12" club remixes.
During this time he decided to build his own recording studio, Axis Studios, which ironically shared the same building as Studio 54. It quickly turned into a major commercial operation. Due to the pressures of studio work, he had abandoned DJing around 1983 to dedicate himself to recording and mixing full-time, but couldn't stay away from the turntables, and started spinning again in early 1990. The scene had really become much more international, and he quickly was able to start traveling and gaining much exposure overseas, including Japan. He toured Japan, DJ'ing with Larry Levan in the Summer of 1992 (the 'Harmony Tour') right before Levan's death in November of that same year. The demand for his DJ appearances led him to start traveling to many of the best club venues around the world, including London's 'Ministry Of Sound' and 'Fabric', Japan's 'Club Yellow', Ibiza's 'Pacha' and 'Space', as well as Italy's 'Angels Of Love'.
By 1995, he decided to start an eclectic independent record label, Wave Music which allowed him to find an outlet for his own creative endeavours, including the FK-EP, as well as signing records by Abstract Truth, Floppy Sounds and a slew of other electronic music releases. Then in 1996, he (along with partner John Davis) became involved in starting what arguably became one of New York's most revered weekly parties, Body&SOUL which took place every Sunday afternoon at Club Vinyl (6 Hubert Street), playing along with co-resident DJ's Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell and Danny Krivit for a mixed crowd of ecstatic and faithful dancers from all over the world. The 'Body&SOUL' sound, a unique soulful mix of very organic and spiritual dance music grooves, led to the release of a successful compilation series by the same name.
His career as an artist did not stop evolving, as he rekindled his interest for a more electronic sound, and the release of his Sonar Music set in 2002 marked a turning point; he started playing a much edgier and futuristic style, with more to do with Techno and Dub than the House sound he was mostly identified with as a DJ until that time. In 2002, he also started touring along with Detroit Techno legend Derrick May, playing sets together as the 'Cosmic Twins'. His recent appearances at Berlin's Tresor, Manchester's Sankey's Soap and London's Fabric have helped gain him many younger fans that may not have been aware of his previous work, which in turn has led to the timely Summer 2006 release of his newest compilation CD, entitled 'Frequencies', (Wavetec), which takes the listener on a grand tour of the types of electronic music sounds he has been championing of late, from Electro and Minimal to 'big-room' House and Techno.
More recently, in April 2003, he started a new weekly Monday night event in New York City called Deep Space NYC, which focuses on Dub in all of its forms, and where the format is extremely eclectic, ranging from spaced-out Techno to the deepest Reggae, Hip-Hop as well as Drum & Bass, House music and Disco. His recent musical output has him mixing Deep Space NYC Vol. 1, a compilation featuring several of his own original productions (along with Jamaican dub legends Mutabaruka and U-Roy); he also recently did notable remixes for Moloko, Yoko Ono, Cesaria Evora, as well as much for his own label. In 2005, he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame as both a remixer and DJ.
The French-born NYC resident can be considered one of Larry Levan's disciples and therefore one of the forefathers of house music. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage, Kevorkian now tours the world, taking part in many music gatherings, such as the Sonar Multimedia Festival in Barcelona and its Brazilian equivalent, Sonar São Paulo, both of which took place in 2004
Any Love
François K Lyrics
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But you don't really know what to do
You see someone that you'd like to mingle
And imagine that she is waiting for you
[Chorus:]
Any love that you feel
Is real
You lose love
There is no certain crowd that you run with
But your passions they never run thin
You say 'hi', they say 'hi' and it's done with
Still you don't really love from deep within
[Chorus]
Batted eyes and bitter tears
Price you pay for all the years
Of holding back what's deep inside
And living with a hell of a lot of lies
[Chorus]
The song "Any Love" by François K is a powerful reflection on some of the struggles we face in love and relationships. The song starts by talking about someone who is going out as a single every night, but doesn't really know what to do when they meet someone they like. They imagine that this person is waiting for them, but they are not sure how to approach them. This part of the song speaks to the uncertainty and hesitation that many people feel when it comes to love and relationships. It's not always easy to know what to do or how to act when you are interested in someone.
The chorus of the song serves as a reminder that any love that we feel is real, but using love can also result in losing it. This is a powerful message that reminds us that when we take love for granted or use it as a means to an end, we can end up losing it altogether. The verses of the song talk about the different crowds that we run with and the passions that we have, but they also remind us that deep within ourselves, we may not truly love. The batted eyes and bitter tears that come as a price of holding back what is deep inside and living with a lot of lies can take a toll on our emotional well-being.
Line by Line Meaning
You go out every night as a single
You spend your nights alone, searching for something.
But you don't really know what to do
You lack direction and purpose in your search for love.
You see someone that you'd like to mingle
You find someone who catches your eye and interests you.
And imagine that she is waiting for you
You build up unrealistic expectations about the person you find attractive.
Any love that you feel
Is real
The emotions and feelings you have for someone are genuine and authentic.
Any time that you use love
You lose love
When you don't understand the value of love, you often end up losing it as a consequence.
There is no certain crowd that you run with
You don't have a specific group of people you spend time with or belong to.
But your passions they never run thin
Your desire for love and affection never fades, even though you lack a clear path forward.
You say 'hi', they say 'hi' and it's done with
You engage in shallow and superficial interactions that never lead to deeper connections.
Still you don't really love from deep within
Despite your search for love, you struggle to form meaningful emotional bonds with others.
Batted eyes and bitter tears
Price you pay for all the years
Your attempts to find love through physical attraction and shallow interactions come at a cost, leading to disappointment and sadness.
Of holding back what's deep inside
And living with a hell of a lot of lies
Your struggle to form meaningful connections comes from holding back your true feelings and pretending to be someone you're not.
Any love that you feel
Is real
Despite the challenges, the love you feel is authentic and genuine.
Any time that you use love
You lose love
Without understanding the true meaning and value of love, you risk losing it again and again.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVID WOLINSKI, DAVID J WOLINSKI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mark Lancaster
Really great stuff. I find your skill inspiration and a testament to the loving knowledge you have of the tracks you're giving the 'special touch' too
Antonio Castaldo
Francois key in the cuore ❤ dj🇺🇸🎶🐲
Nosh Feratu
damn. this is sublime
MATRIX.
Hey my brother put me onto you man.hope I see more of you..I’ll be checking out your past videos..got a lot on my plate at moment..but me get round to it sometime..crazy times man..best to just ignore😎🌈
Noel
Just vibed out to this.. bummed when it ended.
Kaoru Mfaume
Genius!
shiveringgoat
Superb! #tune
Rick Robin Cagnaan
Ah, Love Talkin'. Any way I'd play your live stems mix of this track?
Francoisknyc
The point of these is that the beauty of it may well be because they are made 'in the moment', improvised and never repeated... the old paradigm of wanting a copy of that 'one version that will forever be the same' is kind of gone for me now that I've started doing this. I prefer to keep these private to my sets, so people only hear them when I play and it helps me differentiate what I create (good or bad) from anyone else. Hope this makes sense to you.
Rick Robin Cagnaan
@Francoisknyc which reminds me that I'll start making my own rework of Love Talkin'. Will extract the stems myself.