Roche Musique

Since its creation in 2013, Roche Musique has established itself as the new French touch banner around a shared solar aesthetic, blending house, soul and funk. Spurred on by founder Jean Janin aka Cezaire and his meetings in Tours with FKJ, Darius, Dabeull and Kartell, the label now welcomes artists from all horizons, both artistically and geographically. Influenced by hip-hop, early house music and funk, Cezaire and his band of friends quickly developed a sound that would become their own, a danceable, laid-back filtered house that, when downtempo, sometimes flirts with R&B and neo soul. Over the years, Roche has undergone a transformation, breaking down the boundaries between genres in a no-holds-barred way, guided by new signings (Wayne Snow, DIDI HAN...) and a core group of long-standing artists who have set themselves apart and extended their worlds outside the clubs, with recent albums richer in emotion and experimentation. Examples include V I N C E N T by FKJ (2022), OASIS by Darius (2022), and Hundred Fifty Roses by Duñe x Crayon (2020).