Oklou
French singer, producer, and DJ Oklou writes dreamy, futuristic pop songs equally influenced by experimental ambient music, trance, and left-field R&B. Releases such as her 2020 mixtape Galore are both soul-searching and escapist, reflecting her emotions and self-discovery journey through mysterious, longing tracks filled with atmospheric synths, electronically altered vocals, and field recordings.
Marylou Mayniel was raised in the countryside of western France, and was classically trained in piano and cello as a youth. Inspired by producers and songwriters like Arca, Palmistry, and James Blake, she began making abstract electronic pop, releasing her debut EP Avril under the name Loumar in 2014, before going by the stage name Oklou. After moving to Paris, she formed an all-female DJ and radio crew called TGAF (These Girls Are on Fiyah). The brief First Tape appeared in 2015, and she collaborated with Casey MQ for the 2017 EP For the Beasts. She relocated to London and joined the experimental club label/collective NUXXE (Coucou Chloé, Shygirl), and her 2018 EP The Rite Of May included production from Sega Bodega, Bok Bok, and Krampf. Oklou and Krampf additionally created a video game called Zone W/O People and co-wrote its score together. Oklou continued releasing singles, including 2020's "Toyota" (with Flavien Berger) and 2020's two-song A Colors Show, before her debut mixtape Galore appeared through True Panther Sounds. She additionally released official remixes of Caroline Polachek's "Door" and Dua Lipa's "Fever."
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Galore
Alternative & Indie - Released by True Panther - Virgin on Sep 24, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Forever
Alternative & Indie - Released by True Panther - Virgin on Oct 29, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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SGSY
Alternative & Indie - Released by True Panther - Virgin on Apr 23, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Toyota
Alternative & Indie - Released by Oklou - Because Music on Jan 22, 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Avril
Chill-out - Released by Memory No. 36 Recordings on Jun 15, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
fall / galore (A. G. Cook Remixes)
Electronic - Released by Oklou on Jun 2, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Make Believe
Alternative & Indie - Released by Ghostly International on Mar 12, 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Entertnmnt
Alternative & Indie - Released by True Panther - Virgin on Feb 12, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
fall - A COLORS SHOW
Pop - Released by COLORSxSTUDIOS on Jul 23, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Friendless (Sega Bodega Piano Version)
Pop - Released by NUXXE on Jun 6, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chrysalis
Electronic - Released by Memory No. 36 Recordings on Mar 10, 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Xternal Locus
Electronic - Released by Chynna x Oklou on Oct 22, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo