FRΞNCH ΞXPRΞSS

summer is no where in sight for those of us north of the equator. but thanks to great folks like matt van schie and gloves for gifting us with a warm breeze of air from the down under. matt van schie, not to be confused with michael van she aka michael di francesco aka arithmatix (identity crisis!!!), is the second half of van she tech who has also, as of late, started to also release under a solo alias. matt reassured that there are zero intentions of breaking van she apart. just more love givin. not much can be shared as to what’s in store just yet, but in the words of the man himself, big things planned!

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australian ‘yacht pop’ is on the rise, and this nu-disco delight is a fine example of exactly how its done. gloves fancily redecorates the original tune with the blunt, familiar sound of the trademark fender j-bass usually used in most of his productions. definitely got me listening in circles! it looks like matt van schie, michael van she, and gloves are all destined for bigger things in 2010, so make sure to keep an eye out for all of them, as they are on the climb!

hailing from the uk is miguel campbell. the authoritative voice of funk out in leeds, alongside production partner matt hughes. combined, they make mam. miguel is no stranger to solo production. he runs his own label (outcross records) and has a special something when it comes to legit disco edits and sampling! here are two tracks he was kind enough to send our way

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mysterious vybes is the bonus track off of matt’s “funk theory” ep. if there ever were a theme for nightdriving in a vintage porsche under a full moon in miami, this is it. kiss and tell is more upbeat and provides snappy funk in the classic definition of french house.  i happen to really love the way miguel drops out the kick at unexpected times in this one. make sure to provide adequate love

instead of trying to tell you how awesome prick stick is, being rather short and sweet, and much of the quintessential french touch delicacy dipped in honeycombed funk, combined with shards of brass, slices of fender bass licks, milliseconds of motown-era teena marie, and all the other ingredients used to craft a masterful sandwich of disco house excellence, jettisoned from the very spacecraft of genre-reigning kings, daft punk themselves, i’ll just let you listen to it instead!

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included in this post is a favorite of mine, louis la roche’s love, which samples michael jackson’s falling in love. an oldie but goodie.

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make sure to support louis (if you please) over at beatport where you can also peak the rest of his ep. super love!

some tasty space-laced disco treats for you today. grab your helmet as we introduce you to fm attack, the definitive strider in the space-italo-disco-future-music genre. listening to fm is like taking a trip back into the 80s and hearing the future as we once envisioned it. his italo and deep flavored chord choices are mostly due to his authentic vintage setup and deep house influences which are audibly present in his music. just a warning, these tracks are catchy. we’re able to share 3 highly intoxicating tunes — namely a single dubbed yesterday, a pnau remix, and an edwin van cleef remix

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for more on fm attack, be sure to dock with his myspace, and even check his original blogosphere debut over at discodust

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well well, a new year is upcoming and we haven’t had a new mix up here for a while.

sooo here ya go! this one has some nu-disco, progressive house, and of course, some funky electro mixed by yours truly, sam/blueshift

tracklist:
01 mario basanov – caribbean girl (ichisan remix)
02 maroon5 – this love (cut copy galactic beach house remix)
03 mario basanov – do you remember (arithmatix mix)
04 baxter – somewhere else
05 treasure fingers – cross the dancefloor (chromeo remix)
06 loose shus – taurus (keenhouse remix)
07 miami horror – sometimes (g.l.o.v.e.s. remix)
08 super mal – blood and sun (fm attack remix)
09 musol – the solution (paul keeley instrumental)
10 paul allen – rough tone (komytea remix)
11 nighty max – beach hut
12 artego – lunatic
13 burns – first move (fred falke remix)

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heard this remix played out live a few weeks ago and i was all over it. wasn’t able to find the track until last week, by random chance, thanks to youtube! the bloody sisters are the darkling duo thierry & marc, based out of paris. they put an interesting spin on royksopp’s this must be it

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thanks to the boys for the exclusive 320. check their myspace for more!

just sayin!! make sure to check the two guys at the end.. theyre killin it!! thanks angie

a personal favorite, and a slammin new discovery for indie/french dance/white jeans/yacht house scene, comes christian castbjerg, better known as eumig & chinon. think of siriusmo on crack, dcup on speed, and justice on uppers. the end result is eumig & chinon. although there are a million fellaz out there snapping faux bass to crunchy snares, I happened to really feel where eumig & chinon do different

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to think this sound would come from a danish musician certified in classical and jazz is mindblowing! make sure to check the original of california special, and get to meet data/debt and eumig & chinon

if there ever were a token french express song, pretty sure this would be it. fierce city (aka 25 year old chilean cristian delvalle) captures the spirit of french funk with the groovy, spattered with rhodes la musique fantastique.

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cristian says he taps his inspiration from all the french touch legends of yesteryear, specifically mentioning olav basoski, phat n small, le knight club, and old bob sinclar. make sure to check out the rest of his shiet and show some myspace loof

still not tired of producing, and with over a handful of remixes and singles released just this year, i think its safe to say fred falke makes it look easy. remixing is a form of recreation, an art of re-envisioning the artist’s original feelings.  to say the least, fred works this music go music remix in an unusually minimalist way. deviating a bit from his expected loud and funky/jazzy sound, the first listen was a bit funny. it took a just few hears until my ears adjusted to the poppier and dancier direction (although many claim its less dancy than the original).

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this track works really well on a loud system. its still dripping with rhodes, funk, and everything else trademark to fred falke. but i just wish the vocalist would shut up for a minute so you could enjoy the music! only playing. show luff to music go music and fred falke on myspazz today

plastiscines (aka all-female french indie pop over-the-top flower power rock band) give us a nylon dressed single, barcelona. signed to nylon records in 2009, plastiscines released a 3 track ep, one of them being barcelona. luckily for me i found this lifelike remix sleeping in my inbox.

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as if sent from the heavens, this remix is a calm, clear, and entrancing rendition of what to usually expect from the parisian remixer… one of the better lifelike remixes of 09. enjoy

catcomplex, a fairly new find, is a producer from barcelona, bringin the goods with his tune ‘love gemma’

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lined with threads of dreamwave, french house, and a touch of trance, ‘love gemma’ brings out all the spacey emotions you would expect from a star-painted title image like pictured above. make sure check out his other work on myspace – he seems to have a variety of sounds, with more on the way

remember that tune from a year ago, nightdrive with you? the tune remixed more than visitor’s los feeling? i would usually shun another remix of anoraak’s prized possession which shot him to international blog stardom, but i just can’t say no to a tesla boy remix.

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the tesla boys (yup, all 3 of em) kindly threw this beat my way. for me, the grum and fear of tigers remixes were the only ones that did it. but this drastic throwback re-imaging of nightdrive hits the spot dead on. and dj’s: it’s under 130 bpm too! the boys are working towards a full-length album planned for 2010 — so make sure to keep up with hype on myspass

if you haven’t noticed by now, there’s been a disco/funk revolution goin on this year. one of the most consistent groups leading the pack is crazy penis aka the more politically correct “crazy p,” who have been in the game for about 14 years now. starting out with only two people who met at university, the group now consists of chris todd, jim baron, tim davies, matt klose, and vocalist danielle moore.

did i mention that crazy p is a live funk band? they are. “live funk band” can also be pronounced as “awesome!” czech out one of their latest releases, “the hit.”

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starting out with a cool vocoder piece and a james brown inspired “hit it!” we get some light funky bits before it drops down and danielle starts singing in her chilled out style. of course, the beat drops back in with full pimp-walk funk.

hit these mother funkers up on myspace and check out the whole “work don’t work ep” release on beatport, which includes a remix by inland knights and the track “freak control!”

falling into the hands of hype today, i finally checked out neon indian. i’ve got to admit, i wasn’t instantly sold. something about the band’s complexion threw me off. at first impression, the production’s self-possessed aura gave off enigmatic and confusing vibes. but then somehow, as i kept listening, i realized it also possesses a mysterious gravity that pulls you into its welcoming dream-like sound.

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this remix of au revoir simone mocks the rules… it screws with the status quo. the shoddy but intentional production value may lend itself to quick critique, but once your ears adapt to the sound, you’ll truly appreciate this tune for its real worth

clocked at 100 beats per minute is hemingway’s remix of “ar-ies,” by keenhouse. out of all the remixes this track was bundled with, this remix stood out the most for me. he charmingly serves the original a glass of crown on the rocks by means of a full-fledged yacht funk reinvention. this one is a certified relaxer!

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like shazam and hemingway, many of the newer artists are boating down the yacht funk/house direction… but only a select few are actually pulling the sound off! grab your sandals and head over to hemingway’s page now

irresistible electro-fueled indie-pop ensemble miami horror give us ’sometimes’ – a teaser off their upcoming album ‘illumination’, which is due early 2010. this is a mighty taste test which leaves my mouth watering for more. as if a track wasn’t enough, offered with the mp3 is a day-dreamy music video sure to enrich the listening experience.

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miami horror – sometimes video (on vimeo)

the infectious daft punk-esque atmosphere in the track works well with the vocals, which are always on par. give it a listen, and don’t forget to follow the hype on their myspace.

(cross-post from discodust)

i still can’t believe private have been kept private from me all this time. the danish trio equals songwriter/singer/producer thomas troelsen, guitarist asger tarpgaard, and vocalist tanja simonsen.

‘my secret lover’ was released back in ‘07 off of universal denmark, and without delay climbed to the very peak of the danish charts. this jam may be a bit old, but to me, it’s still rockin’ like the flintstones. thomas subtley samples the stabs of “she can’t love you” by chemise, to produce one of the catchiest sounding hooks i have honestly ever heard. my repeat button was made for this tune!

the previously unreleased lifelike remix seemed to be missing on the internet until i commissioned old man aleks to track it down. next thing i know, i have a full copy of it sitting in my inbox, cleared to share with you alls today. plugging in keyboards one at a time, lifelike flawlessly reshapes the listener-friendly original into a faster-paced dance floor must, in an oh-so dashingly french manner. the beat jogs to a syrupy bassline accompanied by the usual collection of his earmarked analog sounds.

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watch out because this tune will hook you like tyson. you’ve been warned! make sure to show passionate love to private and lifelike for this great joint effort

(cross-post from discodust)

marchand. french for merchant, or dutch for maarten hoogstraten. maarten (who is also half of bingo players) created the alias to vent some french-electro sounding frustration on the dancefloor. throw lifelike in blender with alan braxe, you get marchand.

’supernova’ sweeps off with the usual palette of sounds in the french-electro suitcase, but uniquely builds into spacey waves of sound you can almost see, incorporating a sample you should all be familiar with. on the flip, and also in the same musical key, is ’starlove’. a funky, late night, moog-equipped remedy. a bit on the softer side, but just as enjoyable.

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(cross-post from discodust)