Various Artists - French Touch Anthology Various Artists
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Born in Parisian clubs in the mid-90s, French Touch was first associated with filtered house music—those disco loops run through an analogue filter that became the sonic signature of an entire generation. But reducing this movement to that single sound would be a mistake: for three decades now, its true strength has lain in its ability to reinvent itself and embrace an impressive stylistic diversity, ranging from downtempo to techno.
At its origins, figures like Dimitri From Paris and St Germain laid the groundwork for a sound steeped in disco and jazz, while Daft Punk, Alan Braxe & DJ Falcon and Modjo delivered cult anthems, and Bob Sinclar built a sun-drenched house sound that would go on to transcend the club scene. Outliers like Gotan Project, blending electronic music with tango, already proved that the movement refused to be confined to a single register.
The stylistic spectrum has only continued to widen. On one side, craftsmen of pure techno and electro like Vitalic or Laurent Garnier; on the other, downtempo virtuosos like Kid Loco and DJ Cam or, more recently, Kid Francescoli and Thylacine, with their hazy, cinematic atmospheres. In between lies an infinite range of nuances: the synthwave house of Kavinsky, the groovy touch of Kungs or Polo & Pan, the organic productions of Bertrand Burgalat, Sébastien Tellier or Nouvelle Vague, not to mention the Afro and Brazilian hybridizations of the Africanism collective. Today, the scene remains very much alive.
Folamour, NTO and Worakls carry on this eclecticism, balancing warm house and melodic techno, while Fakear or Petit Biscuit inject dreamier electronic textures. This box set will take you on a journey through the heart of this stylistic diversity across the decades, from the genre's pioneers to its newest talents. Because ultimately, what unites all these artists is neither a tempo nor a specific sonic palette, but a demand for production excellence and a taste for experimentation. French Touch is not a genre—it's an attitude!
Track List
A1 - Justice Vs Simian - We Are Your Friends (Edit)
A2 - Alex Gopher & Demon Presents Wuz - Use Me (Radio Edit)
A3 - Folamour - Ya Just Need 2 Believe In Yaself
A4 - Kartell - Pantera
A5 - Kid Francescoli (Feat. Julia Minkin) - Blow Up
B1 - Salomé De Bahia - Outro Lugar (Edit)
B2 - Worakls - Porto
B3 - Petit Biscuit - Sunset Lover
B4 - The Mighty Bop - Feeling Good
B5 - Sébastien Tellier - La Ritournelle
C1 - Modjo - Lady (Acoustic Version)
C2 - Crayon (Feat. Klp) - Give You Up (Darius Edit)
C3 - Lake Soul (Feat. Mathilde) - Autour De Toi (Edit)
C4 - Mokado - The Block // 0:00AM
C5 - Soha - Ëvë
D1 - Vitalic - Poison Lips
D2 - Alan Braxe & DJ Falcon - Elevation (Paul Woolford Remix Edit)
D3 - Shazz - Back In Manhattan (7" Old School Mix)
D4 - Bellaire - Jazzy Things
D5 - Bertrand Burgalat & Yuksek - Icare
E1 - Kavinsky - Testarossa Autodrive
E2 - Thylacine - Goodnight
E3 - Xixi - Begin Again (Obsimo Remix)
E4 - Superfunk (Feat. Ron Carroll) - Lucky Star (Radio Edit)
E5 - Bob Sinclar - I Feel For You
F1 - Møme (Feat. Merryn Jeann) Aloha
F2 - Agoria - Up All Night (Radio Edit)
F3 - NTO - Carrousel (Short Version)
F4 - Scott Grooves (Feat. Parliament/Funkadelic) - Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix)
F5 - Kiko & Etienne De Crécy - Superdata
G1 - Martin Solveig & Good Times Ahead - Intoxicated (Edit)
G2 - Kungs Feat. Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl (Kungs Vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners)
G3 - Ornette - Crazy (Nôze Remix)
G4 - Oxia - Domino (David Guetta Remix)
G5 - Laurent Garnier - Wake Up
H1 - Fakear - Morning In Japan
H2 - Dj Cam - Dj Cam Theme
H3 - Nouvelle Vague (Feat. Camille) - Guns Of Brixton
H4 - Polo & Pan - Canopée
H5 - Dj Deep - Learn 2 Love
I1 - Alex Gopher - The Child (Radio Edit)
I2 - Kid Loco - She's My Lover
I3 - St Germain - Alabama Blues (Todd Edwards Vocal Radio Edit Mix)
I4 - Africanism / Dj Gregory - Block Party (Radio Edit)
I5 - Dimitri From Paris - Not Quite Disco (Jisco Dazz Remix)
J1 - Gotan Project - Diferente
J2 - Montmartre - Malibu
J3 - Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis
J4 - Phunky Data - Fashion (Ian Pooley Stylish Short Edit)
J5 - I:Cube - Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Remix)
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