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French Friday: Philippe Zdar

Yeah. It’s Anzac Day and I’m giving props to Frenchies. Well with the news that We Love Sounds is going have Cassius as part of its line-up, along with Mr. Oizo, !!!, Lindstrom (yeahboyz!), The Whip and a Marina-less Bonde do Role, it looks like OneLove have actually done something right. Now for them not to let fluoro kids in their shindigs. My big up to Gallic kids this week is in relation to this, so Philippe Zdar is the man of the hour.

Apart from being uber-producer extraordinaire to artists like MC Solaar, Chromeo and our very own (as in Melbourne) Cut Copy, Mr. Philippe Cerboneschi has produced some tremendous work of his own. In the mid 90’s, his work with Etienne de Crécy under the name of Motorbass was as slammin’ house as slammin’ house could get, but there was still that touch of funk, most notably on the ‘Around the World’ remix.

After meeting Boom Bass whilst producing Solaar’s album, they formed the group Le Funk Mob, which then went on to be Cassius. There is not a week where I don’t listen to 1999. I simply love it. Their body of work over the years has always had that certain sense of now, along with some hip-hop roots.

Not surprising…they love Flavour Flav. Enjoy.


MP3: Chromeo - Needy Girl (Zdar Dub Mix)


MP3: Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Zdar Dub)


MP3: Daft Punk - Around the World (Motorbass Vice Mix)


MP3: Air - Sexy Boy (Cassius Remix)


MP3: La Chatte Rouge - Affaires a Faire (Etienne de Crécy & Philippe ‘Zdar’ Cerboneschi; AKA Motorbass)


MP3: La Funk Mob - Poem of Darkness

MP3: Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (requested to be removed)

More to come!

Aurora

Alex Gopher is one of my favourite French producers. Period. Gopher started his French music campaign by being in a pop band called “Orange”. A few notable frenchman were in present in the band: Etienne de Crécy and also both members of Air. Orange were together for six years which first begun in 1985! These days alot have changed. After the breakup, Gopher still collaborated with Etienne and Air with other projects, but he is mainly well known for his solo work, most notably his release “You, My Baby and I”. Gopher also started up his own record label Solid. Geez, I think it was the in thing for most French producers to start their own label…

Anyway, here is a remix by Aussie-legends Riot in Belgium and Knightlife of Gopher’s latest single “Aurora” - very, very cool remix. You can purchase “Aurora” from Juno.

MP3: Alex Gopher - Aurora (Riot in Belgium & Knightlife Remix) [alt]
MP3: Alex Gopher - Motorcycle (Dry Clutch Edit)

SébastiEn+SebastiAn

Under the loving production of Guy-Manuel De Homen-Christo (Half the robotic duo, Daft Punk) comes the new album by Sébastien Tellier: Sexuality (released on Record Makers). Personally I never digged Tellier in the same way I never REALLY liked Air. Just didn’t seem to capture my attention for long enough. However, SebastiAn has come along with a nice and smooth remix that just makes you want to tango rather than bang your head.

MP3: Sébastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear (SebastiAn Remix)