Hastings Mon Amour

This is what I've been coaxed out of DJ retirement for...

FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER - 7-11pm / £5 entry
HASTINGS MON AMOUR // FILM SCREENING: Jules et Jim
+ L'Amour Electronique DJ set
The Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1DT

I'm excited to have been asked to play some French records at the inaugural Hastings Mon Amour night. Top billing will be a screening of Truffaut’s sublime ménage à trois Jules et Jim, with my questionable DJ skills before and after.

There is a Facebook event page

Silence is broken

*TAP*TAP*TAP* Is this thing on? Can anybody out there here me? Or am I shouting into empty (cyber)space?

Sorry if I woke you up, but the time has come to break this silence. I wouldn't exactly call it a re-boot of L'Amour Electronique. A re-visit perhaps. How long will it last? I can't say. How involved will it be? I do not know. How much new content will I post? We'll have to wait and see.

All I can say for now is that I've been coaxed out of retirement for a one-off  DJ set. which has given me good reason to dust off some of my French vinyl and enjoy some old favourites.

Whether I have time to share any such old favourites or new discoveries here remains to be seen...

If anyone is actually reading this and has any desire to know what I've been up to in my long absence, you could take a look here: www.dominicbradnum.co.uk.

Come back soon and I will have more concrete news (and if you're lucky some L'Amour Electronique treats)

Dx

ps. I noticed that I never updated the mixcloud player in the sidebar. I've just changed it to show mix 4 part 1 for a bit. It starts off a bit dark, but bear with it!

L'Amour Electronique mix 4

!!!NEWSFLASH!!! Part 2 of this mix now added below!!!

I felt I should commemorate the fact that a whole year has passed since the final L'Amour Electronique soirée on 26 May 2012, so I dug out a mix I had sitting on my hard-drive and dusted up for your listening pleasure.  This one was mixed live at one of our nights on 26 February 2011. Hopefully it'll keep y'all entertained while we wait for the mp3s to come back...

Here is some blurb that I spewed out to introduce it on mixcloud:

You want an epic prog-electroni-folk lament from Air? CHECK! You want a seriously DEVO-lved Toni Basil space-oddity? CHECK! You want to swoon as Gillian Hills makes dragging on a cigarette sound like the sexiest thing EVER? *PUFF PUFF* You want naked thighs and leather boots? CHECK! You want the Kili-watch rush of a surf-guitar instrumental? CHECK! You want early J-J Perrey Moog-pop? CHECK! You want Da Da Da en Français? CHECK! You want Christophe to leave behind his blue-eyed years and get on a grinding, motorik groove? CHECK! You want obscure pre-beat orchestral pop from Tienou; electro-pop from The Knife and Future Bible Heroes; Françoise Hardy, Liz Brady, Adèle (not that one), Polnareff and Brigitte Bardot? yé-yé! yé-yé! yé-yé! THEN HIT PLAY NOW >>

L'Amour Electronique mix 4 (pt.1) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

tracklisting for mix 4 (pt.1)

Air – Sex Born Poison

Stereo Total – Cannibale

The Knife – Kino

Toni Basil – Space Girls

Brigitte Bardot – Le Diable est Anglais

Adèle – J’ai Peur Parfois (acoustic version)

Gillian Hills – Ma Premiere Cigarette

Françoise Hardy – Pas Gentille

Serge Gainsbourg – L’Homme à Tête du Chou

Philippe Nicaud – Cuisses Nues, Bottes de Cuir

Liz Brady – Palladium

Léo Petit et Ses Guitares et Ses Rhythmes – Kili-watch

Jean-Claude Vannier – L’Ours Parasseux

Michel Polnareff – Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta

Jean-Jacques Perrey – Porcupine Rock

Toss – Da Da Da (Est-ce qu'on s'cherche ou est ce qu'on triche?)

Christophe – Rock Monsieur

Tienou – Tu N’Peux Pas T’Empêcher de Rire

Future Bible Heroes – Love Is Blue

Jean-Michel Jarre – Equinoxe (pt.4)

Françoise Hardy – Le Premier Bonheur du Jour

And now for PART 2! 

Allez-Allez! The mix continues >> obscure indie-poppers do Serge > pure synth-pop > moody French disco > sugary & soulful femme pop > In/Out > lo-fi electro-pop > analogue synth abuse > filthy dirty freakbeat > a hefty dose of road rash > proto-electronica > sounds of summer > psyche-noir. And all for your listening pleasure.

L'Amour Electronique mix 4 (pt.2) by L'Amour Electronique on Mixcloud

tracklisting for mix 4 (pt.2)
Addictive Larsen – Bonnie & Clyde
The Human League – Open Your Heart
Kraftwerk – Airwaves
Michel Polnareff – La Mouche
Mareva Galanter – Les Filles C’est Faites Pour Faire L’Amour
Bébé Suong – Mine De Rien
Elizabeth – Madame Superman
Les Roche Martin – Les Mains Dans Les Poches
Serge Gainsbourg – Qui est ‘In’, Qui est ‘Out’?
Sue Wilkinson – You’ve Got To Be a Hustler
Stereo Total – Baby Ouh
Add N To (X) – Ann’s Eveready Equestrian
Jesus – L’Electrocuté
Christophe – Macadam
The Normal – T.V.O.D.
Mathématiques Moderne – Disco Rough
Bertrand Burgalat & Robert Wyatt – This Summer Night
Johnny Hallyday – Noir C’est Noir

L'Amour à la Chaîne pt.17

This was to be my inaugural post of 2013, however it has now taken about 2 weeks to finish composing, and it has been well-and-truly bumped down the list.  I had it clear in my mind that I had no intention of heralding the new year by blowing hot air about how grand resolutions to keep the posts coming and write more regularly for you, my handful of readers. But the lesson has been learned and the stock has been taken, and nowadays I have even less time to devote to hollering into the ether in the vain hope that more people will hear me. Soooooo.....

Instead I shall get on with the next instalment of la Chaîne.

Cast your minds back, dear readers, to my previous link, and that dastardly Invisible Man was getting a bit too touchy feely with his wandering hands, musically aided by Monsieur Andre Popp...

Back in 1967, a young greek chanteuse by the name of Vicky came in fourth representing Luxembourg at the 12th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The song was 'L'Amour Est Bleu' and it was co-written by Andre Popp and Pierre Cour. The song has been covered by everyone from Jeff Beck to Johnny Mathis, and was a number 1 hit record in the US when Paul Mauriat released an easy listening version in early 1968.

Favourite recordings round our way are Claudine Longet's swoonsome version, and this more recent(!?!) electronic Europop cover by Future Bible Heroes (one of many projects led by the sickeningly prolific genius and indisputible Eeyore of lo-fi indie pop Stephin Merritt)

Future Bible Heroes - Love Is Blue

[this was released in 1997 on the Lonely Days ep (Slow River Records), which is out of print. There are 2nd hand copies out there, current market value £10-£13]

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L'Amour à la Chaîne: what will be the next link in the chain?
Leave your suggestions and reasons in the comments.
Jacques Dutronc - L'Amour à la Chaîne > Françoise Hardy - Je Changerais D'Avis > Les 5 Gentlemen – Cara-Lin > Add N To (X) – Monster Bobby > Serge Gainsbourg – Le Poinçonneur des Lilas > Les Shades – Orage Mécanique > Gillian Hills - Rentre Sans Moi > Zombie Zombie - Psychic Harmonia > Michel Polnareff - Qui a Tué Grand'Maman? > Christine Pilzer - L'Horloge De Grand-Père > Violaine - J'ai Des Problèmes Décidement > Dutronc - Dodecaphonie > Fabienne Delsol - Ce Jour La > Johnny Hallyday - Son Amour Pour Un Jeu > Miss Kittin & The Hacker - L'Homme Dans L'Ombre > Andre Popp - L'Homme Invisible > Future Bible Heroes - Love Is Blue > ?

la fin de la soirée

After nearly 10 YEARS of giving Brighton the finest in Synthesized Sounds, vintage French Pop and Electronic Delights we have decided that it’s time to go out with a great big SHEBAM! POW! BLOP! WIZZZZZ!
 
SATURDAY 26 MAY 2012
la dernière L’Amour Electronique
9pm – 3am
The Westhill, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ
FREE ENTRY as it has always been

So please join us for one last late-night cocktail of 60s Yé-Yé, 80s Synthpop, Electronic Pioneers, 8-Bit, Québécois, Gallic Freakbeat, Chanson, Synthcore, Moog Pop, Swinging Mademoiselles, Casio Pop and Synth Disco.




But L’Amour Electronique n’est pas morte, the blog will live on, and on, and on.

love + electronics
Dom, Verity and Sarah

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setlist from 28 April 2012

Seeing as it was our 2nd to last ever L'Amour Electronique I felt I should at least make an effort and get the setlist up on here so people can kick themselves/congratulate themselves on missing out if they didn't come!

It was a good night, I think, nicely busy with a good crowd who seemed to appreciate the music - some even came and asked what things were, which is always a sign you're doing something right.  I'd even go so far as to say it felt a bit like it did back when we used to DJ at The Penthouse in the early years!

Thanks to all who came out on such a wet and turbulent night.

Dominic

Michel Colombier - Ballet Des Soupirs /

H. & G. Rapid Learning Systems: French – General Expressions: Salutations

Michel Polnareff – L’Oiseau De Nuit

Christophe – Excusez-Moi Monsieur Le Professeur

Fabienne Delsol – Ce Jour La

Stereo Total – Lunatique

Jean-Claude Brialy – Boomerang

Brigitte Bardot – Contact

Space – Magic Fly

Grimes – Oblivion

Léonie – En Alabama

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Le Chat du Café des Artistes

Sarah

Chantal Goya – Mon Ange Gardien

France Gall – Nous Ne Sommes Pas Des Anges

Les Roche Martin – Les Mains Dans Les Poches

Stereo Total – I Wanna Be A Mama

Vic 20 – Sweet Child O’ Mine

Ladytron – The Way That I Found You

Bat For Lashes – Two Planets

Glass Candy – Beatific

Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Torso Corso

Verity

C++ - Comme Dans Les Films

Add N To (X) – Hey Double Double

The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of

Hair (version original Française) – Laissez Entrer Le Soleil

Jacques Dutronc – Je Suis Content

Michel Polnareff – La Mouche

Fat Truckers – Anorexic Robot

Jean-Michel Jarre – Magnetic Fields Pt. 2

Dominic

YACHT – Le Goudron (edit)

Air – Parade

Jacky Chalard – Super Man–Super Cool

The Blackburds – Absolument Hyde Park

Anna Karina – Rollergirl

Katty Line – Un Petit Peu D’Amour

Jenny Rock – Mal

Brezel Göring – Ich Bin So Süchtig (feat. Christiane F.)

David Whittaker – theme from The Tube (ZX Spectrum 128K)

Dakkar & Grinser – I Wanna Be Your Dog

Christophe – Macadam

Sarah

Guerre Froide – Ersatz

Ruth – Polaroid-Roman-Photo

DAF – Kebabträume

John Foxx – 20^th Century

OMD – Pretending To See The Future

Devo – Girl U Want

The Knife – Kino

Verity

Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling

Ray Davies/BBC Sporting Themes – Breezy Bounce

Stereo Total – Tas De Tôle

Jacques Dutronc – On Nous Cache Tous, On Ne Dit Rien

Brigitte Bardot – Ca Pourrait Changer

Mareva Galanter – Les Cornichons

The 6ths (feat. Gary Numan) – The Sailor In Love With The Sea

Yazoo – Only You

Michel Polnareff – Qui à Tue Grand’Maman

Stereolab – Escape Pod (From the World of Medical Observations)

Patricia Carl – Le Lion

Jocelyne – Nitty Gritty

Dominic

Arlette Zola – Je Suis Folle De Tant T’Aimer

Les Gammas – Satsfaction

Larry Greco – Comme Un Poker

Johnny Hallyday – Noir C’est Noir

Pussycat – Aucune Fille Au Monde

Claude Denjean – Venus

Add N To (X) – Revenge Of The Black Regent

OMD – Messages

Simple Kid – The Road

Les Bel-Air – Ils Parlaient Dans Mon Dos

Sarah

Jacques Dutronc – L’Espace D’un Fille

Brigitte Bardot – Un Jour Comme Un Autre

Stella – Pourquoi Pas Moi

Françoise Cactus – You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory

Soft Cell – Memorabilia

The Human League – Only After Dark

Eurhythmics – Love Is A Stranger

Stereo Total – Hallo Damenklo

Devo – Swelling Itchy Brain

Strike a pose... MOOG!

Dominic

Claude Denjean – The House Of The Rising Sun

Stereolab – Sun Demon

Antoine – Ma Fête Foraine

France Gall – Cet Air La

Les Sunlights – C’est Fini

Pussycat – L’Arret D’Autobus

Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan – Electronic Movements: Syncopation

John Baker/BBC Radiophonic Workshop – The Chase

Bainc Didonc – 4 Cheveux Dans Le Vent

Les Brummels – BOF!

Marc Hamilton – Tapis Magique

Verity

Sandie Shaw – Toujours Un Coin Qui Me Rappelle

Françoise Hardy – Les Petits Garçons

Serge Gainsbourg – Requiem Pour Un Con

Cerrone – Supernature

Sebastien Tellier – Sexual Sportswear

Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene pt. 4

Deux – Dance With Me

Vanessa Paradis – Joe Le Taxi

Visage – Fade To Grey

Dauerfisch – Peter Thomas Kann Nicht Zählen

Dominic

Nicoletta – Ca Devait Arriver

Christophe – Sunny Road To Salina

Jean-Jacques Perrey – Pioneers Of The Stars

H. & G. Rapid Learning Systems: French – General Expressions: Salutations

“Goodbye: Au Revoir; Au Revoir…”

the (pen)ultimate party

This Saturday we invite you to join us for our penultimate L'Amour Electronique soiree.

We will be entertaining guests with our usual late night cocktail of vintage French pop, synthesized sounds and electronic delights- plus some new hits from my recent Marseille acquisitions.

L'Amour Electronique - Saturday 28 April
9pm - 3am
venue: The West Hill pub, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ
ENTRY IS £FREE

The one that got away

During the weeks between our soirées I often jot down any songs that catch my ear with a view to giving them a spin at the next L'Amour Electronique. I usually end up only playing around 50% of these, some of them sound so good they end up on heavy rotation for the next few months, others get played once and will perhaps re-surface months or years later. And then there are those that never get their chance to delight the ears of our punters.

This is one of those songs: I've playlisted it two months in a row now, but just didn't find the right moment to slip it in.

Giorgio - now is your time - take us for a one-way ride to no place on your arpeggiated-disco train.

 

Giorgio Moroder - Utopia-Me Giorgio

[buy Giorgio Moroder from itunes | amazon.co.uk]


Merci beaucoup to all those who joined us on Saturday, by the way.

la musique electronique

Hope you can join us this Saturday for another soirée of the finest vintage French pop, electronic tones and synthesized musique.

L'Amour Electronique
SATURDAY 24TH MARCH
9pm - 3am
at The West Hill, Buckingham Place, BN1 3PQ
Entry is free, la nuit c'est bon!

You are welcome to join the facebook event page.
Oh and please help yourself to the confections in our latest mix.

L'Amour Electronique mix 3

***MIX 3 PT. 2 NOW ADDED - SEE BELOW***

Another mix of vintage French pop, eclectic electronics, psychedelic sweetness and synthetic sounds from your trusty L'Amour Electronique DJs (originally recorded live at our soirée on 22 January 2011).

Mix 3 begins with a little lesson in parler en Français, a spooky analogue symphony from Add N to (X) and then a steamy French version of Nancy & Lee's 'Summer Wine'. Onwards with some classic Gainsbourg, a rare Québécois garage cut, Nicoletta's eerie take on 'I Put a Spell on You', and some obscure Turkish Francophone garage. A little 70s segue leads us into more modern electronic territory with the brutalist synth-pop of Electronicat and Sebastien Tellier's epic Sexual Sportswear. Ending with a bittersweet 8-bit ballad from Yazoo and some Dutronc-ian absurdist psychedelia.

L'Amour Electronique mix 3 (pt.1) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

tracklisting for part 1
H. & G. Rapid Learning Systems: FRENCH – General Expressions: Salutations /
Add N To (X) – On The Wires of Our Nerves
Marie Laforêt (avec Gérard Klein) - Le Vin De L’été
 Serge Gainsbourg – Ballade De Melody Nelson
Les Bel-Air – Ils Parlaient Dans Mon Dos
Nicoletta – Ça Devait Arriver
Jacqueline Taïeb – Bienvenue Au Pays
Broadcast – Message From Home
Galatasaray Lisesi – Zazie
Les Roche Martin – C'est Toi Qui A Gache Notre Vie
Philippe Clay – Dis Ma Femme
Sylvie Vartan – Ballade Pour Une Fugue
Grace Jones – La Vie En Rose
Stereo Total – Miss Rébellion Des Hormones
Electronicat – Frisco Bay
Sebastien Tellier – Sexual Sportswear
Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary
Jacques Dutronc – Ma Poule N’a Plus Que 29 Poulets


Our third mix continues with a mod-dancefloor classic and a tasty bit of boogaloo from Monsieurs Polnareff and Ferrer, some classic Stereolab and a truly sinister slab of analogue-synth abuse from Add N to (X). Next a Dutronc cover from Les Lolitas and one of my favourite Françoise Hardy songs. We also have garage femme pop (Les Princesses), porno go-go music (Gracy et Paje), Frrrrrench R’n’B and Ra-Ra-Ra-Rollergirl, then a swerve into 8-bit and space disco. Then Leonie takes our breath away with her epic, breathy Lilith, leading us into a little French/electronique finale.

L'Amour Electronique mix 3 (pt.2) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

tracklisting for part2

Michel Polnareff - Time Will Tell

Nino Ferrer - Les Hommes A Tout Faire

Stereolab - French Disko

Add N To (X) - Revenge Of The Black Regent

Les Lolitas - Les Cactus

Françoise Hardy - Pourtant Tu M’Aimes

Les Princesses - Oh! Dis Moi

Joe Gracy Et Michel Paje - Les Danseuses à Go-Go

Les Problèmes - Dodécaphonie

Ronnie Bird - Elle M’Attend

Anna Karina - Rollergirl

Dave Rogers - Theme From Cybernoid (ZX Spectrum 128k)

Herman's Rocket - Space Woman

Leonie - Lilith

Air - Ghost Song

Coralie Clement - Vis-à-Vis

Deux - Game + Performance

Serge Gainsbourg - Ford Mustang

Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Pt.4)

Future Bible Heroes - I'm A Vampire

France Gall - Les Sucettes

Samedi chez L'Amour Electronique

Following last month's dalliance with the Vive La France festival, we're back in our usual haunt this Saturday 25 February for another evening of the finest in vintage French pop, synthy sounds and electronic delights.

Don't believe us?  Give our latest mix a listen and then tell us what you think...

L'Amour Electronique is 9pm-3am at The West Hill, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ
Entry is FREE all night long.

[you can join the pre-match, er, fun on the facebook event page]

The 200th Post

*FANFARE* This is the landmark 200th post on the L'Amour Electronique blog! Of course, L'Amour Electronique was in existence for a few years before the blog began, but I still couldn't let it pass without flagging it up.

But how to commemorate this double-century?

At first I thought I could post a song or artist with "two-hundred" in the name or title - but a quick search through my hard-drive put paid to that idea. So thinking laterally I give you a song that is 200 seconds long, or 3 minutes 33 seconds in old money.

Of all the mp3s I had that fit this criteria, one stood out from all the rest, by an artist who quite probably started this whole obsession with French music for me. Step forward Monsieur Gainsbourg. And the song: a classic that featured on the very first album I picked up by old Serge, and has been a mainstay at our little soirées since the very start.

I give you his homage to the divine Brigitte Bardot in all its bass-funk and Ski Sunday string-fuelled drama.

Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.

[buy Serge Gainsbourg from iTunes |  Amazon.co.uk]

I do love this film clip of footage from the Initials B.B. studio sessions.

Vive La France 2012

In January our L'Amour Electronique soirée will be a special one-off as part of Vive La France 2012.

We will be providing musical entertainment at the end-of-festival party:
Saturday 28th January 2012
L'Amour Electronique @ Vive La France
11pm - 2am
Free Entry
VENUE: Plateau, 1 Bartholomews, Brighton, BN1 1HG

We will also be playing interlude records between bands at one of the gigs:
Friday 27th January 2012
Turzi + Concrete Knives + Halfway + L'Amour Electronique DJs
VENUE: The Hope, 11 Queens Rd, Brighton, BN1 3WA
doors 8pm
entry £5/£6

download the full programme for Vive La France 2012



[nb there is no L'Amour Electronique in December]

L'Amour Electronique >> this Saturday

Our next soirée is this Saturday: a late night audio cocktail of 60s French Pop, Gallic freakbeat, popsike, swinging mademoiselles, synth goodness, Franco-funk and electronic delights.

L'Amour Electronique
Saturday 22 October
The West Hill, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ
9pm - 3am
FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT

Listen to our latest mixes for all things French, 60s, electronic, synthesized and POP!

oh and come and find us on facebook, go on, do it: facebook event

love and electronics
xxx

L'Amour Electronique mix 2

At last, the 2nd L'Amour Electronique mix! This one was recorded on 27 November 2010.

Another 2 hour mix of French pop, Gallic freakbeat, 60s garage, popsike, synth-pop, Franco-funk, bubblegum, chanson, ye-ye, synthesized sounds and electronic delights, for your listening pleasure.

For the first installment, we give you europop from Sebastien Tellier, call-and-response courtesy of Antoine and Jacques Dutronc, I Monster's sinister synth epic, a rare cut from France Gall, a Serge Gainsbourg soundtrack dalliance, Polnareff Computer funk, and more, and more, and more...


[for some reason the embedded player doesn't work with the Safari browser. It definitely works with Firefox though, or you can listen to it at the Mixcloud page]

L'Amour Electronique mix 2 (pt.1) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

track listing for part 1
Boy From Brazil – Le Claqueur De Doigts

Joanna – Hold-up Inusité

Serge Gainsbourg et Jean-Claude Brialy - C’est La Cristallisation Comme Dit Stendhal

Stereo Total – Comme Un Garçon

Antoine – Les Élucubrations d’Antoine

Jacques Dutronc – Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi

John & Jehn – 20L07

I Monster – Who Is She?

Les Charlots – St. Rock

Michel Polnareff – Computer’s Dream

France Gall – Zoï Zoï

Brigitte Bardot – Le Diable Est Anglais

Liz Brady – Bas Les Pattes

Sylvie Vartan – Koibito Jidai

Chantal Goya – Une Écharpe, Une Rose

Charlotte Gainsbourg – AF607105

Sebastien Tellier – Divine

Vive La Fête – Maladie d’un Fon

Stereo Total – Alaska

L'Amour Electronique mix 2 (pt.2) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

Hour 2 begins with a slow-burning Dutronc freakbeat classic. The mix takes a pure pop line until the urgent electro-meltdown of Dauerfisch and some oddball latterday Polnareff. Back to early 80s synth-pop (Human League, Telex), then off on a widescreen trip with Jean-Claude Vannier; next, some sweet ye-ye from mademoiselles Hardy, Hills and Goya, before Eddy Mitchell reprises the Anna soundtrack from part 1. It ends with an accordion duel between Jacques Brel and Adèle. Adèle wins with a bullet. 

track listing for part 2

Jacques Dutronc – Je Suis Content

Pete Shelley – Qu’est-ce Que C’est Que Ça

Serge Gainsbourg – Marilu

Baby Birkin – Orangutan

Mareva Galanter avec Jacno – Bang Bang

Françoise Hardy – Comment Te Dire Adieu

Brigitte Bardot – Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas

Dauerfisch – Peter Thomas Kann Nicht Zählen

Michel Polnareff – Y’a Que Pas Pouvoir Qu’on Peut

Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination

Telex – Moskow Diskow

Large Number – The Number People

Jean-Claude Vannier – Je M’apelle Geraldine (up-tempo version)

The Blackbirds – Promenade dans le Forêt du Brabant

Françoise Hardy – Apprends Le Moi

Gillian Hills – Oublie

Chantal Goya – Laisse Moi

Eddy Mitchell – Baseball

Serge Gainsbourg – En Melody

David Bowie – Weeping Wall

Jacques Brel – Amsterdam

Adèle – Je Ne Veux Plus D’Accordéon

This Saturday => French Moog madness and more!

You are welcome to join us this Saturday for another evening of Synthesized sounds, French Pop and Electronic Delights.

L'AMOUR ELECTRONIQUE
Saturday 24th September
9pm-3am
The West Hill pub, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ
FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT

We play French garage, Moog madness*, 80s synth pop, 60s ye-ye, la musique psychedelique, swinging mademoiselles, robot rock, electronic pioneers, arpeggio disko and more!

* I just picked up this early Moog album in Manchester, and I ain't afraid to use it


love and electronics
xxx

Ce Soir c'est L'Amour Electronique

Yep, time marches on and another L'Amour Electronique has snuck up on us...

These are the informations you need to know

Saturday 27th August
9pm-3am
The West Hill pub, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ
FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT

We play French garage, 80s synth pop, 60s ye-ye, la musique psychedelique, swinging mademoiselles, robot rock, electronic pioneers, arpeggio disko and more

see the posts below for mixtapes and previous setlists

love and electronics
xxx

Here is some accompanying eye candy I found at http://frenchnewwave.tumblr.com

Les Oops

Oh my! I've been neglecting my blogs again... I blame art, love, life, holidays and work (in that order). Still at least I gave you 2 hours of musique fantastique to keep you going during this barren period (see post below).

There will be more activity soon.

In the meantime I should make you aware that this month's L'Amour Electronique is on the 5th Saturday of the month.

Saturday 30th July
9pm-3am
The West Hill pub, Brighton
FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT

Verity and I will be away, but Sarah and guest DJs will entertain with a late night audio cocktail of Synthesized sounds, French Pop and Electronic Delights.

Ce Soir - L'AMOUR ELECTRONIQUE (Sat 25 June)

Come join us tonight for another L'Amour Electronique soirée!



We will be playing the finest in French Femmes et Garçons, 60s yé-yé, Gallic freakbeat, popsike, bubbblegum, psyché-rock, synthesized sounds and electronic frippery. ENTRY IS FREE. C'est bon!

Listen to our new mixes [posted below] for a taster of what we play

L'AMOUR ELECTRONIQUE
Saturday 25 June
9pm-3am
at The West Hill pub, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton, BN1 3PQ

love and electronics
xxx

L'Amour Electronique mix 1 (23 October 2010)

This is the first of a series of special mixes* recorded live at our L'Amour Electronique soirées.

Mix 1 was recorded on Saturday 23 October 2010:
A 2-hour audio cocktail of French pop, Gallic freakbeat, 60s garage, popsike, bubblegum, psychedelia, chanson, ye-ye, synthesized sounds and electronic delights. This first mix takes in exotic and out-there sounds from the likes of Brigitte Bardot, Polnareff, Stereolab, Gainsbourg, Air, Dutronc, The Normal, Baby Birkin, Stereo Total, Pierre Henry, Christie Laume and Jean-Jacques Perrey.

Hope you all enjoy it, please leave comments here or on Mixcloud.

L'Amour Electronique mix 1 (pt.1) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

TRACKLISTING FOR PART 1
Brigitte Bardot – Contact
Michel Polnareff – l’Oiseau de Nuit
Biky – Reponses
Joe Gracy & Michel Paje - Valérie Se Rebelle
Stereolab – Sun Demon
Jacques Dutronc – Il Est Cinq Heures Paris S'Eveille
Jean-Jacques Perrey – Mister James Bond
France Gall – Sacré Charlemagne
Stone – Auguste le Chat
Fabienne Delsol – Pas Adieu
Mareva Galanter – Pourquoi pas moi
Dalida – Petit Elephant Twist
Françoise Hardy – Pourtant tu M’aimes
Marie Laforêt - Mais si loin de moi
Serge Gainsbourg et Charlotte Gainsbourg - Lemon Incest
Air – Talisman
Stereo Total – Barbe à Papa
Christie Laume – Rouge Rouge
Jacques Dutronc – Sur Une Nappe De Restaurant
Chantal Goya – D’abord dis-moi ton nom

L'Amour Electronique mix 1 (pt.2) by Lamourelectronique on Mixcloud

TRACKLISTING FOR PART 2
Sylvie Vartan – De Bonheur
Baby Birkin – Black…White
The Rogers Sisters – Les Fantasies sont Bien
We Are Enfant Terrible – Snap Dragon
Jenny Rock – Mal
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
Daniel Gérard – Sexologie
Pierre Henry & Michel Legrand – Teen Tonic
Stereolab – Percolator
The Normal – Warm Leatherette
C++ - Dé-Rock ‘n’ Rollisation
M – Pop Musik
Jane Birkin - Raccrochez c'est une Horreur
Depeche Mode – The Meaning of Love
France Gall - Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son
Michel Polnareff – Tout Tout pour ma Chérie
Orlane Paquin – Le Train de 10h03
Francis Lai – Un Homme et Une Femme (instrumental version)
Chantal Goya – Dans la Nuit
Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye


Stay tuned for another mix in the coming weeks...

* These mixes were originally produced for a radio station, but never made it to air after the person who commissioned them moved elsewhere. Hopefully you'll agree that their loss is your gain...