***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.
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.
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
