Discoteca Imaginaria: Le French Touch
12.03.24
Discoteca Imaginaria is an audio docu-series covering the people, places and sounds that have shaped popular music. Each episode transports listeners through history to the greatest club on earth – the disco of our imagination.
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Beginning in early 1990s, a confluence of radio stations (Radio Nova, Radio FG), record stores (Rough Trade, BPM), and club nights (Wake Up at Rex Club, Respect at Le Queen) in Paris served as the breeding ground for what would become French Touch. A mix of American funk, euro disco, Chicago house and French pop, this sub-genre of house would later be loved around the world. Acts like Cassius and Daft Punk proved French House was more than just pastiche, but rather a uniquely Francophile take on dance music.
Tracklist:
Darlin’ – Untitled
Excerpt from documentary French Waves (2017)
Étienne de Créy – Prix Choc
The Buffalo Bunch – T.I.T.T.S.
DJ Falcon & Thomas Bangalter – Together
Interview with Daft Punk for Dutch Report (1998)
Daft Punk – Revolution 909
Modjo – Lady
Interview with Bob Sinclair for Parisian News (2013)
Thomas Bangalter – Club Soda
Heartbreaker – You Are My High
Philippe Zadar Lecture for RBMA (2004)
Cassius – La Mouche
Le Knight Club – Santa Claus
Air – Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi
Excerpt from documentary French Waves (2017)
Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
Pepe Bradock – Atom Funk
Chateau Flight – Discobele
Cheek – Venus (Sunshine People)
Excerpt from documentary French Waves (2017)
Mr. Oizo – Half A Scissor
Stan De Mareuil – Marathon Man
DJ Gregory – Attend 1
Busy P Lecture for RBMA (2010)
Phoenix – Heatwave
Play Paul – Spaced Out
Surkin – Radio Fireworks
Joakim – I Wish You Were Gone (JK Dub)
Interview with Alan Braxe for A DJ’s Tale (2012)
Alan Braxe, Fred Falke – Intro
Étienne de Créy – Am I Wrong
Lifelike – The Cult
Sebastian – Ross Ross Ross
Excerpt from Slices Feature: Ed Banger (2013)
Justice – NewJack
Sébastien Tellier – Kilometer (Aeroplane Italo 84 Remix)
The Paradise – In Love With You (Alan Braxe Remix)
Daft Punk – Around the World
