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Dreamer in America #5: Louis La Roche / DJ Korss / His Majesty Andre

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! Just as I promised at the end of the last 'Dreamer in America' post, today I bring you three awesome filter house / nu disco jams from some of my favourite artists to date (and major influences on my sound!) hailing from a pretty huge range of places - namely England, Poland and Italy, all of which initially made their name during the late 2000s, internet fueled French house wave - so I hope you enjoy reading my (rather odd, at times) commentary on these classics, and most importantly, listening to them this fine Sunday. Let's begin! Louis La Roche - Tonight Aside from his latest record The New Now - it's only just dawned on me that I haven't really talked all that much about the dazzling nu disco work put out by Norwich-based artist Louis La Roche in recent years, and that needs to change - so I thought I'd start this post off by talking about one of my new favourites from the legend, that being a very underrated,...
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Dreamer in America #4: Mr. Hoosteen / LBCK

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! It's been a fairly eventful day for me (I had a huge family gathering, and I'm rather tired!) so I apologize for not getting this post out sooner - to make up for it, here's your daily dose of great selections from me - on the cards today are two killer French house cuts from New York and California, so get ready for your ears to be blessed! Mr. Hoosteen - Delite (feat. Chello) If you've been reading this blog for a long time, or are a personal friend of mine - then you know that I almost never stop singing my praises for one of New York's finest artistic talents. He's the founder of OMEAC Records, an excellent graphic designer specializing in pop-art influenced works that are futuristic, colourful and full of glamour, but most importantly, he's an absolutely incredible producer that (somehow) is still very underrated, cooking up the finest in filter house, nu disco, rave and acid techno - this of course being ...
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Dreamer in America #3: Go Go Bizkitt! / Solidisco / FIBRE

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! As per usual - it's now that time again for me to drop a small selection of fire tracks into your daily listening, and boy do I have some great stuff for y'all today - including two French-flavored club weapons coming from Scotland and New York and some sweet future funk from the blog's resident Baltimorean FIBRE - I hope you enjoy reading! Go Go Bizkitt! - Reach Up! By the time the early 2010s had rolled around, things were going exceptionally well for Scottish producer and DJ Tom Nelson - who's also known as the guy with the brown paper bag on his head, or Go Go Bizkitt! when he's aiding the universe with his club-ready take on filter disco - having released a slew of remixes, original self-released material and outings for labels such as Deepfunk and Shiny Disco Club. The opening track from his debut EP for American label Stardust has been one of my personal favourites for months, but I've decided to put it on t...
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Dreamer in America #2: Modjo / Jean Tonique / Attack Yourself!

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! Just as I promised at the end of yesterday's post - I have three new bangers to share with you readers from multiple different eras - there's bound to be a certain duo you'll recognize (I don't think they need further introduction...) alongside some of my favourite talents as of late - so I hope these tracks serve you well for your day, and let's begin! Modjo - Rollercoaster I'm a big fan of the only full-length record Parisian duo Modjo put out in late 2001 for pretty much all of the obvious reasons - it contains some absolutely massive hits (namely Lady and Chillin') whilst also being very fun, summery and a welcome blend between the classic filter house sound and acoustic, romantic pop. However, my personal favourite from it has always been the album's ninth track - the Cerrone sampling classic Rollercoaster, which to me, feels playful, exciting and in many ways, super joyous. I initially discovered it t...
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Dreamer in America #1: Knightlife / Treasure Fingers

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! For today's post, I wanted to introduce a brand new series that's going to be taking place over the next week and a half called Dreamer in America - where, over my time in Oklahoma (where I'll mostly be busy visiting family and generally being on vacation...) I'll be doing some old-school, short form blogging about a few songs from each day that I like.  The initial plan was for me to start this yesterday, but after twenty six hours of travelling (and barely any sleep!) I thought it would be better to begin this series properly on my first full day - so without further ado, let's begin! Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire (Knightlife Remix) A lot of the people that know me personally in the music world, are very much aware that I'm a major fan of the stuff Australian film student, musician and DJ Knightlife has put out over the last two decades - whether it's his killer nu disco workouts, his filter house jams (well, Dis...
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Drops and news from the first two weeks of October!

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! The first half of October has already zipped by (where does the damn time go?) and after yesterday's post, I wanted to go back to what the blog usually covers - especially as over the last fortnight there's been a bucket load of incredible new releases and a fair few bits of awesome news too - I feel like late autumn is always a golden time for the scenes covered on the blog, so I can't wait to write about what's been happening! Let's get started! Justice - Flower In A Hurricane (feat. Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) When it was announced just yesterday that legendary Parisian duo Justice were behind the soundtrack for what's going to likely be one of the biggest media products of the decade - that being the brand new Grand Theft Auto game, as you can likely imagine, the internet - and the entire French touch scene went promptly insane, and if that wasn't enough for you, at the same t...
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Review: Part IV by Fred Falke

When people think of iconic figures in the French touch movement, there are a list of names that immediately spring to mind - and aside from the obvious examples that every reader is going to know, it's a well known fact that Fred Falke - the man known for bringing a string of hit collaborations with Alan Braxe to the musical table and a ton of releases for the former's label Vulture, a slew of records for Kris Menace's legendary imprint Work It Baby and being one of the movement's most in demand remixers and DJs - is one that's hard to miss, whether you've been into French touch for several years, or a week. His debut album Part IV - which was released fifteen years ago through the aforementioned Work It Baby, is an extremely accomplished, and very wonderful record that captures the man at his top form as an artist, melding club ready disco infused beats with a maximalist edge and enough glitzy eighties-influence to please pretty much anyone. I'll get this ...
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