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 ...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque. Today's post is going to be a little bit different to what I usually cover - rather than talking about new releases, past classics or interviewing people in our scenes, I'd like to talk about something that is directly affecting the French house movement today - and while I'm not going to exclude the other scenes covered on the blog - I feel that it's the most relevant way to ignite discussion on a topic that beforehand, I've never openly talked about - this being the use of generative AI in music and art as a whole.  For today's post, I've also decided to gather some help - notably from two of my good friends (and label-mates through Creux La Nuit!) Opierm and Luv4Loop, where they will be contributing their own opinions as two of the movement's fastest rising purveyors, and as young creatives. Furthermore, I aim for this to also cover alternatives for producers and artists starting out that feel tempted to...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! As I said in part one of this post, the last few weeks were quite frankly nuts for French house, future funk, nu disco and electro - and I'm very pleased to report, readers, that this next part is full of even more awesome stuff. As per usual, there's some newer people on the blog today alongside many artists you're bound to know - and to add, there's also been some pretty sweet re-releases too (and I don't really mention those often!) - so I hope you enjoy delving into all of this amazing new music. Without further ado, let's begin! Midnight City - Rushin' If you've been keeping up in the French house scene lately, then you're bound to have heard the work of Liverpool-based production duo Midnight City, who have been making moves for the last thirteen years for labels such as Pete Tong's FFRR, Glasgow Underground, Henry Street and of course, their own label All Night Long - which the duo's late...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! It's been a damn long time since I made a post detailing all of the fantastic new releases within a given period - and let me tell you, readers, the last four weeks have seen some of the finest releases in French house, nu disco and electro house of this year so far, so I'm incredibly excited to be reporting on a whole bunch of awesome music once again! In this first part, my attention is going to be given to a host of brand new talents on the blog, alongside people you're bound to know, so buckle your seat belts, because this last month was pretty damn mad - let's get started! Les Loups - That Feeling Starting on the topic of new talents on the blog, I'm genuinely surprised that I've never talked about Hamburg-based production trio Les Loups, who over the last decade and a half have released some of the smoothest nu disco and filter house cuts available on the internet, and with official remixes from the likes of ...