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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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Let's talk about generative AI in the French house scene.

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...
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Drops from late August / September: Part Two!

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...
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