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My top five French house songs from the blog house era! (2007-2012)

 Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque.

Today I thought I'd do something a little bit different - seeing as summer is arriving (AKA peak house music season!) - on this post I'm going to rank my five favourite songs from the second era of French house music, most prominent between 2007-2012 - so you can get some bangers into your summer playlist (or rediscover them if you're a huge fan!)

I hope you enjoy reading.



5 - Louis La Roche - Peach (2008)

The titular track from London based house maestro Louis La Roche's debut EP is an awesome little tune. A flip of "All of You" by Diana Ross and Julio Iglesias - La Roche adds his signature groovy touches, some pumping drum work and great chops to create what is undeniably a classic of the late 2000s filter house era - and it is very easy to see why the guy is now extremely well regarded for his production work today. Also - note that the dude was 17 when he made this. Major props.



4 - Vanguard - So Much (2009)

Released by prominent Welsh production duo Vanguard (aka James Thomas and Tom Morgan) sometime in 2009, So Much is an awesome, funky track with some super nice production - making it a very good choice for summer parties and beach days - and also the most killer bass line ever - which is featured at the end of the track amongst the now practically iconic chops of Armenta's "I Wanna Be With You" - later sampled in 2015 by American future funk producer Macross 82-99 for his stellar track Fun Tonight.

Overall, a super rad tune that 100% deserves its spot on this list!

Vanguard - So Much


3 -  Les Années Folles - Limousine Trip (2010)

Released as part of Les Annees Folles' only EP from 2010 - Limousine Trip is a smooth, funky joint which sounds like it could have been made by Daft Punk in their Discovery era. With an awesome sample to boot (baked with a whole lot of groove) and some dope production (with a lot of side chain, may I add, but hey, this is blog house, what do you expect?) along with some killer hooks and fat bass make this track perfect for dropping at clubs. Side note to DJs - this is quite literally the track to put into your sets.

2 - Rubix - Baiser Sur La Disco (2009)
One of my favourite house tracks released just before the dawn of the new decade - Baiser Sur La Disco, produced by European DJ and producer Rubix (also of the Girls Love DJs crew) is one of my favourite disco house tracks of the late 2000s, and it is very easy to see why. It's a smooth, funky track with everything essential for a disco house track of the period - a great sample (and even better chopping) - funky drums, some serious low end and even some small vocal chops. I listen to this track very often, and I expect it to pop up in my DJ sets fairly frequently from this point forward.

Side note to DJs - this one's a real classic. Go and buy it. It'll really get some crowds moving.




1 - The Phantom's Revenge - I Heard You Were Dead (2010)
This list really wouldn't be complete without The Phantom's Revenge - who to me, is the greatest producer from this era, and to top off this list of my favourite French house songs from between 2007-2012, I feel like this is the best one of them all.

While it isn't a groundbreaking piece of work, I Heard You Were Dead incorporates some incredible chopping (god, these blades must be sharp!) - completely flipping "Gimme Sometime" by Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson to a T. Furthermore, there isn't too much side chain (making this particular track of his very nice to listen to!) - there's some awesome percussion (and as always, some super punchy drums) throughout, and overall, this is my personal favourite blog house song of all time for all of those reasons!


There you have it, everyone. 

Thanks for reading, and keep enjoying your stay at the discotheque.

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