French House
French house (sometimes called âFilter houseâ and part of the âFrench touchâ supergenre) is my favorite type of music by a wide margin. It could be because Daft Punkâs Discovery came out during the time my brain was forming in my preteen years. It could be because the âBlog houseâ subgenre was a movement I contributed to with a blog that taught me how to create websites, Iâm very glad it did!
It could also just be because itâs really good. Here are some of my favorites:
Play Paul â Holy Ghostz (Crydamoure, 2000)
The tenth release of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christoâs (one half of Daft Punk, the gold helmet) record label âCrydamoure.â Holy Ghostz is written by Guy-Manâs brother Paul and appears on their second compilation album â Waves II. Both Waves I and Waves II are must-listens, but I wonât take up all the space in this list with them. You should track them down on YouTube.
Kamaro â A Little Touch of Fat (Riviera, 1999)
Found on Rivieraâs 1999 âGreetings from Rivieraâ compilation album. Kamaro now makes music under the name âMajipoorâ but mostly posts photos of his beautiful family on Instagram. He also replies very nice things to my DMs.
The sample from A Little Touch of Fat is Zappâs âA Touch of Jazzâ from 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztcfhm7hH0c&t=4s
Saint Piece â Miss Your Tape (The Phantomâs Revenge Remix)
I havenât stopped listening to The Phantomâs Revenge since I first heard this remix in high school.
He still makes music today, both under The Phantomâs Revenge but now also under the name DJ DVD RIP (Crystal Boy is among my favorite releases, give it a listen).
Iâll link a few other of my favorites because I have to. You can find some stuff on streaming services as well.
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The Phantomâs Revenge â Johnny Lawrence of the Cobra Kai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4yY_tfRHOg
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Fenech Soler â Lies (The Phantomâs Revenge Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfPB0a9HsfA
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The Phantomâs Revenge â Burn Da Red Dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27UEL2yx6VQ
The Chemical Brothers â Life is Sweet (Daft Punk remix) (Virgin Records, 1995)
This is one of only 7 remixes Daft Punk released (not counting remixes of their own songs). Itâs eclipsed by their discography but in my opinion is among their best sounds. I think I especially like it because it sounds almost nothing like the original, which can be found on The Chemical Brothersâ 1995 album Exit Planet Dust. The humming in the intro became an entire song â fantastic.
Bob Sinclair â Gym Tonic (EastWest, 1998)
This is the work of Thomas Banglater (half of a daft punk, silver helmet) and has a storied history. Thomas sampled the workout tape and some funk improv, producing this track in one night. He made Sinclair promise (1) never to release it as a single (2) keep Bangalterâs name away from it. When Gym Tonic became the smash hit on the album, it was released as a single⌠with Thomas Bangalterâs producer credit.
A legal battle ensued and thatâs why thereâs no Bob Sinclar remix of âMusic Sounds Better with You.â
Really, really good song though.