{"id":16825,"date":"2020-04-15T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/?p=16825"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:51:16","slug":"the-future-of-french-house-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/noticias\/the-future-of-french-house-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of French House Music. Welcome to the next generation."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh dear Lord, the good old days&#8230;You might have heard people calling it French House while others would call it tech funk or even filter house. These terms are probably familiar to you but the most popular one is <strong>French Touch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00ab\u2009We give a French touch to house \u00bb<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the slogan printed on the back of a jacket created in the 90\u2019s by \u00c9ric Morand for the Fnac label. British journalists popularized the term and contributed to the spread of the movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16856 aligncenter\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This French house of the late 90\u2019s early 2000\u2019s, remains a sound that holds a certain clich\u00e9 to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In quick words, French House is made with a good disco tempo, a slight sad vocal gimmick, usually, a black female voice that repeats the same phrase throughout the track, as well as filters. Lots of filters.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A brief history:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laurent Garnier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motorbass<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"(band)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cassius<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, those are names that should mean something to you and probably heard of. That is because, from New York to Tokyo, from Milan to London, they made the world dance and were on the front page of magazines. French rock has never really managed to get out of its borders, but it&#8217;s in the late 90\u2019s- that the DJ\u2019s and house producers started to breakthrough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> ??Quick recap ??<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philippe Cerboneschi \u201cZdar\u201d composed with Hubert Blanc-Francard \u201cBoom Bass\u201d. They became the inevitable Cassius duo but also became a household name in the French electronic music scene as soon as their debut album came out. Mixing hip-hop, house and funk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two sparkling helmets, no eyes to look at and barely a metallic hand to shake&#8230;More than a band, <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daft Punk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a concept: a pair of robots that have been reigning over electronic music for more than 20 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early 90\u2019s, the two accomplices, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel formed their first group. Advised by Daniel Vangarde, Bangalter&#8217;s father of Bangalter, Darlin&#8217; (the name of the group at that time) released their first record. It is in the legendary bible of the music press, Melody Maker, that a journalist refers to this first record, and qualifies their music as \u00abdaft punky trash\u00bb. The name is found, the legend is on the march.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By 2005, the sound of French Touch had been watered down by mainstream pop and hits such as \u201cConfessions On A Dance Floor\u201d by Madonna were ruling the era. For the pioneers, the golden age was well and truly over.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI remember going to a record store, listening to 200 records, and all of them were shit,\u201d Recalls Zdar. \u201cFrench Touch became a recipe, and it got too easy \u2013 just like punk.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, legends remained, Daft Punk are still in shape (even though their last productions were released on 2013), successors such as <\/span><a href=\"(band)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breakbot <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have managed to restore the French reputation, and labels such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\">Ed Banger<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, make sure that things keep moving forward. But those are just a few names who made the French House scene one of the most prolific hot spots in the world. DJ Mehdi, Bob Sinclair, Busy P, Simian Mobile Disco, Digitalism&#8230;The list is long. They were all part of that second generation that hatched the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The rise of the new school. <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>The next French House generation.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tender age of French Touch may have gone, but it surely left an enduring imprint in today\u2019s music generation. It\u2019s time for the rise of a new generation, more digital, savvier, with great access to production tools, to digital distribution and self-promotion that has led France to a new wave of House Music fever. From independent record labels, to music collectives, music events or DJ\u2019s and producers; everyone is demonstrating that the French house scene is surfing the wave again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The French Touch sound got a port side blow and was capsizing. But them French gar\u00e7ons don\u00b4t seem to rush ahead to find the next formula to make them feel noticed. Plenty of young producers have emerged in France. At the forefront, a bunch of them seem to work magic in what they do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of the recent renaissance of young French House producers is <a href=\"\">Folamour<\/a>, an artist with a deep love for all music. His passion is demonstrated across the many edits, remixes and original records he produces, and his recognition along the international scene has become a reality and his name is one of the most wanted performances for festival acts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>;feature=emb_title<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bellaire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for example, represents the brand new generation that we love, full of energy and most importantly with the goal to replenish house music. This French talent has been producing sound for quite a while and he\u2019s been reaching ridiculous numbers on the streaming platforms. (Over 6 million hits on YouTube for his track Paris City Jazz)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI started the Bellaire project about 3 years ago, it&#8217;s very close to my heart! The event that initiated my launching was the release of the track \u00abParis City Jazz\u00bb.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer and producer from Paris, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\">Larry Houl<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another musical nugget from our generation. Also a DJ, his musical selection varies between house, disco, funk, jazz &amp; soul. Since its creation, Larry Houl has been producing via SVO and under his own name. In 2016, he released his first songs including \u00abAcid Berber\u00bb(<\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D.KO Records<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), followed by \u00abObjectif Androm\u00e8de\u00bb in 2017 with its label <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UnderGroove Records. In 2020 he arrived to theBasement Discos with a brilliant EP who called the attention of Mixmag, who uploaded one of the tracks to its YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also from the capital of France, we have <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin Alix.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This young producer\u2019s music is much influenced by the French Touch era. His love for house disco can be shown and for sure brings an uplifted and joyful atmosphere to the dancefloor. His previous productions have been released by <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nervous Records<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eton Messy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he recently debuted <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">theBasement Discos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with three magic groovy bombs in a way every clubber desires.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"%3A;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another one to look for is Lyon-based producer and DJ <\/span><a href=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mangabey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Someone driven since childhood by a growing passion for jazz and African-American music, he\u2019s been distilling his groovy house for several years all over the world, with amazing releases in some of the top notch record labels in the scene like Toy Tonics, Boussole Records, Sundries or Apparel Wax.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16844\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16844\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vitess at his studio during Coronavirus breakdown before a livestream session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French Touch had its time but is still showing through todays\u2019 incredible artists which are claiming their part of attention through their music. Names like <a href=\"\"><strong>Le Hutin<\/strong><\/a> or <strong><a href=\"\">Vitess<\/a><\/strong> are gaining popularity due to his high quality productions. Others like <strong>Crowd Control, <\/strong><\/span><strong>Maxye, <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Majuscule, Deborah Aime La Bagarre, Wikett, Zeleke, Willowman, LOG, Kam\u00eaon, Tomaas All<\/strong> or <strong>Le Bon Groove<\/strong> keep raising the French levels up due to their constant releases in record labels around the globe. But also record labels are screaming to be recognized while keeping the French sounds emerging. Just to name a few that deserve a shout out are <strong><a href=\"\">Happiness Therapy<\/a>, <a href=\"\">Pont Neuf Records<\/a>, <a href=\"\">De La Groove<\/a>, D.KO Records, Imported Recordings, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Boussole Records, Cracki Records, Egregore Collective<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <strong>Le Bon Son Record<\/strong>s, whose amazing underground essence is keeping the French Touch alive, despite the passage of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16843\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16843 size-full\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kerri Chandler and Crowd Control during the 6th anniversary of Happiness Therapy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">theBasement\u2019s radar has been beeping at this flourishing new music scene, and it will not stop staring at the exciting French wave that is taking place at the moment. Good energies, great music, and amazing talent united in this exact moment of time. Good job y\u2019all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French Touch had its time but it still looks in shape. Vive la France!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh dear Lord, the good old days&#8230;You might have heard people calling it French House while others would call it tech funk or even filter house. These terms are probably familiar to you but the most popular one is French Touch. \u00ab\u2009We give a French touch to house \u00bb It was the slogan printed on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"theme-button-text-accent wolf-core-button wolf-core-button-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/noticias\/the-future-of-french-house-music\/\"><span>Seguir leyendo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias","entry","clearfix","entry-post-module-layout-sidebar-right","thumbnail-color-tone-dark","entry-post","entry-standard","entry-post-standard"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16825"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18308,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16825\/revisions\/18308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebasementxxx.com\/webapp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}