Pascal Comelade - "Mouvement Decompose D'un Coup De Marteau" (1:19)
STEREO - "Moonshine" (5:22)
Francis Lai - "Young Freedom" (3:25)
Rosebud - "Main Theme From More" (4:03)
Queen Samantha - "Take A Chance" (remix - instrumental edit) (4:25)
Nicolas Peyrac - "Rite" (1:11)
Heldon - "Les Soucoupes Volantes Vertes" (2:22)
Roger Roger - "Vadrouillard" (3) (1:17)
Arpadys - "Monkey Star" (6:19)
Video Liszt - "Fade In Hong Kong" (3:29)
Pierre Porte - "Love Is All" (4:47)
Richard Pinhas - "Ruitor" (3:59)
Christophe - "Harp Odyssey" (2:29)
Grand Prix - "Grand Prix" (4:49)
The Peppers - "Pepper Box" (2:22)
Joel Fajerman & Jan Yrssen - "Asteroide" (3:35)
Moon Birds - "Cristal No 3" (3:07)
Araxis - "Theme D'Araxis" (instrumental) (4:26)
Anarchic System - "Pop Corn" (3:37)
Georges Rodi - "Indian Love Melody" (3:04)
Michel Magne - "Signaux Codes Non Identifies" (4:58)
Pierre Schaeffer - "Moins Banal" (interlude - Ou Impromptu) (3:28)
Pascal Comelade - "Mouvement Decompose D'un Coup De Marteau"
Francis Lai - "Young Freedom"
Rosebud - "Main Theme From More"
Queen Samantha - "Take A Chance" (remix - instrumental edit)
Heldon - "Les Soucoupes Volantes Vertes"
Roger Roger - "Vadrouillard" (3)
Video Liszt - "Fade In Hong Kong"
Pierre Porte - "Love Is All"
Richard Pinhas - "Ruitor"
Christophe - "Harp Odyssey"
Grand Prix - "Grand Prix"
The Peppers - "Pepper Box"
Joel Fajerman & Jan Yrssen - "Asteroide"
Moon Birds - "Cristal No 3"
Araxis - "Theme D'Araxis"
Anarchic System - "Pop Corn" (instrumental)
Georges Rodi - "Indian Love Melody"
Michel Magne - "Signaux Codes Non Identifies"
Pierre Schaeffer - "Moins Banal" (interlude - Ou Impromptu)
Review: Compiled by Uncle O, the title of this compilation is pretty clear and representative of the sounds contained within: A Voyage Across French Electronic Cosmic and Avantgarde 70s-80s; there you have it, a look into a relatively neat and much coveted moment in musical history, and Because Music have spared you the trouble of looking for these records in old charity shops and car boot sales. In reality, the best part of these songs are going for a lot of dollar on the second-hand market, so you probably wouldn't find them anyway. In any case, we have a wide spectrum of disco-not-disco sounds from names who you might not recognise, but who have had a lasting effect on disco, dance and electronic music as a whole. You're not restricted to one genre either, with tunes from Rosebud bringing the funk, Queen Samantha's gorgeous disco, electronic improv by Nicolas Peyrec, and much more. Highly recommended. Uff - check that proto-techno on Heldon's "Les Soucoupes Volantes Vertes"!
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