CHEBRAN: FRENCH BOOGIE 1980-1985 / VAR

In the early '80s in France, the happy-go-lucky gathered the nectar of each and every?new release. Believing in a bright future for videotex and loosened up by budding?pirate radio stations, the new generation dreamt of dancefloors and holiday clubs.?French Boogie, which preserves the spirit of these years of boodle and bunkum, is the?ideal soundtrack to their dreams. What has come to be called French boogie is a?form of synthetic funk reflecting the spirit of those days when everything seemed?possible. In popular clubs such as La Main Bleue in Montreuil or L'Echappatoire in?Clichy-sous-Bois -- where Micky Milan could be seen behind the decks -- an?enthusiastic audience discovered this post-disco sonic wave, influenced as much by?French pop as by The Sugarhill Gang or Kurtis Blow. In this myriad of new?musicians, the very young Fran'ois Feldman and Phil Barney pioneered a fresh?musical hybrid. Other well-known artists like G'rard Blanc from Martin Circus?(Attach' Case), Richard de Bordeaux (Ich), and Jean-Pierre Massiera?(Anisette, Pirate Club, Mandrake, Groupe Scratch Man) added an eccentric?touch. Singers like Agathe (the author of La Fourmi (included here) and of the hit?song Je ne veux pas rentrer chez moi seule) were far more than just window dressing,?giving an ironic and subversive twist to this rather harmless genre. But by 1984, French?boogie was already breathless, and merged with other genres; on the one hand, rap?and breakdance adapted its flow to a more urban world, especially with Dee Nasty's?broadcasts on Radio Nova, and on the other, Italo, new beat, and house began to rule?dancefloors. Squeezed between the age of disco and that of modern electronic music,?French boogie was a transitional phase, but it remains an amazingly refreshing?testimony to the intermingling of pop and underground cultures. The genre was hastily?categorized as anecdotal in spite of its pioneering synthetic groove and matchless?basslines. An attentive ear will discover the poetry of the ephemeral beyond the?eccentricities of the genre, as well as a certain unexpected avant-gardism. At the origin?of major music trends, always cheerful and catchy, French boogie is what you need to?party. Includes tracks from 1980-1985 by Interview, Krootchey, G'rard?Vincent, Style, Pierre Edouard, Casino, Bianca, Trigo & Friends, Hugues?Hamilton, Pascal Davoz, Anisette, Pilou, Henriette Coulouvrat, New?Paradise, Ich, Attach' Case, and Yannick Chevalier. Includes 24-page booklet.?TRACKLISTING?01. Interview - Salut Les Salauds (4:15)?02. Krootchey - Qu'est Ce Qu'il A (4:26)?03. Gerard Vincent - Gerard Vincent Pas Gerard Vincent (3:46)?04. Style - Playboy En Detresse (5:57)?05. Pierre Edouard - A Mon Age Deja Fatigue (5:54)?06. Casino - Pate Integral (3:37)?07. Bianca - La Fourmi (3:44)?08. Trigo & Friends - La Degaine (3:26)?09. Hugues Hamilton - Je M'laisse Aller (3:40)?10. Pascal Davoz - Cinema (4:30)?11. Anisette - Scratch Ou Standard (3:48)?12. Pilou - Ca Va (3:23)?13. Henriette Coulouvrat - Miam Miam Goody (6:41)?14. New Paradise - Easy Life (3:49)?15. Gerard Vincent - T'as Qu'a Fermer Ta Gueule (2:56)?16. Ich - Ma Vie Dans Un Bocal (3:55)?17. Attach' Case - Les Crabes (5:19)?18. Yannick Chevalier - Ecoute Le Son Son Du Soleil (5:03)