Solo Cups!

Neither an inconspicuous red cup or the bad ass owner of the fastest ship in the galaxy, Solo is a Tribal/Tech DJ form the UK who's really won me over with his awesome beats. It's Minimal, it's Funky, and it's really fun, unlike the super dark Minimal Techno that we usually post.

-M

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Midgets In Bricklane - Solo
Psychedelic (in the George Harrison picking up a sitar sense) with a tribal beat, and a one of those tiny little high synth hooks.

How You Like Me Now? (Solo Remix) - The Heavy
This one's very unlike his other tracks, but I really like it. I guess because it's a remix of rock, so it leaks into the track a lot.

Con Alegria (Solo More Cowbell Remix) - DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto
Great, really great. Awesome Tribal/Tech track.

I Dream Of Crystal (Solo Remix) - Maps
This one's got his signature while also being a really beautiful track.

Afreaka - Solo
More really awesome Tribal/Tech. I love his style.

Solo Collection
By Track // Zipped

French House Arrest Episode IV: Backtrack

I do still insist that 1997 is the biggest year for French House, but I realized that I left out some important/awesome developments that occurred in 1996.

-M

Venus (Sunshine People) - Cheek

Now I can't really speak for its significance in terms of the evolution of the genre, but this did predate '97 and is just awesome. The true winner is the remix from DJ Gregory (my favorite track in this post), but the I:Cube remix is also amazing. I:Cube is another important DJ in the creation on French House, and you'll be seeing his album in one of the upcoming '97 posts.

Le Voyage - The Mighty Bop

The Mighty Bop, more commonly known as Bob Sinclar, was another very important name during the foundations of French House. He even had a little incident with Thomas Bangalter over a certain track, to be posted eventually. This particular track that I posted is very Hip-hop/Breakbeat influenced along with the funk/space influences of the French Touch and, of course, is just as cool as everything else his peers were releasing at the time.

Sacrebleu - Dimitri From Paris

Dimitri From Paris is so cool, that he's become the Playboy Mansions resident DJ. His style is a mix of House, Disco, Hip-hop, and Lounge. This is not really French House, but very much in line with the whole French Touch scene, almost like Daft Punk and Air had a child that decided to move to Cancun. And nobody can deny that the man has style.

Also, everyone should check out the blog Ilictronix. Great source for French House, among other stuff.