I miss the 00ies and French House / Downtempo / Lounge

A thread to share music, could be yours or not, from the best era of electronic dance music, you know…

I’ll start:

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hey now…

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Just proves that it doesn’t all have to be complicated, sometimes a disco sample, an SP and a filter is all you need.

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Not French, but I love the more loungey side of that time period. Nordic Lounge, some of the Italian stuff, etc. I do love French house and tech too, but during this period, I was listening more to this stuff. Trying to go back to mellow after a good stint in Drum and Bass land. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hope its ok to post something of I did. Was bit obsessed with French house back then and here is a mega mix of french house I did for Bicep on their early blog.

http://www.feelmybicep.com/andy/public_html/Matt/la%20muzka%20mix.mp3

Sebastian Leger – Victory (Lifelike Flashing Victory Vision)
Daft Punk – Around the World (KILLDAHYPE Remix)
Roy Davis Jr. – Rock Shock (Thomas Bangalter’s Start-Stop Mix)
The Eternals – Wrath of Zeus
Stars On 33 – I Feel Music In Your Heart (7 Inch Mix)
Cassius – Feeling For You (Les Rh D Mix)
Daft Punk – Crescendolls
Cosmos – Take Me With You (Extended Club Mix)
Daft Punk – High Life
Together – Together
Jamiroquai – Runaway (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Remix)
Etienne De Crecy – Am I Wrong
For The Floorz -Time Limited
Hystereo – Gly
Automatic & Silk – Always Be There
Raw Man – Number Seven (Le Knight Club Remix)
Kelis – Bossy (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
Cassius – La Mouche (Dj Falcon vs Choo Choo Romero Mix)
Aloud – Sex & Sun Part III
Daft Punk – Fresh
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Horizon
K.I.M. – Wet ‘N Wild (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
Sedat – The Turkish Avenger
Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better (Buffalo Bunch Remix)
Raw Man – Across The Universe
Raw Man – Warning
Le Knight Club – Soul Bells
DJ Falcon – Honeymoon
Alan Braxe vs Bob Sinclair – Running Into I Feel For You
For The Floorz – Body Angel
Armand Van Helden – I Want Your Soul (Fake Blood Remix)
Daft Mafia – Superstar
Le Knight Club – Hysteria
Midnight Juggernauts – 45 And Rising
Daft Punk – Revolution 909
Jess and Crabbe – In Your Ear
Deelat – Wetness Anthem
Patrick Alavi – The End
Archigram – Carnaval (Bring Back The Rave Mix)
Daft Punk – Superheroes
Le Knight Club – Rhumba (T-West’s For The Floorz Edit)
Together – So Much Love To Give (Daft Mafia Rework)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Love Lost
Matt Hughes – You’re One Of Us (Daft Mafia Edit)
Pete Heller – Big Love
Demon VS Heartbreaker – You Are My High
Jungle Brothers – Freakin’ You Baby (Buffalo Bunch Remix)
JJ Flores & Steve Smooth – Time For Love
Hystereo – Resistance
Daddy’s Favorite – I Feel Good Things For You
Hystereo – Winters In The City
Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Alyoa – It’s Been Too Long (Lifelike Top Gun Mix)
Superfunk – The Young MC
Daft Punk – One More Time
Hystereo – Deale
Boys Noize – Shine Shine
Cassius – 1999
Alan Braxe – Rubicon (Feat. Fred Falke)
Benjamin Diamond – We Gonna Make It (Alan Braxe Mix)
Fred Falke & Savage – Wait For Love
Daft Punk – Around The World
Scuola Furano – CRY-DA-MAGIC
Aloud Feat. Raw Man – Los Angeles Resurrection
Daft Mafia – I Feel So
The Bucketheads – The Bomb (Armand Van Helden Remix)
DJ Mehdi – Signatune (Thomas Bangalter Edit)
Mylo – Peach Melba
Paraone – Midnight Swim (Surkin Drowning Mix)
Daft Punk – Phoenix
Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
Armand Van Helden – You Don’t Even Know Me
Lifelike – Adventure
Plus Move – Boss
Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis
Daft Punk – Face to Face
Fred Falke & Savage – Omega Man
Justice – Stress

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This is gonna be one of those threads were I have to restrain myself to not go overboard :smiley:

“1999” is of course a stone cold classic, but the remix on the b-side of the 12 inch release is were it’s really at for me:

And let’s add some more nice house that was released in France in the 90ies and early 00nds:

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Nice playlist, will have a listen if the mood for full-on french house strikes. Most of the Crydamoure releases would be a bit too much for me nowadays, but still have fond memories of them.

Edit: Let’s add a small counterpoint to one of the tracks again. With Benjamin Diamond’s “In Your Arms” I prefer the more somber album version to Alan Braxe’s more famous remix. Could even imagine still sneaking it in a set if the time is right.

And for good measure, I’m also gonna post my favourite version of “Around the World”:

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Love this record - start to finish 10/10:

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So weird. This is literally my name, and I’ve never heard of them before

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Then you should check out “Poney Part 1” and “La Rock 01” which were quite big, though it certainly isn’t house:

A Garnier track in a similar vein:

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:kissing_heart::ok_hand:t2:
French chef kiss.

Now this music hits very close to my heart. Some great stuff shared already, I’ll post some of my favourites which I happen to have on wax too… Tracks like these made me fall in love with house music early on and I still absolutely love them.

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This thread is the cured playlist I always wanted :ok_hand:t2::ok_hand:t2::ok_hand:t2:

Brings me back to my first DJ set in a club, I didn’t have that many records and definitely wanted to give this one a spin, so I was a bit gutted when the much more established and experienced guy who was on before me played it. I guess through nerves as well as being happy to have heard it in a club in the first place, I mentioned to him during the changeover - “oh, I was going to play 900 Degrees”, and got the immortal reply, “play it again, they love it.”

Seeing as the thread seems to be going wider than strictly French house:

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Looks like it is back in the game

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peak 00 french house

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The whole album-movie is a peak event indeed.

The abducted aliens from Discovery are known to us, earthlings, as Justice.

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Not French House, but very much in tune with the thread’s goals, I think:

I can also whole-heartedly recommend these following mix-CDs, which got a lot of play in my social circle in the 2000s. But they don’t seem to be available to stream anywhere, so you’ll have to look for them on your own :wink:
https://www.discogs.com/master/71208-Erlend-Øye-DJ-Kicks
https://www.discogs.com/master/921-Henrik-Schwarz-DJ-Kicks
https://www.discogs.com/master/32572-Henrik-Schwarz-Henrik-Schwarz-Live

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Nice!

Also not '00s French, but (modern, not French, in LA) :smiley: But Leisan plays a lot of excellent tracks that are also very much in-line I think. Funky, mellow, a bit jazzy sometimes, with occasional Latin flaire, a touch of lounge, and definitely some fun mixes. Highly recommend checking out her sets.

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I am not a big fan of French house and dont really try to make that kind of music. But recently i had two ideas that fit the genre so I finished them. currently working on details. I will share them for sure when they are ready!