French Connections (2nd Edition)

From Discotheque to Daft Punk - The Birth of French Touch

French Connections (2nd Edition)
Martin James
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Paperback
h198 x 128mm - 320pg
2 Jun 2022 UK
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9781913231163
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During the second half of the 1990s, Paris experienced a dance music revolution thanks to groundbreaking artists like Daft Punk, Air, Super Discount, Motorbass, Cassius, Dimitri from Paris, Bob Sinclar and many, many more. It was a scene that became known as French Touch and was heralded throughout the world as the epitome of dance music cool, forever placing Paris on the dance culture map. Journalist and author Martin James was there right from the start, documenting the scene from its inspirations to its earliest moments and onto its global breakthrough. In the process, he inadvertently provided the French Touch moniker that became adopted throughout the world. Drawing on a dazzling array of exclusive interviews with the biggest names in French electronic music history, French Connections explores France s significant contribution to dance music culture that paved the way for the French Touch explosion.
(James) has a rare, imagistic talent for evoking the unearthly sounds of modern dance music. -The Guardian Endlessly informative and thoroughly enjoyable, James manages to bring even the most boring artists (Air) to vibrant life with his energetic prose and rich imagery. -Bob Stanley, Mojo If ever a book was overdue then it' s this one, which charts the influence of French electronica on the world outside the hexagon over the past decade or so. . . tres bien -Select Viva Monsieur James! Essential reading for all fans of Gallic grooves' -DJ Mag
Martin James is an internationally published music critic who has contributed to many of the world' s leading music magazines and newspapers. He has written several acclaimed books about electronic music including We Eat Rhythm, the definitive biography of The Prodigy. Martin is Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries at Solent University, Southampton where he lectures on underground electronic music cultures.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781913231163
Published: 2 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Velocity Press
Publisher: Velocity Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Pages: 320

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