From david turgeon Sent Tue, Sep 7th 1999, 16:17
From david turgeon Sent Tue, Sep 7th 1999, 16:17
> << apart from dj cam ('mad blunted jazz' especially), french electronic
> music is rarely good. >>
> Gee, this sounds to me like one of those "sweeping generalizations."
> All generalizations are wrong! (paradox intended)
fortunately, they're also entirely subjective. (i also said 'rarely',
not 'never'.)
> France is a nation of many millions of people, certainly there is some good
> electronic music being made there. I, for one, find Funky Derrick's "Boogie
> Dawn" to be a righteous kickin' house album (he's French). I won't even
> discuss MC Solaar.
i don't like mc solaar although i'll acknowledge that he's done a lot
for french hip-hop (i.e. he practically invented it). however, perhaps
a bit because of this influence, i find most french hip-hop to be way
too tame, even the 'gangsta' stuff that has picked up recently & that's
even more funny to look at than wu tang can ever hope to be.
> I do find it slightly odd how the dude at Other Music asked me if I was into
> "French stuff" like it was some huge trend in trip-hoppy electronica dug by
> throngs of soundboys. I guess some people like to buy into the "French Wave"
> concept...maybe your comment comes from being burned out on that hype.
after daft punk & air, as well as a slew of french music during my
youth, my opinion is that france seems to have a hard time producing
decent &/or innovative music. if anyone disagrees, thank god.
--
david