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Black Strobe — “The Girl From The Bayou”
The French group Black Strobe has been around since the electroclash days of the 1990s. Their more recent sound leans more towards disco pop, evident in "Girl from the...
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Birdy Nam Nam: French Turntablist Flock Lands at Coachella
We found Birdy Nam Nam wandering in the desert of Indio, California (okay, performing at Coachella.) We interviewed the Parisian DJs about everything from turntablism to...
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Deen Burbigo: Changing The French Rap Game
Name: Deen Burbigo
Where He’s From: Marseille, France
When He Started: 2003
Genre: French rap
For Fans Of: Nemir, Blackapar
Hip-hop is a universal...
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Artist of the Week: VOTE for Your Favorite!
It's Friday. Let's do this.
Who's going to wear the crown as this week’s new Artist of the Week before the poll closes next week? You tell us.
One of the five...
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As They Burn’s Deathcore Lights Up Paris
Name: As They Burn
Where they’re from: The Paris suburbs
When They Started: 2007
Genre: Progressive Metalcore
Most Similar: Meshuggah, Gojira
Sounds Like:...
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Pack it in Everyone. Yelle is Doing Trap.
After eight years of Euro-flavored electro-pop, your favorite French lady Yelle has turned to trap. Yes, trap.
Her latest single "L'amour Parfait" -- the from the EP...
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A Dead, Zombified Kavinsky Speaks from Beyond the Grave
If you've seen Drive, you're familiar with Kavinsky's retro electro. His song "Nightcall" was the biggest hit on the noir film soundtrack, garnering over 28 million...
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Nolwenn Leroy Sings in the Language of Home
Nolwenn Leroy was a singer-songwriter rising in the charts in France. She'd had a couple of number one singles and her self-titled debut album had gone platinum. For her...
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Justice. Helix. Gesaffelstein. What Do they Have in Common?
Nothing other than this remix of Justice's title track from their forthcoming EP, Helix. Can we at least be a little excited about that? I mean, who doesn't want a funky...
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PREMIERE: Astrobal — “Poetry & Science-Fiction (Thost Remix)”
Astrobal, a French producer and musician, piques our curiosity with “Poetry & Science-Fiction (Thost remix)” from Astrobal – Reworked. The Plug Research signee’s hushed...
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Alex June’s Electropop Will Lift You Up And Carry You Away
Name: Alex June (Alejandra Felmer)
Where They’re From: Paris, France
When They Started: 2011
Genre: Arty Electropop
Most Similar: Grimes, Bat For...
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Short Film Set to Sigur Ros’s “Varou”
Iceland's ever-present ambient rock band Sigur Ros is again resurfacing, this time in the form of a short film. Budding Parisian filmmaker Bertrand Cazor took the band's...
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Lentonia Records Seizes The Means of Production For Women
Away from the roar of EDM festival crowds, a movement of women making decidedly left-of-center electronic music is coalescing around a Parisian record label called...
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PREMIERE: Sergent Garcia — “Yo Soy Salsamuffin” (Pachanguito Remix)
France’s Sergent Garcia is a groundbreaker. Instead of dabbling from a little bit of hip hop or a lot of reggaeton, he crafted his own genre – salsamuffin. With the help...
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Justice in America, Finally!
Well, sort of... We're talking about the supreme electronic track crafters, nee Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, from France. That Justice just ended their world tour...
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Son of Serge: Lulu Gainsbourg Debuts With A Tribute To His Father
Lucien "Lulu" Gainsbourg was going to drop out of Berklee College of Music in Boston to pursue film composing in L.A. when his mom talked him out of it. Instead of...
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EDM Video Roundup
Come for the EDM videos, stay for the party. These electro gods may have their differences, but whether you prefer the Ed Banger bass of a Justice track or the...
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Throwback Thursday: Recollection GRM Unearths French Electronic from 50′s-Current
Calling all electro-nerds!
GRM was a pioneering Parisian label founded in the 50s, and was a home for musique concréte, electro-acoustic and electronic music. Now,...
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Toys — “Noise”
Toys, a Parisian synth pop duo, experiments with a grown up sound in “Noise” from Natural Plastic. Strong strains of synth, surprise flute chords and ominous vocals are...
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Wax Tailor — “Heart Stop”
French trip hop producer Wax Tailor performs some modern day magic in “Heart Stop.” A white-gloved, fast-moving magician pales in comparison to the captivating smoky...