Zut Alors! C’est Summer Fridays 3.7
9 Jul
Maybe it was the oppressive, triple-digit heat but I've been in a Frenchy / featherlight mood all week and kept throwing that type of music into my "possibilities" folder for this mix. Yes, I realize there's always some Franco-pop on these but I was really in that mood and then I realized Bastille Day was next week, so I embraced the theme and here we have a mix with half of the tracks having an actual French connection (sorry) and the other tracks fitting the mood. Well, I think so. There's also some Welsh language singing courtesy Cerys Matthews, an obscure, awesome cover of a Stones track by some Italians, some Americans (April March) and Danish (Cours Lapin) pretentending to be be French Plus Jim Noir, new Liechtenstein and a great new single by new band The Title Sequence.
Cover Art this week is by Ryan Sovereign who makes some really snazzy ties when not playing hammering at synthesizers in 'Mazing Vids. It reminds me of the kind of 7" sleeves Rough Trade released in '79/'80. Artwork for this third Summer Fridays series has probably eclipsed the music on them. Bravo. Anyway, without further adieu…
Tracklist:
- Serge Gainsbourg – Pauvre Lola
- The Title Sequence – Lovers
- April March – Garçon Glaçon
- Bertrand Burgalat – Demolition Derby
- Cerys Matthews – Arlington Road
- Les Yper Sound – Psyche Rock
- MC Solaar – Obsolète
- The Goodies – Sophisticated Boom Boom
- The Free Design – My Brother Woody
- Jim Noir – Key of C
- Automelodi - Baunderie Jazz
- Stereolab - Percolator
- Two Wounded Birds – My Lonesome
- Carol King -He's a Bad Boy
- The Tritons – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
- Liechtenstein -Passion for Water
- True Love Always – Modesto
- Katerine - Le Manteau de Fourrure
- Cours Lapin – Cache Cache
- The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group – My Bloody Yugo
- The Liminianas – Je Ne Suis Pas Tre´s Drogue
What is French for "no shuffling"? A bit behind this week, I'll try and get liner notes up tomorrow.
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