Re: french rap

Nicolas Bamberski (nib@frame.com)
Fri, 29 Sep 95 09:52:21 CDT

>****** French Compilations out recently *******
>The one mentioned in many posts, is called "Nouvelle Vibe", it's the
>one with the foot on the cover, the name of the label is What's Up,
>and it features DJ Jeff +Steeff, Undo aka DJ Loik (Loic Dury from
>Radio Nova), Alex Gopher, St Germain, DJ Deep, DJ Manu + Lex, DJ Gilb
>R (Gilbert Cohen from Radio Nova), DJ Pedro, Cheikh Kamel, DJ Cam
>Quartet, Buzz Bomb. It's actually released by the What's Up Bar, a
>place here in Paris where all these people spun last year.
>
>There is also "Source Lab", a compilation regrouping "l'avant garde du
>hip-hop francais", as the advert says, featuring La Funk Mob, Hypnotik
>Dee Jayz, DJ Gilb-R, DJ Manu/Lexi (X.Pensive), Bazbaz, DJ Lbr & Cut
>Killer, Air, Raggasonic, Lumumba (from La Cliqua), Daphreephunkateerz,
>Motorbass, DJ Cam, La Chatte Rouge, Alex, The Mighty Bop. The label is
>apparently called Source...
>
>Unfortunately, I hav'nt listenend to these compilations, from what I
>heard and read the second one should be very good... Had'nt the time
>to go to a record shop yet!
>

I got a sampler of the What's Up release ("Nouvelle Vibe" I guess) w/ 4
tracks and a white label promo sampler of the Source Lab release w/ 3
tracks. Couldn't get my hands on the full compilations yet though. but if
the full releases are as good as the samplers, get'em, by any means. the
source lab even feature some good quality jungle with a french-speaking MC,
and it's pretty good (changes from wanna-sound-british chicago jungle MCs :P ).

The label for "Nouvelle Vibe" is either What's Up, or What's Up / Mix It, or
Les Editions Confidentielles. It's hard to tell cauz all these names appear
on the sleeve. Dino, that should be enough to track it down from australia
though.

Went to see TJKirk last night but unfortunately they played before the
opening band :( and I arrived too late (had to watch that PBS show). However
I caught Zoe (sp?) a collective of chicagoans musicians, and they were
excellent!

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