Various - French Electro Connection

From French Touch to French Connection ! Once upon a time there was a sound, an electronic beat, shaking the heart of France. Many years after the worldwide success of Cerrone and Jean Michel Jarre, a new rhythm was coming from all parts of the country. Louder and louder, invading every night club and making more and more people dance. End of the eighties, the rock scene was exhausted, almost over. And it was like nobody could resist to that fresh flavour. Once upon a time, there was the French touch (as the British called them), time of glory where decades of new artists suddenly appeared on stage. Some of them were friends in the same school of Versailles. Others met in the same parties or were in the same network. All together, they share the same idea: To break the music walls and to create a new sound by mixing electro, rock and pop beats. It was hard to see them, hidden behind there laptops. But their names begin to travel all "around the world", from Europe to Japan. Laurent Garnier, Charles Schillings, Air, Etienne de Crecy, Alex Gopher, Cassius or Dimitri from Paris. Everybody was wondering who were those guys, creating this crazy music in secret basements? They never wanted to be stars. All they wished was to make the youth move, all nights, all days. It's hard to give a real definition of the movement. Cause at the beginning, the French touch was more about a spirit, a group of friends working together, having fun doing there job. Hi Note. 2007.