Joakim has a new full-length on the way via Tigersushi and Because Music. Samurai is Joakim’s follow-up to his 2014 LP, Tropics Of Love. The press release says the 13-track album was influenced by his journeys between NYC, Tokyo and Paris, as well as new age music and Yukio Mishima’s book, Hagakure: Samurai Ethics & Modern Japan. It follows 2016 singles for Life […]
Here’s the latest in electro vids, running the gamut from established dance-floor titans like Brodinski, tireless inventors like Joakim, to up-and-coming acts like Husbands (from Marseille) and No Money Kids. HUSBANDS “Let Me Down” Here’s the new Husbands music video, once again directed by the super talented Cauboyz. The ‘Let Me Down’ video sees these boys […]
Get sonically spooked with the best tricks and treats in French Music, from Serge Gainsbourg and Bardot to La Femme and Team Ghost in the lastest monthly installment of the France Rocks Playlist: French Halloween Edition. Several of these artists are currently on tour in the US, including: La Femme, Arno, and Yann Tiersen. Tour Dates can be […]
JOAKIM: TROPICS OF LOVE Now available via TigerSushi Genre: Electro Recently profiled in a long form SPIN feature (JOAKIM SPLASHES DOWN AND GROWS UP), Joakim continues to release compelling electro music and videos like the one above, starring the Rapture’s Luke Jenner, also debuting on SPIN. Read More MELANIE DE BIASIO: NO DEAL Now available via PIAS […]
The best new music videos from French-produced artists for your musical enjoyment below, including: Asa, Ibeyi, Isaac Delusion, Joakim, Singtank, and Yann Tiersen. ASA – “DEAD AGAIN” With her two first albums “Asa” and “Beautiful Imperfection”, the Nigerian singer Asa released jubilant soul-pop with the singles “Jailers”, “Fire On The Mountain” and “Be My Man” […]
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What’s next? is the name of our new playlist series, highlighting emerging French artists who are currently reinventing and redefining the borders of their respective genres. First of the name: electronic music. When thinking of French electro, the first band that comes to mind is usually Daft Punk – which makes sense, as after over […]
One of France’s foremost electronic musicians, Joakm has a background in classical music, US & UK indie rock and jazz. He discovered electronic music after a schoolfriend left his synthetiser in Joakim’s room, later latching onto indie and electronic labels such as Warp and Mo Wax. “Making a pure dance album would almost be like […]
