In which I gain no new Republican readers...

Can you imagine what it would be like if the rest of the world was as big a cultural wasteland as America? This planet would be so awful, meteors wouldn't even want to hit it...



As a label, the French imprint Kitsuné has come a long way from their Fidget House beginnings. Nowadays you can expect nothing but the best of Indie Dance music from a Kitsuné release... not just the Frenchy House, but stuff with guitars and people singing and shit! Plus they've become players in fashion world, which is such an on-the-nose French thing to do, isn't it? So yeah, a decade in and they've really found their groove. Here's one by DJ Gregory from a 2005 compilation they made exclusively for Japan, because one of the label owners is Japanese, so they're pretty big there...

DJ Gregory - Attend (ysi)

And because you don't see a Japanese dude with a French accent very often, watch this...



It's all just so fuckin' SOPHISTICATED and WORLDLY. And here we have Kid Rock and Larry The Cable Guy. Sigh...

Geezer Gettin' Down

So this one is kinda cool...



You wouldn't normally expect a 60+ year-old Jazz man to hook up with a young Electronic producer and make something good, let alone worthy of a label like Tru Thoughts. But that's exactly what British saxman Larry "Stonephace" Stabbins (awesome last name, btw) did in 2009. The DJ is one Krzysztof Oktalski, who doesn't really have much else on his resume... but the product is dope, dope, dope. Dig it...

Stonephace - Rotor (ysi)

Here's some not-great-quality video from the live version...



You go, old guy...

This hurts me more than it hurts you, 'kay?

Sometimes tough love is required in this music game, and I'm here to deliver some today...



Oneness Of Juju, back in the day, were one of the most bad-ass African Funk bands around, even though they were all American. I did not know that. I even led off my legendary (sure) (what?) Funk D'Afrique mix with one of their tunes. Now? Well, they're doing Smooth Jazz covers of John Legend. Go ahead to click through and have a listen. Just know... it's Kenny G-riffic not great. Let it go, Plunky. Let it go... let us remember tunes like this one...

Oneness Of Juju - Follow Me (ysi)

Now back away from the soprano sax, man. Back. Away...

WTF Is A Gigouille?

Obscure French Funk? Oui, S'il vous plait! Did I spell that right? (Quickly checks) YES! NAILED IT, MOTHERFUCKER!



Bernard Estardy was a French dude who mostly did Library music... and that's really all I know about the backstory, as I do not speak French. But I do know that he put out this album under his own name, and it's pretty fucking amazing. I'd think the record had been sampled more than it has... somebody needs to get on that, because there's shit like this going on...

Bernard Estardy - La Gigouille (ysi)

But I don't want you to think that more-or-less straightforward Funk track is ALL there is going on... it's really a unique set. Probably the most famous track from the album is this one, which you'll agree is, well, something completely WTF... in a good way. I think the Chemical Brothers sampled that one... because of course they did.

Let It Out

It's the second most highly anticipated music event of 2013, next to the release of the new Daft Punk album... a new tune by Tonegent! Okay, maybe not in this universe, but definitely in the one that exists in my head. You know, the universe where trees are made of bacon and the rivers flow with beer. Mmmmm... beer... But yeah, it's been a while, and I'm pretty happy with myself to actually get something completed. Hope you like it, but if you don't... keep it to yourself, jagoff.

He got a Norwegian woody.

Yet another from the "I can't believe I've never blogged this guy" files. Wait a minute, that sounds a bit too much like a euphemism for "had butt sex with", doesn't it? Then again, I've never had butt sex with this guy either, not that I want too, not that there's anything wrong with that, so I guess... you know, I'm just gonna stop right here... MARRIAGE EQUALITY NOW!



Anyhoo, it's the Norwegian man of mystery Lindstrom, one half of the famous duo Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, in which he plays the part of Lindstrom. And he's just one of those guys where you just wanna pick up anything you see with his name on it on sight if you like the smoove grooves. Here's a tune with an amazing name...

Lindstrom - There's A Drink In My Bedroom And I Need A Hot Lady (ysi)

Some people say Nu Disco, some people say Balearic... I don't really know what the damn difference is. I just know I likes it...