Civilisé. An insight into the Golden Years of French Hip Hop

R*F = French Hip Hop gems.  

Intro: Suprême NTM, Qu'est-ce qu'on attend (excerpt, 1995)
Madizm, Get in (1999)
Busta Flex feat. Kool Shen, Zoxea & Joey Starr, Freestyle (1997)
Les Sages Poetes De La Rue, Un Seul Avertissement (1995)
X-Men, Pendez-les, bandez-les, descendez-les! (1996)
Lone & Busta Flex, Je représente (1996)
La Brigade feat. Lunatic, 16 rimes (1996)
Lunatic, Civilisé (2000)
IAM, Un Bon Son Brut Pour Les Truands (1997)
Faf Larage & Stormbringa, La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas (1997)
Fonky Family feat. 3ème Oeil, Marseille envahit (1998)
Akhenaton feat. Bouga, Belsunce Breakdown (2000)

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Chris Marker's Howl Legacy: Music as Innerspace (1989)

Grèce, 12 mots ou l’Héritage de la chouette 08... par DavoLoSchiavo

It has been three years that we were waiting for this. Following a post from 2010 (see here), someone has finally uploaded Chris Marker's philosophical series of 12 TV essays from 1989. Here is one, about music naturally, that is totally fascinating. Sorry for the French. There are no subtitles. Featuring Iannis Xennakis, Michel Serres, Cornelius Castoriadis et alii.

Re-up: Woozy & Zonked, compiled by Mick Peter - vol.1 & 2 (2011)

Summer 2013's re-up: Woozy & Zonked is a compilation especially selected by Glasgow based artist Mick Peter for StopMakingSense in 2011. Mick is an amazing sculptor, drawer and installation artist: his work can be seen here. He has exhibited internationaly, has collaborated with artists Daniel Dewar and Gregory Gicquel (see Daniel's compilation for SMS here) and has been participating in "Megacolon. For and Against Language", an astounding book and project conceived by artist Nathaniel Mellors from friends Junior Aspirin Records (more info here). He is also a writer for Frieze Magazine among other publications, and was a great blogger, via his great "Porridge Legs"(RIP). The comp', made of 29 track, is divided in two parts, and accompanied by specific drawing by the artist. Enjoy!

Woozy & Zonked pt.1

1. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, The Inflated Tear

2. Carla Bley/Paul Haines, Song of the Jungle Stream

3. Igor Stravinsky, Ragtime for 11 Instruments

4. Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Rhino Cratic Oaths

5. Heiner Goebbels, Über den Selbstmord

6. Bob Dylan, Bonnie Ship The Diamond

7. Comus, Diana

8. The Monkees, Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky

9. Bongwater, Why Are We Sleeping

10. Ride, Vapour Trail

11. John Wright, The Shaskeen Road

12. Ornette Coleman, Blues Connotation

13. Agitation Free, Malesch

14. Novos Baianos, Mini Planeta Íris

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Woozy & Zonked pt.2

1. The United States Of America, Cloud Song

2. Robert Wyatt, To Mark Everywhere

3. Gal Costa, Não Identificado

4. HACKAMORE BRICK, And I Wonder

5. Gong, Witches Song /I Am Your P***y

6. Keith Tippett, Three Minutes from an Afternoon In July

7. Richard Brautigan, Short Stories About California

8. Giles, Giles & Fripp, Thursday Morning (album vers)

9. Oliver, Cat and the Rat

10. Julian Cope, Sunspots

11. Hawklords, PSI Power

12. Grateful Dead, Candy Man

13. Leon Russell, Tight Rope

14. Fred Lane, The Man With The Foldback Ears

15. Michel Polnareff, Le Desert N'est Plus En Afrique

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It Won't be the End of the World: Another Summer Mixtape

Graham Lambkin and Jason Lescalleet, Lucy Song
Matt Valentine, Sweet Little Indian Girl
The Sundowners, Singing Death Chants to the Stars
Robbie Basho, Golden Dragon
Ed Askew, Art and Life
Alasdair Roberts & Friends, Brother Seed
Psychic Ills, City Sun
Kurt Vile, Too Hard
Dean Blunt, The Redeemer
Pure X, Written In The Slime
Koreless, Sun
Bruce Langhorne, It Won't Be The End Of The World

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Beep Squeek Hum Squawk (Summer Mixtape)

 

R. Stevie Moore, Explanation Of Listener

Love Of Life Orchestra, Condo

Finis Africae, Radio Tarifa

Dunkelziffer, Stil der neuen Zeit

Throbbing Gristle, Distant Dreams (Part Two)
Cleaners From Venus, The Winter Palace
Barnt, Tunsten
Kit Grill, Prism (Part One)
Omar S, Psychotic Photosynthesis
Moon B, Untitled 4
Holden, Renata
Daphni, Long
Albinos, Bakatribe
Francis Bebey, Bissao (Pilooski remix)
Afrikan Sciences, Nano Rock Skank
Dolo Percussion, Dolo 4
Yung Lean Doer, Ginseng Strip
Dan Fox, Moonlighting
Fatima Al Qadirin, Hip Hop Spa
Barbados Steel Drums, Moonlight Sonata
Patrick Vian, Barong Rouge
Y Pants, Lulu

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Ya Ho Wha & The Source Family: An Untold Story

Sorry for the Interruption

Thalassa soundtrack by Guy Pedersen (originally 1975).

Crystal Voyagers, by Mark Pilkington

Crystal Voyagers: A Journey Through The New Age: Part One from The Wire Magazine on Vimeo.

Announcing R*F: French Hip Hop Gems with "Demain, c'est loin", by IAM (1997)

A 9 minutes long French Hip Hop masterpiece, written in Anadiplosis. Beautiful and moving shots from Marseilles in the 1990. Video by Kamel Saleh.

Weekender: W Rap

Lionel (vocals, perc. and electr.), Benoît (vocals, guitar) and ZZe (synthetizers, guitar) from Ptôse.

The best cover ever of Tom Tom Club's Wordy Rappinghood from 1981 by French electronic band Ptôse on a tape released on their own label.

Ptôse, W Rap (1983)

Exotica Weirdness (Large As Life)

Exotica Weirdness (Sarcelles - Sumatra)

As the Future is nothing but the Obsolete in Reverse

Lost Tapes #03: Albert Marcoeur / This Heat (1982)

This Heat / Albert Marcœur, Untitled (Cassette, Limited Edition), Tago Mago, France, 1982.
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What is That? Frank Zappa discussing Synclavier

Zeuhl Constellation Mixtape

Köhntarkösz, Live at the BBC, London, 1974 by Magma
Mekanik Machine, 1974 by Magma
Soleil D'Ork, 1978, by Jannick Top
Africa Anteria, 1972, by Univeria Zekt
Elohims Voyage, 1978, by Weidorje
Voir et Pouvoir, 1980, by Guy Skornik
Ehn Deiss, 1990, by Offering

Seven Tracks. 70' of Zeuhl Music. Mixing proto-Magma material to para- and post- Magma bands, from Vander related music to legendary tracks that were supposedely played by Magma musicians.

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"An uncompromising example of old school avant-garde cinema at its most cryptic, enigmatic and inscrutable": Philipe Garrel's Le Bleu des Origines (1979) starring Nico, Zouzou and Jean Seberg.

Lost Tapes #02: Steve Gunn (2007)

Steve Gunn, S/T, CD-R, 2007

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Song to Implore the End of the Winter

Alvarius B & Cerberus Shoal, Ding

Lost Tapes #01: Ilyas Ahmed & Elizabeth Harris Duo (2010)

Ilyas Ahmed & Elizabeth Harris Duo, Live at Aquarius Records Instore, San Francisco, Sunday September 5th, 2010. Initally released on Social Music Record + Tape Club.

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