Inside Out - French Edition - French New Wave - Pt 3 selected by The Hacker

Crème Brûlée

Creme Brulee, France

Ever since back in the 50s, France has been a fertile ground for genuinely out there (and oftentimes well dressed) music. Disco, house, french-touch, psyche, library music, folk, avant-garde, pop, new-wave, techno... the list goes on. Since lists don't do your ears much good, here is Creme Brulee, inviting you to revisit the classics or dive headfirst into the french electronic underground. Straight into the music that came forward from the margins and ended up moving the rebels and the bourgeoisie alike. Produced by D.I.R.T.Y.'s Guillaume Sorge with Patrick Thevenin and Clovis Goux, this month Creme Brulee explores the french new wave scene, a handful of "chic et moderne" bands who were the first french musicians getting attention from the international music newspapers in the early eighties. Long time before Daft Punk, bands like Taxi Girl were reviewed in the NME... The french new wave scene was a kind of pre-french touch. We asked some non boring experts to share their extened knowledge on the subject: Alexis Bernier, editor in chief of Tsugi Magazine and JB Wizz, head of french label Born Bad who released the excellent "Bipp" compilation, dedicated to the french synth wave scene last year. Creme Brulee also talk to Thierry Muller, one of the most gifted musicians of the scene, who released the "Ruth" album, wich is a super cult classic nowadays. Last but not least, Creme Brulee also asked a true new wave specialist to select one hour of french new wave : The Hacker (of Miss Kittin fame). These 3 hours of french new wave will surely "shake your molecules"! Bon Voyage.