You are cordially invited to join us for a soirée of pop music spanning the following genres/styles: French Pop (Ye-Ye, Gainsbourg, Dutronc, chanson, Quebecoises, Space disco, Polnareff, Pop a Paris, etc) Synthesized Pop (Post-punk, kraut, new romantic, 8-bit, Moog pop, synthcore, casio-core, nu-rave, etc) Electronic Pop (electronic pioneers, musique concrete, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, theremin sounds, electronica, electroclashing, etc) see earlier posts for setlists and podcasts from previosu nights In case you haven't realised, the night is called L'AMOUR ELECTRONIQUE it takes place [...]

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Sous Le Soleil Exactement 14h : Tu te réveilles sur la plage avec un string sur la tête et tu es en caleçon avec une chaussette. Que s'est -t-il passé depuis hier matin depuis 4h du mat'? The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix) 15h : Tu émerges et tu décides d'essayer de te remémorer cette folle [...]
Guestpost! Leonoor send me four very beautiful songs. Many years ago, it must have been around 1986, I bought this wonderful cd Il Les Fait Chanter . Gainsbourg, the man who proved (practically) every french girl could sing, wrote Pull Marine for Isabelle Adjani. Wonderful song, both melody and lyrics are beautiful: 'Avant de toucher le fond, je descends a reculons, sans trop savoir c' qui se passait dans le fond.' Another track from the same cd is Quoi by Jane Birkin (see video). Also sad, but bitter sweet. Isabelle Adjani - Pull [...]
Johnny Marr: Beyond the Smiths Part 9: 2005-2007 "The six things I guarantee I'll never do are... 1.) Allow my music to be involved with advertising McDonald's or any meat product. 2.) Wear winklepicker shoes. 3.) Wear a tie onstage. [...]

Now, some things are better left unexplained. But one mystery that haunted me ever since the power of husky singing French females put its gentle arms around me, was: why do they sing like that? Jane Birkin herself, godmother of all filles fragiles (and with that million dollar smile of hers, les filles sourires as well), explained it to me yesterday. "Serge made Isabelle, Catherine, Brigitte and all other actresses ("Like yourself", i intervened) sing like himself. Very close to the microphone." A-ha! Thát is why you hear the breathing, why it's husky and whispery - you [...]
bryan ferry's roxy music are mesmorising in their cover of new order's 'in every dream home a heartache'. hypnotic . jane birkin's layered, electronic version is more synthesised and her voice is a brilliant addition to ferry's. roxy music - in every dream home a heartache jane birkin and bryan ferry - in every dream home a heartache roxy music - love is the drug

"Signing with Blue Note, I feel like Steffi Graf must have felt the first time she stepped onto court to play Martina Navratilova." Great soundbite, taken from this biography on Bluenote.com. It also says that for her Blue Note-debut, Stacey Kent recorded "two of her favourite French songs by celebrated songwriter Serge Gainsbourg", which suggests she handpicked 'm herself. Not true. Ces Petits Riens and La Saisons des Pluies were send to her by French A&R-guy Nicolas Pflug, but she loved 'm (see this epk ) right away. In the linked interview, Stacey [...]

In Dublin geboren, in Irland bereits ein kleiner Star. Jane Birkin coverte jüngst einen von Ninas Songs. Und jetzt zieht es sie nach Berlin. Nun gehört Nina Hynes also ganz uns. mp3: Nina Hynes and the husbands / Flutter and wow Tags: Nina Hynes and the husbands , Jane Birkin
1. The Auteurs - Lights Out (How I Learned to Love the Bootboys / Hut / 1999) 2. Goldfrapp - Human (Felt Mountain - Mute / 2000) 3. Gordon Gano - So It Goes (Feat. Linda Perry) (Hitting the Ground / Instinct / 2002) 4. Jane Birkin - Élisa (Arabesque / Narada World / 2002) 5. José Feliciano - La Balada del Pianista [...]

I planned to do a project in August featuring my favourite live-tracks, but then stuff came up. Like songs by new filles (more on those later), plus a short vacation. So I am going to leave you for about 10 days, with five of my fave live songs. Enjoy. Vanessa Paradis - Le Cactus (live) Jeanne Cherhal - Super 8 (live) Camille - Le Sac des Filles (live) Jane Birkin - Comment Te Dire Adieu (live) Francoiz Breut [...]

Now I'm not a guy who likes to brag, but I r.o.c.k.e.d. last night @ Amsterdam Paradiso, probably one of the best French sets I every played. It took some time before the (small, but growing) crowd started dancing, but nobody can stand still when Axel Bauer comes on. I even got a few requests, one by a gorgeous French girl. Sorry I didn't have anything by Indochine. Songs that went well were Fleur de Saison by Emilie Simon, Rock Le Cashbah by Rachid Taha and On Roule à 160 by Mareva [...]
(Deel 153 hiero ) Jane Birkin - Black ... White label: Desk & Field jaar: 1970 kant a: Black ... White (French Version) kant b: Black ... White (English Version) www.janebirkin.net Zuchtmeisje!! Dit singeltje werd in de jaren zeventig cadeau gedaan aan klanten van Black & White whisky. Het is speciaal geschreven en geproduceerd voor het drankmerk [...]
Leslie Feist is quite possibly the new black. Almost as cool as "rehab" and "adoptions" are becoming, Miss Feist takes the Lilith OUT of the Fair. What you have left is 2 parts scotch, 1 part Chantilly lace. While she definitely embodies femininity, Leslie Feist steers her own ship. None of her lyrics sound affected or bloated. She takes responsibility for all of her emotions never putting any blame on "the man," showcasing feminism at its best. Despite all this girly talk fellas, this broad wont piss you off like Sarah McLachlan [...]
Charlotte Gainsbourg ist im Hauptberuf Tochter und Schauspielerin. Ach, nebenbei singt sie. Das aber auch schon seit etlichen Jahren. Als bedingungsloser Freund und Verteidiger von Serge bleiben mir bei Charlottes Musik genau zwei Möglichkeiten: Ich hasse sie für ihr Tochtersein oder ich liebe sie genau dafür. Auf "The Songs That We Sing" wird mir klar, dass es auch noch einen dritten Weg geben kann. Ich lasse Charlotte einfach Charlotte sein und rede brav über die Hilfe von Air, Jarvis Cocker und Neil Hannon auf 5:55 und lasse sie weiter sensibel und schüchtern in die Welt blicken. Denn immer nur Fragen [...]
In Every Dream Home A Heartache , Jane Birkin with Brian Ferry . mp3NEVVER ~ one.img & one.mp3 ~ Peter Nidzgorski, Curator

"She knows that I've been doing something wrong." Jane Birkin ~ Mother Stands For Comfort from Fictions by Jane Birkin written by Kate Bush

2006 is coming to an end - and what a year it was. Not only did I become a father, I got the chance to spend a half hour in the presence of Charlotte Gainsbourg, and stare for 40 minutes in the steelblue eyes of Carla Bruni. Plus I dj'ed at a fantastic Gainsbourg-tribute in Amsterdam, and my ears got treated to a lot of lovely voices and chansons. Here's a roundup of the 15 best Filles Sourires-songs of 2006. 1. Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5.55 Brilliant album (also called 5.55 ), great lyrics. Yes, [...]
Warning: prepare yourself to be blown a-fucking way. Last week I featured Olivia Ruiz, who was part of Star Ac (short for Star Academy, a French talentsearch, think American Idol), and who suffered from prejudice. Kind of the same thing happened to Elodie Frégé, who came third in 2003. But merdenomdedieu, does she blossom (just like Olivia) on her second album Le Jeu des 7 Erreurs, to be released

Jane Birkin performs four songs from the 1973 album Di Doo Dah. ( Songs by Serge Gainsbourg. Arrangements by Jean-Claude Vannier.) 'Les langues du chat' is included as a bonus track on the CD. Jane Birkin - Di Doo Dah Jane Birkin - Kawasaki Jane Birkin [...]