V/A, Archipelago – Cosmic Fusion Gems from France (1978-1988)’  
V/A
Archipelago – Cosmic Fusion Gems from France (1978-1988)’
EUR 1xLP 
Label: Isle Of Jura
Release Year: 2025
Style: Disco
 
  Tracks  
 
patrick bernard - interieurs

cecilia angeles - climax our first day of love its a love day

carla music orchestra - a meet with bond

remy boussengui - coco lando

archipelago soundscapes part 1

francisco et son orchestre - cafe rete

francis bebey - crocodile crocodile crocodile

michel lorentz - zantye an metro

egide sadey - high emotion

princess erika - trop de bla bla dub version

archipelago soundscapes part 2

 
  ** 180g pressing

Isle of Jura teams up with French digger Switch Groove on the next compilation titled ‘Archipelago – Cosmic Fusion Gems from France (1978-1988)’.

Switch Groove explains the concept “When I seriously began to search for and collect records, I was mostly interested in sounds from african-american, afro-latin and UK contemporary scenes. Sounds from distant territories, faraway from my native Massif Central, a highland region in the middle of France. The grass is always greener, I guess however, as I was digging in fleamarkets in the early sunday morning light, as well as spending regular sessions in second hands record shops, I began to discover hidden treasures, underground gems and side-projects of an unknown French musical repertoire.

French music is often reduced to its most famous musical forms, characters and signatures : French songwriting and voices, 60s yéyé, prog rock concept albums and soundtrack explorations, 80’s indie rock scene or more recently electronic French touch. All these sounds have a common feature : a geographical link, forged on mainland French territory, following the contour of the so-called Hexagone, the border that shapes the grounds for an homogeneous cultural expression. But beyond this showcase lie more complex, hybrid and global French productions. From French Caribbean Antilles to Parisian suburbs - especially during the ‘Sono Mondiale’ era -, in French areas outside urban cultural centers, musicians have created fusion and cosmic musical expressions. As the mid-seventies meant a greater freedom to make and record music, a wider use of electronic instruments like synthesizers and drum machines helped to deliver some magical projects you could only find lost in the middle of cheap records during a sunny record digging session. I selected these tracks, in an attempt to shape an ARCHIPELAGO that highlights significative contributions of African diasporas and ultramarine territories into French musical borders. It is the map of a land I have gradually drawn, thanks to deep listening of amazing cosmic and fusion tunes. I hope you enjoy the journey.”
 
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