Outlandish: Andre Popp disco

[JussiK]

Andre Popp had a world wide smash in 1954 with Les Lavandiereres De Portugal ( The washerwomen of Portugal), arranged for Juliette Greco, wrote L'Amour Est Bleue/Love Is Blue and became a lounge guru during the early 90's. What I fo one did not know until a couple of weeks ago is that in 1976 he discofied the Washerwomen song. The first 45 seconds or so of the result are in the expected Wing&Prayer orchestral style of the period but then the midtempo track shoots into a different orbit, becoming a syncopated freak-out with a jazzy arrangement and wild screeching female voices. Apparently totally ignored at the time of it's realese the 45 now sounds totally amazing. I myself spinned it yesterday to a rapturous response.

The playlist of the set:
El Dorado: French Breath - perfect soft core sleaze with a subtly throbbing synth and a moaning girl chorus
Michel Magne: Petrole Pop - grinding early evening / early morning stuff with a woman lusting for the smell of gasoline: "..I catch fire...I burn..I explode..." Lots of heavy breathing.
Bernard Lavilliers: Night Bird - something about loaded guns, maximum security transfers, junkies, whores, pimps and secret rendezvouses
Daniel Salinas: Straussmania - interesting instrumental fusion of eurodisco and jazzy breaks
Andre Popp: Les Lavandiereres De Portugal
Aviva: Quizas - from the Charo school of quality performing
Fun City: Game - kinda like a Japanese El Coco record
The Shifters: Ghost - hard to describe instrumental
John Dankworth: Modesty Blaise - danceable version of the 60's cult film theme
Metropolis: I Love New York
Walter Rizzati Orchestra: Park Avenue - from Italy
Resonance: Safari Love - powerful euro/afro throbber from France
African Love: Sexy Safari - " the cover carries a warning: "disco di luce rossi" meaning porno disco
La Pregunta: Girl From Uganda - a nice cover of the Les Baxter tune
Las Freneticas: Dancin' Days - imo brilliant Brazilian disco
Kim Harlow: In The Mood - bouncy euro
L'Etrique: Struck By Boogie Lightning - classy fast US (?) boogie
Slang: Believe Me - from Italy
Cappuccino: Hell Dance With Me
Jean-Michel Mercier: Ami-Amie - an electronic French track
Zoom: Space Patrol - euro par excellence from Spain
Silver Convention: Mission To Venus - 12" version
Boogie People: Boogie Breakdown - fierce 6 minute drum break
Rush ( J L Drion): A Little Chance - early protodisco
Jean Musy: Danse Dans le Cabaret - fast zipping orchestral disco from 1979
Billy Strange: DeSade - dramatic bongo boogie
Didier Marquiani & Paris France Transfer: Music From The Stars - cosmic
Harry Thumann: Sphinx - cosmic
Fabulous Faces Orchestra: Ecology - cosmic
Giorgio Moroder: Evolution
Cerrone: Supernature

[kdavid13]

Nice selection Jussik.

I've always been a fan of Bernard Lavilliers' Nightbird.

Any playlist that includes Silver Convention,Harry Thumann,Metropolis,Giorgio Moroder,Jean Musy,Cerrone and Boogie People sounds like a winner to me !!!

[Videoskooter]

Jussi, the man that boldly goes where no other DJ has gone before! Great and interesting set! As for André Popp, sorry, this is the only one I know but...it's definitely in King Camp's Hall Of Fame!