Browse by Label: FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)

Artist:	SHONKY
Title:	Time Zero Part One
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	FNC 001.1LP

The vinyl version of the new Shonky album is released as 2 separate 12"'s, 4 tracks each; this is part 1. Track 1 "Time Zero' -- the album's title track, lets loose with spiralling effects and a repeat-repeat vocal that heightens the psychedelic vibe. The airy chimes of "Nebula" evoke the questing spirit of Detroit and bring in a breath of Kraftwerk a la Tour De France. The obvious titular nod to Voodoo Ray is reflected in the warm, burnished tribal-tech of "Cosmic Ray". He returns to psychedelic techno with stand-out cut "Galactica," a tune whose dense atmospherics, backdrop of wolf-like wails and clever use of a female vocal would make the Belleville Three proud.Finally, Time Zero has landed and it doesn't merely justify the hype, it goes beyond. This is not a first class debut. It's a first class album, full stop. Time Zero is ripe with a musical intelligence well beyond Shonky's years."

Artist:	SHONKY
Title:	Time Zero Part Two
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	FNC 001.2LP

Vinyl version, part 2. "Ondulation" hypnotizes with shimmering waves of acid and gleaming synth lines. There is more classic, intricate Detroit styling up his sleeve on "Odyssey," a clean cut tune rippling with sharp metallic synths and an eerie radio-signals-from-space motif, which tempts you to follow the sound to another dimension. Sexy, dubby, hip jackin' musical movements rule the intro on "Magma," moving into a deeper, more atmospheric space. And the final track "Minor Planets" embraces pure techno with its lush washing synths and crystalline beats. Smoothly tripping you out to now, to this moment, to Time Zero.

Artist:	SHONKY
Title:	Time Zero
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	FNC 002CD

This is the debut full-length release from Shonky (Olivier Ducreux). Honing his taste within the Parisian dance scene via Dan Ghenacia's infamous Sunday "Kwality" Batofar parties, and 12"s on labels such as Mobilee, Resopal Red and Sub Static, Shonky now lives and DJs in Berlin. As Shonky himself describes, "Time Zero is kind of techno/hypno, with many roots coming from Detroit techno and San Francisco psychedelic house; always super hypnotic. Ultimately, I did what I do the best: danceable tracks." The title track opens Shonky's space-travel with spiraling effects and a repeat-repeat vocal that heightens the psychedelic vibe. The airy chimes of "Nebula" evoke the questing spirit of Detroit and bring in a breath of Kraftwerk a la Tour De France. "Ringside With Dione" slows down the beat to push up the intensity; turning out late night music with dubby, shooting stabs that turn your mind inside out. The obvious titular nod to acid house classic "Voodoo Ray" is reflected in the warm, burnished tribal-tech of "Cosmic Ray." He returns to psychedelic techno with stand-out cut "Galactica," a tune whose dense atmospherics, backdrop of wolf-like wails and clever use of a female vocal would make the Belleville Three proud. Beckoning you ever further into the cosmos, "Ellipse" matches horn licks to gently rattling percussion as the main melody seems to come floating in from outer space; its shimmering, progressive synths peaking and peaking. "Ondulation" hypnotizes with shimmering waves of acid and gleaming synth lines. There is more classic, intricate Detroit styling up his sleeve on "Odyssey," a clean cut tune rippling with sharp metallic synths and an eerie radio-signals-from-space motif, which tempts you to follow the sound into another dimension. Sexy, dubby, hip-jackin' musical movements rule the intro on "Magma," moving into a deeper, more atmospheric space. Finally, the track "Minor Planets" embraces pure techno with its lush washing synths and crystalline beats. This is not a first class debut. It's a first class album, full stop.

Artist:	GHENACIA, DAN
Title:	Eyelights
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FNC 003CD

Freak n'Chic label-head Dan Ghenacia presents Eyelights, a deep, dance-focused insight into Ghenacia's musical world of today, yesterday and with exclusive tracks for the future. Ghenacia himself stresses that "the overall style of the mix is deep house; deep, groovy and hypnotic, but in a modern way." Since 1995, after returning from San Francisco with a bag of vinyl, Dan Ghenacia has been educating the Parisian underground with his take on house music. Via Ghenacia's Kwality Sunday morning afterparty residency at Le Batofar, from 1998-2002, where he met his Freak n'Chic label mates Shonky, Dyed Soundorom and Terry, he brought a different, deeper sound to the dancefloor and inspired the sound now known as Freak n'Chic. The closely-knit label has introduced and nurtured some of dance music's most uprising talents: Shonky's debut album Time Zero aims directly at the dancefloor and caused a major dent in hypnotic techno circles, Jamie Jones released his first-ever EP Amazon on Freak n'Chic, Dyed Soundorom released his debut Question EP to a very receptive audience, earning himself more than a few "one to watch" accolades in the process, as well as, of course, Dan Ghenacia himself, who on his own releases and through his collaboration with David K. as U&I, has delivered the true Freak n'Chic sound to our ears. This is a look into the personal record selection of the man behind the label, highlighting artists he works with and loves to play. Other artists include: Opium, Dop, Seth Troxler & Patrick Russell, Skat, Nôze , Floppy Sounds, James Mowbray & D. Ramirez, Basic Unit, Daniel Stefanik, Gary Beck, Johnny D, Mathias Kaden, Jus-ed, Andomat 3000, Studio B, and Chris Carrier.

Artist:	COLLINS, ANTHONY
Title:	Doubts & Shouts
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FNC 004CD

Freak 'n Chic begin their 2009 album assault with much-hyped Anthony Collins and his debut long-player, Doubts & Shouts. Collins has developed a formidable reputation through his old school/new school take on house music, and his releases on Get Physical, Liebe*Detail, Bang Bang, Cecille, Curle, Vakant and Freak n'Chic have seen support from just about every jock worth their salt. Doubts & Shouts looks set to further that reputation with 10 new tracks which manage to sum up Collins' dancefloor credentials while equally appealing to a home-listening environment. The Paris-based producer has a style balanced between U.S. percussive, almost Afrobeat grooves and traditionally European production techniques and melodies which perhaps betrays his upbringing in both New York and the South of France. Either way, a strong theme runs throughout Doubts & Shouts in the form of a combination of unfaltering grooves, atmosphere and frankly astonishing mode production techniques which manage to stand out yet remain subtle at the same time. Whether it be the more laidback tracks like "Fragile" or "Blossom," or the unmistakable dancefloor burners such as "Mist" or "Mondays," this strong theme draws the album together as a whole and makes it sound complete. Some outstanding keyboard work really shines on Doubts & Shouts too, which further displays the sort of prodigious talent this young producer has beyond simple dancefloor workouts.

Artist:	SHONKY
Title:	Time Zero Remixes EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	FNC 027EP

The title track from Shonky's debut artist album Time Zero gets a remix package from two of the underground's most in-demand production talents: Paul Ritch and Mathias Kaden. Ritch's mix holds down a steady and undulating, percussive groove that lets the spiraling effects of the original loose midway, leading back into a rolling finish. Mathias Kaden strips it back and creates a beat-laden take on the original, with some added irate synth detail.

Artist:	COLLINS, ANTHONY
Title:	Rabouine House EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	FNC 028EP

DJ/producer Anthony Collins is a rising star on the French house and techno scene with his mix of deep house, house, minimal and deep tech. "Rabouine House" is heavy on the percussion and bass, with a Spanish guitar interlude and Italian/Turkish chanting vocals throughout. Pure rhythm and groove. Mikael Stavöstrand's mix takes it slower and darker, working dubbed-out percussion and in-and-out vocal clips for a slightly horizontal effect.

Artist:	SHONKY & DYED SOUNDOROM
Title:	Dan Ghenacia Presents Eyelights Compilation Sampler Part 2
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 030EP

Produced exclusively for and taken exclusively from Dan Ghenacia's Eyelights compilation on Freak n'Chic. For the second exclusive Eyelights two-track sampler EP are releases from two of Freak n'Chic's finest talents -- Shonky and Dyed Soundorom. "Bushes" is Shonky's softer side, unraveling dreamy loops and beats and luminous synths and samples. Dyed Soundorom presents a deep and chugging track, dark and light house at the same time.

Artist:	COLLINS, ANTHONY
Title:	Rabouine House Remixes EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 031EP

Due to high demand, Anthony Collins' Rabouine House EP gets a remix package from Freak n'Chic talents Dyed Soundorom and Seuil. We already know about the original -- pure rhythm and groove. So why work on it? Because Dyed Soundorom knows how to hold a groove and tease it, while teasing you in the process. Using only the backbone elements of the original, Dyed works the groove to maximum tension. Seuil uses heavy percussive elements, some Spanish guitar strings and an undeniable house/funk-laden groove that pushes you on and on.

Artist:	SEUIL
Title:	Still-Nox Asleep EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 032EP

Paris-based Seuil has released music on labels including Einmaleins Musik, Igloo-Rec, Minibar, Leftroom, LesIzmo:r and his own Eklo imprint. Still-Nox Asleep is Seuil's first official EP on Freak n'Chic. "Trapped House" is the main frame of this release and lays down forward-pushing, clean, dry beats. "Raw Blood" features pure house grooves, heavy on the b-line and designed to make you move. "Lunamax" takes on a slightly more dark cosmic quality. Easy grooves carry you through.

Artist:	DJEBALI
Title:	Lax EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 036EP

The always on point Freak n' Chic continue their early-2009 bombardment with a superb EP from newcomer Djebali. Starting with the urgent, Chicago vibes of "Don't Be Forced," this 12" features tracks for every point in a set. While the aforementioned cut is peak-time, the sinister "California" is pure afterhours with its spooky synths and heavy funk bass drops. "Son Of Sun" rounds off the vinyl package brilliantly by delivering some old-school, sample-based house to proceedings.

Artist:	COLLINS, ANTHONY
Title:	Doubts & Shouts Vinyl Sampler 1
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 038EP

Anthony Collins is one of the safest pair of hands in house right now, because every release he puts out is both high quality and individual. Taken from Doubts & Shouts, "Prism" is Collins at his hip-swinging best, taking in elements of Detroit techno, NY house and modern tech-house and carefully intertwining them. Collins teams up with Tony Rodriguez aka Brothers' Vibe for "Raw Vibes." Rodriguez's drum-fuelled NY house speaks volumes, and paired with Collins, it's a match made in heaven.

Artist:	DYED SOUNDOROM
Title:	Icare EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 039EP

Dyed Soundorom's Icare EP takes in three tracks -- the title track is a loose shaker that is as old school as it is modern. "Love Juice" presents bumping drums and a gorgeous, walking bass line which oozes the sort of late-night funk that defines Dyed's DJ sets. "She Knows" is deep-as-hell and locks into a groove early on and rides it out wonderfully, interrupted only by a spoken vocal refrain which increases the energy. Simple, honest, and quality house music.

Artist:	SHONKY
Title:	Roudor & Capulet EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 040EP

Shonky presents three tracks of forward-thinking house music. The title track has a confident, peak-time swagger with the kind of earthy, funky bass and trippy, effect-laden top lines that have defined Shonky's output. The B-side cuts display a deeper but no less "dancefloor" side to his personality. Both tracks are classic, soulful house music with modern twists; "Carnage" treads a slightly more vocal path while "Arena" walks an instrumental route. Simple, groovy house -- exactly as it should be.

Artist:	COLLINS, ANTHONY
Title:	Doubts & Shouts Vinyl Sampler 2
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 042EP

Freak n' Chic anticipates Anthony Collins' debut LP Doubts & Shouts with a second vinyl sampler containing remixes from Losoul and Seuil. Losoul retains the melancholic vibe on "Tango Bizarre," but gives it a slightly tweaky, jazz-inflected twist with that classic Losoul groove. Seuil reworked "Prism" -- a 12-minute percussive houser and a real album highlight. Seuil boils the percussion down to a simmering, undulating interpretation where the bass does all the work. Two superb remixes, two superb tracks.

Artist:	SEUIL
Title:	Freak & Violence EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 043EP

Alexis Bernard aka Seuil returns to Freak N' Chic with Freak & Violence, which sees the Parisian leader-of-the-new school take his impeccable sound into deeper, late-night territory. Warm synths and a spoken vocal dominate the title track. The synths have a trippy vibe but are balanced by ultra-groovy drums. On "Lost In The Soul Shower," sparse keys and complex drums give way to the ebb and flow of distorted, filtered organs. A wonderfully fresh take on deep house.

Artist:	GHENACIA & DJEBALI, DAN
Title:	Eightball Deluxe EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 044EP

Freak n' Chic main man Dan Ghenacia teams up with Freak n' Chic new talent, Djebali. With "Eightball," the duo deliver an electro-break-fuelled slice of deep house which sounds 100% fresh. Filtered and phased chords swirl around the mix, creating a blanket of warmth while frantic hi-hats push the track forward with enough drive for peak-time moments. "Now U Need" is a darker affair, with jarring percussive effects and a staccato bass line welded to a clinical drum track to create an austere yet infectious groove. An unmissable release.

Artist:	LOSOUL (FEAT. FADILA)
Title:	Time.. Passes EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 045EP

LoSoul's Time Passes EP features vocals by Fadila, backed with a remix from Dyed Soundorom. "Time.. Passes" is typical of LoSoul's wonky interpretation of house. The bubbling mids and on-the-beat melodies shouldn't work as a groove, but do so so effectively, that Fadila's breathy vocals are given an airtight backdrop. With just a few subtle effects, "Time.. Passes" is emblematic of what is best about reductionist dance music production. Dyed Soundorom's complex yet simplistic remix is percussive, funky and trippy.

Artist:	COLLINS (FEAT. JUSTUS KOHNCKE), ANTHONY
Title:	Come On Over
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 046EP

Anthony Collins presents the seductive Come On Over EP featuring Justus Köhncke. The title track sparks with the passion of an early house cut, with flashes of piano and soulful vocals in a contemporary twist. Featuring vocals by Justus Köhncke, this cut is a future classic. The stripped-back sounds of "Run Away" rev up the engine and push hard on the gas, testament to Collins' talent for satisfying every angle of the night.

Artist:	NIDAM, MAAYAN
Title:	A Turnaround EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 047EP

Maayan Nidam, previously known as Miss Fitz, presents a collection of three productions that engage the listener on a journey into the heart of this impressive talent. A Turnaround commences with the rolling frequencies and jovial melodies of "Perplexday" before reaching the magnetic pulses of "You Break Me" and culminating with "The Road To Recovery," an eerie yet remarkably charming endeavor. Maayan continues to develop her style with each release and this is yet another collection that marks her as a true talent.

Artist:	FIDAN, TOLGA
Title:	Sexually Responsive
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 048EP

This is the debut Freak n'Chic release from Tolga Fidan, who concocts an electrically-charged couple of dancefloor tracks. "Nised" flirts with warm and feminine outcries, bubbling with a bottomless sound, and constantly transforming into a new arrangement. "Downer n°5" touches further on this light and graceful approach, while experimenting with more eclectic rhythmic design, taking the listener on a journey across vast continents, through a series of times and places.

Artist:	GHENACIA, DAN
Title:	Who Stole The Freaks? EP
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	FNC 049EP

Who Stole The Freaks? puts together three tracks from Dan Ghenacia, a fundamental player in the development of the French underground house and techno scene through his pioneering label (Freak n'Chic). The title track is a light-fingered affair with bouncing beats and vibrant samples. "Discolour" is pure house music made to make you dance. "Round 4" closes the package with more power and drive in a hefty dancefloor production that builds the energy levels to the max.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rendez Vous 01
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	FNC 001CD

Highly respected and groundbreaking French house label Freak n' Chic has been at the vanguard of cutting-edge house and techno for the past three years, expertly run and A&R'd by French DJ legend Dan Ghenacia. After over 25 releases, Freak n' Chic have produced their first compilation. Rendez Vous is a double CD, with CD1 featuring all exclusive unreleased tracks by Freak n' Chic artists specially crafted for this release, while CD2 is a mix of the finest Freak n' Chic releases to date, expertly mixed by Shonky and Dyed Soundorom. Freak n'Chic represents such artists as Jamie Jones, David K, Shonky and :Terry:, who are all key players in the electronic underground. All Freak n'Chic tracks by Freak n'Chic artists, aimed at DJs and fans of this always-interesting label. This special mix release is comprehensive enough for the club -- just ask the huge names that have lent their club support for these tracks: Ricardo Villalobos, Steve Bug, Laurent Garnier, Anja Schneider, et al. However, these tracks are also personal enough for you to get your Freak n' Chic on at home, too. Other artists include: Chris Carrier, Monoblock, Sebastien Bouchet, Ito, David Mariscal, Marc Antona, Davide Squillace & Alfa Romero, Andrea Ferlin, Sweet Light, Butane, Bibi's Ghost and Tom King & Jay Massive.

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