Gosse De Paris LP Part 1 vinyl

French house producer Chris Carrier will release his debut full length album on Phil Weeks Robosoul imprint at the end of this month. The LP will be released in two parts first though, displaying the Frenchman's love of vintage music fused with contemporary dance music.<br>

Carrier has been an underground icon for well over a decade now, incredibly notching up over one hundred records and remixes across a plethora of labels. Without doubt one of the most prolific producers around, until now he has never had a full length release. Gosse De Paris is a tribute to his home city of Paris in addition to his influences of his early days. Indeed the album's title is French for ‘The Kid from Paris.’ He explores his early influences amongst musicians such as Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones. As a result, Gosse De Paris blends disco, funk, house and techno all into one, ultra engaging record. Old samples amalgamate with new technologies; retro piano stabs happily sit alongside futuristic synths as dynamic beats fuse with a classic style.<br>

Part 1 opens with "Cabaret Des Belles Lettres," summing up Carrier's approach perfectly. A classic sounding, soul vocal is joined by a dubby beat, bringing an old sound right up to today. This would get any club moving, as it gets the release off to a driving start. "Cancan" is modern funk in its purest form. A rolling bassline and vintage keys are joined by sleek electronics later in the track, making it once more, perfect for the dancefloor. Closing off Part 1 "Les Faubourgs De Grenelle" returns to a dub ethos, but adds warm synth parts and takes a much easier going stance than its two predecessors.

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