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24 Hours in Paris

Various Artists
2 discs

1. Too Drunk to F*Ck - Nouvelle Vague
2. Strong Man (For Real)
3. Rue St. Louis en I'Lle - Brigitte Fontaine
4. Le Jardin des Delices - Arthur H
5. Lemon - Troublemakers
6. Impressed - Sporto Kantes
7. Younowhatthislifeez (Rnb) - Metropolitan Jazz Affair
8. Connected - Chteau Flight
9. Ain't Life Ironic - Zenzile
10. Brothers on the Side - Patchworks
11. Sugar Sugar - Jehro
12. Mistake - Framix
13. Hey You (Howdy Version) - Cocosuma
14. Confusion - Cris Prolific
15. Shake - Mowtel
16. Elle (Louie Vega Remix) - DJ Gregory
17. Pick It up (Blackstrobe Remix) - Alexkid
18. Motor Bass Get Phunked Up - La Funk Mob
19. Grosker
20. Be Yourself (Reworked by Laurent Garnier) - Avril
21. Way We Have Chosen, The - OMR
22. Boulevard Rushechouart - Ark & Krikor
23. Music in Jamaica - Djinxx
24. Kolony - [T]kl
25. Americaine - Plaisir De France
26. Deep For Wheel - Rob-In
27. Energy - Doctorolive
28. Message, The - Klanguage
29. Never Be Alone (DJ Hell Remix)
30. 1994 (Siskid Remix) - Playground
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 3100672
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This collection of French pop and electronic tracks features cuts by The Troublemakers, Superdiscount 2, Avril, Nouvelle Vague, and more.
The strangest thing about 24 Hours in Paris is that it's a budget-line chillout compilation filled with quality music. In a genre and market where the downtempo scene is flooded with bargain-bin two-disc sets that have stylish packaging yet forgettable artists, this actually works well and is a fairly accurate representation of the Parisian electronic scene circa 2005. Contributions from the retro-bossa act Nouvelle Vague and house guru Dimitri from Paris start things off light, beginning the first disc's survey of the landscape of acid jazz and broken beat before the gang from Versatile shifts things into high gear on disc two. Maurice Fulton's excellent remix of I:Cube's "Vacuum Jackers" is a nice way to ramp things up and get the party started properly, and contributions from La Funk Mob and Chteau Flight keep things running smoothly. This is one of those compilations that sadly never gets its due just because of the overabundance of readily available look-alikes, but 24 Hours in Paris is most certainly a worthy purchase and is a wonderful document of what continues to be an important and fruitful movement in the dance world. ~ Rob Theakston