French Music? (country, punk, myspace, 60's, bands)

jackhammer · 05-29-2010, 07:26 PM

France does have some awesome Electronic music with Air and Daft Punk obviously well known but Birdy Nam Nam, Le Peuple De L'Herbe, Cassius, Dub Incorporation and MC Solaar are well worth a listen, not to mention two of the best Metal bands to have come out of mainland Europe in the last 10 years, namely Gojira and Hacride.

Their Horror Cinema is not be sniffed at either.

Zaqarbal · 06-02-2010, 03:38 AM

My superficial impression has always been that the predominant styles in the most popular French music are almost always related to electronica in some way. Anyway, I only have listened to a 0.1 % of the music.

Regarding pop or rock, my limited memories are usually of bands such as Indochine:

I mean it seems the synthesiser is always present, in a way. But apart from the few groups already mentioned, I'd like to know some French bands with a more rocky sound. Maybe it's because my main references are the Argentine and Spanish rock and pop-rock, where the guitar has always been the "king" of the instruments, but I miss the guitar's sound.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	France does have some awesome Electronic music with Air and Daft Punk obviously well known but Birdy Nam Nam, Le Peuple De L'Herbe, Cassius, Dub Incorporation and MC Solaar are well worth a listen, not to mention two of the best Metal bands to have come out of mainland Europe in the last 10 years, namely Gojira and Hacride. Their Horror Cinema is not be sniffed at either. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	My superficial impression has always been that the predominant styles in the most popular French music are almost always related to electronica in some way. Anyway, I only have listened to a 0.1 % of the music. Regarding pop or rock, my limited memories are usually of bands such as Indochine: I mean it seems the synthesiser is always present, in a way. But apart from the few groups already mentioned, I'd like to know some French bands with a more rocky sound. Maybe it's because my main references are the Argentine and Spanish rock and pop-rock, where the guitar has always been the "king" of the instruments, but I miss the guitar's sound. __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."