Sensitive: New Jack Swing, RnB and Neo Soul from France
07.05.23
Taking its name from the 1994 compilation album of the same name, Sensitive is a wide-ranging survey of New Jack Swing, RnB and Neo Soul recorded in France during the final decade of the 20th century.
Martyn Pepperell’s introduction to French Hip-Hop, RnB and Soul came via remixes of MC Solaar and Les Nubians in the late 1990s. Two decades later, while undertaking a research project into international New Jack Swing scenes during the first two years of the global pandemic, Martyn realized that most of the best songs he’d come across were from the French scene. Recently, he was able to sit down and record a two-hour mix of some of his favorite tracks from James Tenor, Les Nubians, Tribal Jam, Alias LJ, Matt Houston, Delaxoix, K-Reen and many other celebrated (and not so celebrated) French solo artists and groups.
Martyn Pepperell is an award-winning freelance music journalist, broadcaster and DJ from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Last year, he co-produced a special broadcast for dublab with Ken Hidaka about the life and times of the legendary Japanese composer, producer and DJ Susumu Yokota.
Tracklist:
James Tenor – La Premiere Fois
Les Nubians – Les Portes Du Souvenir
Tribal Jam – Plus Que Parfait
Les Nubians – Makeda
Alias LJ – Tout n’est qu’un rêve
Afrodiziac – Trouve-Moi Un Job
Matt Houston – Donne Moi Du Sexe
Delavoix – Rien Ne Vaut La Vie (Version Longue)
Alias LJ – Things won’t change
K-Reen – J’en Ai Marre
Matt Houston – Dans La Peau D’un Bandit
LKD – Sois Pas Facile (New Jack Swing Remix)
Vice – D’nce Booggie
Mellowman – Gardez L’écoute (Remix)
NoDeja – Quelque Chose About You
Menelik & La Tribu – Tout Baigne (Remix Club Par Volodia)
Tribal Jam – Jazzy Funky
Vice – No Blaggadda
Hasheem – H Groove
Lorelei – Le Ferai Tout
Kobe – Je Ferai Ce Faut – Donnez-nous Du Groove (Extended Mix)
Legit – J’ai Tout Donne Pour Elle
Delavoix – La Nuit Le Jour (Album Version)
Leila – Le Retour Du Funk
Encore Elles – La Funky Nuit Des Mecs
Cousin Brown – Soul De Toi
Tribal Jam – Dis-Moi
Alliance Ethnik – Demi Tour Vers Le Futur
Shams Dinn – Hedi Bled Noum
Albert – Fais-Moi
Tribal Jam – Le Sens Du Partage
Cousin Brown – Amour Amour
Delavoix – J’entends Siffler Le Train
James Tenor – Fou De Toi
Alias LJ Bienvenue Dans Ma Cite
Tribal Jam – New Jack Feeling
N-Groove – New Jack Swing (Remix)
Laurent Jean – Bad Boy
Tribal Jam – Remind Me
Delavoix – Si Haut
Cousin Brown – Les Blues De Mon Ame
Tribal Jam – Kim La Firme
Shams Dinn – Rai Al Mal Boule
K-Reen – Laisse-Toi Porter Par Ce Flow
Sheraz – Faisons L’amour
Joce feat Fresh Ali – Souviens Toi De Moi
Les Nubians – Princesse Nubienne
Albert – Ahia (Version Lounge)
K-Reen – Les Mots d’Amour
