French Connection

VA - Rolling Stone Rare Trax Vol. 31 - The French Connection: Pop aus Frankreich von Gestern bis Heute
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 244 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: None, Promo | Country/Year: Germany 2003
Genre: Pop | Style: French Pop, Chanson

RARE TRAX is a continued series of promotional samplers given away with the german edition of Rolling Stone magazine since the 1990's and has reached volume 80 already. Each version covers a special topic and presents lesser known songs and/or artists.

New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle follows the trail of the French connection smuggling ring to France where he teams up with the gendarmes to hunt down the ringleader.

Bloomfield - French Connection (2006)
Lounge/Lo-Fi/Nu Jazz | MP3 | VBR 192-320kbps | CUE + digipack scans | 71:41 | 109 MB

"French Connection" is the name of a very famous thriller and also the name of Bloomfield’s debut album. The music from Bloomfield doesn’t sound dangerous, but rather groovy, tender and sexy. The story: woman is looking for her man, completely simply, but in this case a bit more subtly than the film, over the telephone. On their first album, BLOOMFIELD create am mix, which reflects the easiness of southern France. The expressional and erotic voice of Christine Beaumont merges with the music of Vanderstrass. This music entices the senses, takes us on a journey to the sea, into the sun and into our own dreams, which break through the hectic of everyday life. They produce musical tension between rhythm and voice by using refined samples and sound pictures.

The love affair between Europe and the blues began in the early 50s with the arrival of Big Bill Broonzy who performed in Limoges, France, where most of the musicians on this album come from and where it was recorded. Zora first performed in Europe in 1981 and has made more than 20 tours in France. Inspired by Zora & Bobby Dirninger's recording of Two Trains Running on her previous Delmark album (Tore Up From the Floor Up), producer Chris Dussuchaud suggested a half-electric / half-acoustic album. The French Connection is Zora's renditions of not only Chicago blues, but also gospel, jazz, deep Mississippi blues and country music in her own, very special way.

William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed.