lockdown : vinyl find #50.

Lots of memories with this one. 

Back in the late 1990's, Bob Sinclar made a (new) name for himself with his hit-full album "Paradise". He surfed on that wave to create something that is difficult to define : Africanism. Is it a band ? A collective ? A label ? A series of releases ? 

In any case, it's a spirit. Good vibes with lots of percussion-supported house tracks, tailored to have crowds dancing until the end of the night and beyond. 

In 2000, Bob Sinclar released "Bisou sucré" as a 12", a French-touch gem that would resonate up to the nightclubs of China. Back then, "Bisou sucré" was an anthem in my MP3 player, which, at the time, was a USB stick with the capacity for only a handful of songs. It cheered me up everytime it played. 

It was only seventeen years later, in 2017, that I finally found it on vinyl. Bought it on the spot without even thinking. Gosh, it reminds me of so many moments. The track is on the two sides, though with more bass on the B side. The melody, the beat, the helping percussions, great track...

So, for the 50th vinyl find of this blog, it seemed natural to post it. For this, and also as a massive THANK YOU to Bob Sinclar who played a new live set on Facebook/Instragram everyday for the whole duration of the lockdown. He will stop the day after tomorrow, on Sunday. Sunday will be Bob's birthday, he will be 51. He looks 30. This guy is just pure optimism. 

Although I didn't like his most successfull era ("The love generation", that kind of tracks), I have nothing but respect for this guy. He started as a hip-hop head, then produced acid-jazz, elegant house, he started a label which released East's (RIP) and Cut Killer's first records... He got rich, no doubt, but he's still the smiling guy who loves listening, spinning and making music he was twenty and even thirty years ago. And he's the owner of 35000 vinyl records.

Hands up, then down, for Bob Sinclar.  

Bob Sinclar - Bisou sucré.

And the track, of course. 

Now shake.