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Pont Neuf
Review: Under the DJ Psychiatre alias, Sylvain Creton is fast becoming a rising star of the current French electronic underground. Further proof of his credentials arrives via 'Glad To Be Back', a four-tracker based on fusing his love of vintage progressive house sounds and the hands-in-the-air rush of piano house. He first gets 'Lost In The New', adding hands-aloft piano stabs, MK style organ motifs and colourful chords to a crispy rhythm track, before opting for a breezier and even more rushing vibe on the similarly kaleidoscopic 'Riding Zone'. 'We Make Records' sees Creton wrap echoing vocal snippets, woozy ambient chords, acid-influenced electronics and jaunty pianos around a shuffling deep house groove, while 'Thinks We Do' is a bubbly, acid-flecked slab of breakbeat house joy.
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PN 029
19 Apr 24
Deep House
19 Apr 24
Deep House
Review: French DJ/producer Mira Lo shot to international fame with her debut Pont Neuf EP 'Memories' last year. Now she's back with the five-track 'Tribute To Chicago', which was apparently inspired by "an artistic and personal retreat at the heart of the mythical city where house music was born". But don't expect reverential old skool Chi-town house vibes here: instead, the EP's five tracks mix and match influences from house, nu-disco, synth-pop and juke/footwork, all rollicking along at a fair old lick and all sporting Ms Lo's own vocals. The standout for yours truly is 'A Night In Chicago', which does have something of a Larry Heard-ish feel but has hints, too, of UK garage.
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PN 028
15 Mar 24
Funky/Club House
15 Mar 24
Funky/Club House
Various
Played by: Baka G
Review: Pont Neuf, a pivotal player in the vibrant French house scene, stands as an independent music label with some 40 releases over seven years. Notable artists like Tour-Maubourg, Oden & Fatzo, Mira Ló, THEOS, Cosmonection, and Vitess have graced the label - for starters. Marking their seventh anniversary, this annual compilation series, Hexagonal Club, spotlights both established and emerging artists who define the evolving French house wave - leafing heavily from classic American genres like disco, ballroom and mid-western house to B-boy electro and deep, modern swoon to boot. Get Hexagonal
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PNC 008
01 Sep 23
Deep House
01 Sep 23
Deep House
Review: Mira Lo has been making waves in her native France for some time, with a trademark production style that effortlessly blurs the boundaries between squelchy, synth-heavy nu-disco, deep house and the classy end of synth-pop (think Junior Boys or Tracey Thorn's early 2000s solo work). There's plenty to admire on her first EP for Point Neuf. Check first the house tempo synth-pop deepness of 'Sparks', before immersing yourself in the pitched-up beats, mid-80s video game melodies and slipped R&B vocals of 'Away From You'. Elsewhere, Lou Martini provides lead vocals and the kaleidoscopic nu-disco squelch of 'My Best Memory', 'I Think You Worth It' is a synth strings-laden analogue house workout, and 'Hope' is a slap bass-propelled trip through hybrid deep nu-disco/boogie-house territory.
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PN 022
28 Apr 23
Deep House
28 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: Inspired by his belief in the similarities between his day job as an architect and his approach to music-making, Berzingue's second solo EP for Pont Neuf is a self-confessed showcase for the producer's love of exploring "different genres and formats, while staying true" to his "trademark sound". It's an undeniably attractive affair, with highlights including the dreamy two-step-goes-deep house loveliness of 'Panorama', the rolling, melody-rich deep house bump of 'Dehli' and the more sci-fi-sounding, early morning bump of 'Mausolee'. Elsewhere, 'Night Cruise' is an attractive roller built around a darting, squelchy-sounding bassline, crunchy drums and immersive pads, and 'One' joins the dots between electro, organ bassline-propelled garage and tactile deep house sonics.
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PN 020
03 Mar 23
Deep House
03 Mar 23
Deep House
Played by: Darren Clark, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Andy Vann/Grass Green, Vitess
Review: Pont Neuf regular Tour-Maubourg is undoubtedly an artist on the rise. There are gems aplenty in his back catalogue, which supplements dusty, jazz-flecked deep house with blazed electronica and hazy downtempo gems. 'Spaces of Silence', his second album, is exceptionally strong, too, with the French producer sashaying between immersive ambient ('Intro'), organic, loose-limbed deep jazz-house (the fabulous 'Just Believe'), head-nodding instrumental hip-hop ('Why (Life)'), sun-splashed warm-up shufflers ('I Never Will'), nostalgic New Jersey style deep house ('Paradise'), horizontal electronica ('L'Hiver'), deep space workouts (the deep house goes ambient techno haze of 'Solaced') and nods towards the vintage early works of St Germain ('You (feat Ismael Ndir)'). Impeccable.
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PNLP 004
27 Jan 23
Deep House
27 Jan 23
Deep House
Various
Review: Many happy returns to much-loved French imprint Pont Neuf, who have decided to mark their sixth birthday with an expansive compilation of new tracks from a mix of label regulars and newcomers. It's a predictably strong set all told, with the label's usual high-grade deep house cuts being joined by a range of delicious dancefloor diversions and surprise workouts. There's not room to pick out all the highlights, but our current favourites include the gently acid-flecked, soon-to-be-anthemic positivity of Tour-Maubourg's 'Square Sounds', the dubbed-out, off-kilter micro-house brilliance of Flabbaire's 'Tribute', the vibraphone-sporting deep house rush of 'Cosmopolitan' by Maoke, Mira Lo's trance-inducing 'Look What You've Done' and the sparse, sub-heavy jack of Saudade's 'Sherman'.
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PNC 007
01 Jul 22
Deep House
01 Jul 22
Deep House
Review: Although he built his reputation as one half of Alva, Raphael Bureau-Mirat has devoted more time to solo productions over the last 18 months, serving up a series of singles as Berzingue on Pont Neuf. 'Woodflaure', the title track from his latest single, is an excellent example of his now trademark sound: a chunky, rolling deep house number built around jazzy synth bass, undulating acid lines, cowbell-loaded drums, subtle disco samples and ear-pleasing pads. His love of psychedelic, high-register TB-303 motifs come to the fore once more on 'L'impasse', a more bouncy affair that sits somewhere between contemporary Parisian tech-house and dreamy, life-affirming deep house.
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PN 0172
18 Feb 22
Deep House
18 Feb 22
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Hexagonal Club isn't a real nightclub, just the name given by Paris-based Pont Neuf to their compilations showcasing fresh electronic grooves from up-and-coming French artists (France being known colloquially as 'l'Hexagone', you see). And what a compilation Volume 2 is: few things in life get this writer as excited as a collection of quality deep house jams from people you've never heard of, and this album ticks that particular box nicely! The over-riding influence is deep house from the Heard/Trent/Damier school but there's room too for everything from the Italo/prog stylings of Fasme's 'Turbo Blaster' to the left coast-ish bump of THEOS's 'Wanna Go Out'. Get 'em while they're chaud, people!
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PNC 006
23 Apr 21
Deep House
23 Apr 21
Deep House
Review: Under the ALVA alias, Raphael Bureau-Mirat and Alexander Gueri previously impressed via releases on Chez Damier's Inner Balance imprint and Parisian label Pont Neuf. Here they return to the latter as Calmos & Berzingue, bringing with them a bolder and more forthright collection of cuts. They begin by peppering a bouncy beat with jaunty synth riffs and smile-inducing chords on 'Java', before opting for chunkier, heavier bass, psychedelic acid lines and a few exotic melodic flourishes on the rather good 'Pali Kao'. 'Piat' is a sunnier, warmer and slicker slab of tactile deep house gold, while 'Burnouf' is a wonderfully positive, retro-futurist house treat.
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PN 015
12 Feb 21
Funky/Club House
12 Feb 21
Funky/Club House
Review: Emerging out of the clouds of live and instrumental deep house, Tour-Maubourg first appeared on the scene with a debut record for Parisian label Pont Neuf Records before making connections with FHUO, Salin Records and Happiness Theory. Returning to Pont Neuf for the release of his debut album, Paradis Artificiels, the artist puts paid to the Trax article which once wrote of TM: ''one of the most promising producers of the French house scene''. Referencing a Baudelaire poem for its title, the album flexes between new age ambience, acid and Chicago house inspirations in tracks like "Le Vol. Du Corbeau" while diving deep into watery percussion, solo jazz brass and skittering drums in "Saint The A La Menthe". WIth stronger ties to functional deep house in "Diffraction Rythmique", there's a smokey haze of hip hop instrumentality and dub to be found in tracks like "Les Mots" too. A record that would be attractive to fans of SUED.
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PNLP 001
04 Dec 20
Deep House
04 Dec 20
Deep House
Review: Parsian imprint Pont Neuf can be relied on for quality deep house with that idiosyncratic style of 'French Touch' that we just can't resist. Adrien Erra aka Cosmonection serves up the 'Talamanca' EP next for the label, featuring the soulful and uplifting vibe of "Carnaval" that is infected with Manuel Goettsching style guitar licks, followed by the bittersweet mood music of the title track (which conjures up that timeless and classic Larry heard style), plus the sensual and hypnotic rolling drama of "La Selva" in collaboration with label staple Tour-Maubourg.
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PN 014
25 Sep 20
Deep House
25 Sep 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Paris-based producer Saudade brings us an EP wherein his trademark minimal/microhouse stylings get infused with something of an Afro feel, particularly in the drums department. The sparse, space-y production of 'Sonha', for instance, is augmented by some highly complex hand percussion, while 'O Samba' comes on like the kind of long-lost African disco/funk nugget you might once have heard at The Loft. Elsewhere, 'As Ondas' is glacial and Detroit-y, while closer 'O Funk' is the EP's most experimental cut by far, marrying fractured micro-rhythms to dense layers of moody techno FX. Forward-thinking stuff for sure.
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PN 013
12 Jun 20
Minimal/Tech House
12 Jun 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Kisk
Review: Kx9000 is perhaps not the most prolific of producers - "Ultra Loisir" is his first outing since summer 2018 - but the music he does release tends to be quietly impressive. We can imagine there being a few knowing nods of approval from house heads when they hear the swirling, string-laden, synth bass-propelled positivity of "High Def" and the always rising disco-house/nu-disco fusion of "Les 9000 Couteaux!" Plenty will smile, too, at the bouncy beats, funky bass and lilting orchestration of "Raf's Baggies" and the undulating, morning fresh synth-funk of "World Wide Weeb". We suspect that many will have already have clicked on the "buy" button long before the triumphant conclusion that is "Pouvoir Magique", a sweet but bustling chunk of loved-up goodness that samples a suitably dewy-eyed classic.
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PN 011
18 Oct 19
Deep House
18 Oct 19
Deep House
Review: Following up some great releases by the likes of Alva, Cosmonection and KX9000, the Parisian Pont Neuf crew return to form with this great new one by Tour-Maubourg - the alias of one Pierre d'Estienne d'Orves. Following up releases on Fina, Groovance and FHUO, d'Orves serves up some wicked jams on the Solitude Collective EP: featuring deeply hypnotic house (on a strongly percussive tip) that's reminiscent of hometown hero DJ Gregory on "Artifice", some dusted down and jazzed-up sounds of his fair city on sublime cuts like the title track or "Albatros" or the sexy and emotive late night deepness on the wonderful closer "1984".
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PN 007
05 Oct 18
Deep House
05 Oct 18
Deep House
Review: It's been a long time between drinks for KX9000, whose last solo EP - the nu-disco flex of Hot Room on Spree Factory - dropped way back in 2015. His sound and production style has matured since then, of course, and Trouver 'X' finds him serving up a quartet of hard-to-pigeonhole treats. He begins with the glassy-eyed shimmer of "Find X", where tipsy alien synthesizer chords and glistening electronic melodies cluster around a tasty mid-tempo groove, before reaching for the sparkling house pianos and the acid bass-driven nu-disco cheeriness of "Lysergic Ray". The deep house/synth-funk fusion vibe continues on "Goldee" and closer "Recontre Du Troisieme Tape", whose spiraling synthesizer motifs, snappy beats and jammed-out bassline help to create an especially loved-up mood.
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PN 006
15 Jun 18
Deep House
15 Jun 18
Deep House
Various
Review: Pont Neuf serve up yet more of the Parisian underground's finest sounds, with their third installment in the Habemus Paname series. Beginning with KX9000's undeniably French Touch influenced tribute "Requiem Pour Un Boogie", the zeitgeist is recaptured again on Tour-Maubourg's "Anyway You Want" which brings the funk (and the mandatory use of filter sweeps) on this emotive and soulful jam. Hot duo Alva, who served up one of 2017's standout releases with their French Kicks EP, return with more sexy late night deepness on "Louxor Funk" which calls to mind the early sounds of local hero D'Julz. Elsewhere, Cosmonection turn up the heat on "Dust In Space" which is sure to pack the dancefloor with its razor sharp Juno bassline, cosy pads and swing fuelled rhythm and, by contrast, label staple Taos delivers a nice cosmic downbeat moment to chill to in conclusion.
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PNC 003
26 Jan 18
Deep House
26 Jan 18
Deep House
Review: ALVA are Raphael & Alexandre: a young deep house duo based in Paris who appear here for local imprint Pont Neuf. Right here are some well executed perspectives on classic styled sounds. Fittingly titled French Kicks, this EP is their second for the label and follows up the impressive grooves on the Mental Scopes EP from last year. The gutsy yet smooth charm of "Cecile Du Flow" will appeal to fans of local heroes such as DJ Steaw, Flabaire or Lazare Hoche with its evocative chords, sexy Rhodes and swing fuelled rhythms. Equally adequate for early evening mood lighting is the neon-lit pump of "Pont 909" until we are treated to two dubby and hypnotic jams were the duo really hit their stride. "Harry Poppers" with its spellbinding chord progression and the very Swiss sounding "Drumsteak" calling to the mid-noughties throwback sounds of Agnes, Quarion or Baaz.
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PN 004
01 Dec 17
Deep House
01 Dec 17
Deep House
Review: Fabian Appolaire has been part of the Pont Neuf family since the label delivered its' debut release back in the autumn of 2015. Surprisingly, though, this EP marks his solo debut. It's a largely hazy, atmospheric and relaxed affair, with Appolaire wrapping warm chords and melodies around a range of subtly soul-flecked grooves. So, while the opener sounds like classic MPC-driven deep house (it's all the range in France right now), the track that follows, "At The Discotheque, "The Very One", Shibuya, 1.30am", looks to early '80s boogie and P-funk for inspiration whilst retaining a smooth house veneer. The track that follows is a bustling and pleasingly percussive chunk of jazzy, jammed-out deep house, while closer "At The Speakeasy, "The Key", 52nd Street, 5.30am" is an impressive chunk of Balearic-minded, sun-kissed hip-hop beat science.
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PN 003
29 Sep 17
Deep House
29 Sep 17
Deep House
