A touch of class
If you believe what you read in the style press, the '90s revival is in full swing. But while we can do without some of the trends that typified that decade, if this gives us a legitimate reason to start playing our favourite French touch records again, we're fully onboard.
One man with an intimate knowledge of the French touch scene is DJ Sven Hansen-Løve, whose experiences in '90s Paris are being brought to the big screen in Eden, a new film that's being released in the UK on Friday 24 July.
We asked Sven to nominate his top 10 French touch tracks, and he's given us a playlist to be proud of. Click through the gallery to discover the house that Paris built...
1. Cheek - Venus (Sunshine People) (DJ Gregory remix)
“The quintessential French touch track, which came - surprisingly - from a deep house DJ/producer (DJ Gregory).”
4. i:cube - Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk remix)
“I could have chosen so many of their remixes... but this one is the perfect dancefloor hit”
6. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
“Friends told me I was really the first DJ to play that track (Thomas gave me an acetate at the Queen Club). I don't remember it unfortunately because my memory is tricking me...”
8. Thomas Bangalter - Club Soda
“When the master goes soft - a cocktail party anthem.”
10. Demon vs Heartbreaker - You Are My High
“This is when French touch became mainstream. But I confess I have a soft spot for this one, probably due to Stevie's sample”
