French/European techno/house/electrowhatever recommendations needed

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Just what the title says...in a couple of weeks or so, I'm going to be placing a largish order (~$100 or so, hurrah for raises and overtime) with Amazon.fr, and I need recommendations on recent dance music that's unavailable in the US (or only available as overpriced imports):

Since the dollar/Euro exchange rate is much more favorable than dollar/pound at the moment (, I'm definitely going to pick up the 2-disc Basement Jaxx singles comp, along with Bran Van 3000's "Discosis" and Miss Kittin's "Happy Violentine" single, but beyond that I have no idea, so any and all recommendations are welcome

― Telephonething, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 04:29 (twenty-one years ago)

...Jesus GOD is my punctuation terrible. And grammar. And...gah. So this is why people sweat that "sleep" thing so much.

― Telephonething, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:13 (twenty-one years ago)

LEGOWELT!

― Mark Matienzo, Wednesday, 16 March 2005 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Tiga - DJ Kicks
Tiefschwarz - Misch Mash
V/A - Get Physical 2nd Anniversary mixed by M.A.N.D.Y.
V/A - Waves II Crydamoure label compilation
International Deejay Gigolos 7

― Deerninja B4rim4, Plus-Tech Whizz Kid (Barima), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Switch 6.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

pretty old now but We Still Kill The Old Way

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 17 March 2005 00:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Kitsune X compilation
Ellen Allien's 'My Parade' mix

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 17 March 2005 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Smash TV - Bits For Breakfast

― MVP (nordicskilla), Thursday, 17 March 2005 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, the Bangkok Impact record too!

― MVP (nordicskilla), Thursday, 17 March 2005 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

everything on this thread is available for cheaper in the US

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Tiefschwarz - Misch Mash
V/A - Get Physical 2nd Anniversary mixed by M.A.N.D.Y.

Where can you get these cheap in the U.S.? I'm not being snarky, I'd actually love to find them.

― deej., Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

misch masch: at tower records for $15.99

tiga, crydamoure, the bpitch and kitsune and gigolo and creme organization discs are all be $13.99 or so at my local shop.

i think the get physical disc runs for around $18.99 at amoeba and other places i shop which is pretty steep but i'm not sure it'd be that much cheaper getting it from france.

alba's "switch" suggestion is actually on point. i shot my mouth off too quick.

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:38 (twenty-one years ago)

the DJ gigolo comp is $18.99 at tower and 1 or 2 bucks cheaper at my local indie.

sorry i should stop pooping on the party

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I should probably check gramaphone for the get physical comp.

― deej., Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:47 (twenty-one years ago)

OOOOOH buy these!!!! they are the glimmer twins "club culture" compilations. 1 disc electrohouse, 1 disc r&b / rap / dancehall. i don't think you can find them cheaper than 30 bucks apiece.

http://www.discogs.com/release/247010
http://www.discogs.com/release/360470

i think ronan can rep for the radness

― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:51 (twenty-one years ago)

the salif keita remix CD, with mixes from ark, luciano, et al. i think it's on universal france, and i've only seen it at amoeba for ridiculous prices (and bought the 5x12" from dusty groove for an obscene amount).

― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Thursday, 17 March 2005 07:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Culture Club 1 is a wonderful mix. The second one I'm not so sure about, but the forthcoming third one has a tracklist which makes me drool.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 17 March 2005 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/170857-01.htm

check that out, looks so so good!

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 17 March 2005 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Placed the order today- about 60 euros for four CDs and shipping to Alabama. S&H was even steeper than I expected, so I didn't save as much as I had hoped, but that's still a hell of a lot cheaper than paying import price here in the States. Of course, this means that domestic versions of these will all be out within two months just to spite me:

Mylo- Destroy Rock 'n' Roll, Basement Jaxx- The Singles (2-disc edition), V/A- New Deutsch comp on International Deejay Gigolos, Ivan Smagghe- How to Kill the DJ vol 1.

Alas, the Eskimo mixes and comps are still super-expensive, even in France. Lousy Belgians *grumble rrrgh*

― Telephonething, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 04:18 (twenty-one years ago)

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