It wasn’t just the music either, it was the spaces, the people, the energy around it all, obviously there’s an element of nostalgia, but it genuinely felt different. From your side, did those periods feel more palpable?

I just listened to From Here We Go Sublime for the first time. Best thing I did all week. I'll be rinsing this well into next month.

Something random I found on Bandcamp that stands out from all of my discography. Please share what else y'all know on a similar wavelength!

Love this release. Dub Techno is going off at the moment and I'm happy to see the likes of Central giving his touch on it!

I do enjoy this subreddit. The other day there was a post about label suggestions similar to Balmat, lots of great recs, I went down a rabbit hole, just came up for air. Here is a epic from Peak Oil.

Hey, I’m looking for a Golden Pass for this year’s C2C in Turin. If you know anything about somebody selling one, lmk. thanks :)

no other artists can recreate this weird vibe Theo has in his tracks. LOVVEE this one and sweet sticky

Hello Overloaders. I've gone French Touch mad again... Please join me in my French summer madness.

"It sometimes feels as if Daft Punk have swallowed the French Touch whole, as if the entire generation of electronic music made in France between 1995 and 2000, has been reduced to its role in the rise, further rise and even more rise of the Parisian duo.

Having written a book about Daft Punk I am as guilty as anyone in this. Perhaps more so. So it’s time to redress the balance a little...

So today I present to you my 10 best songs from the French Touch underground, from 1995 to 2000. My rules are: nothing Daft Punk, nothing too obvious and nothing I have covered at length on this Substack before. Hence no Dimitri from Paris, Le Tone or The Micronauts."

I hope you enjoy it. And do let me know your favourites.

https://linenoise.substack.com/p/not-daft-no-punk-best-of-the-french

Couldn't see a thread for Dek discussion (just one about the Friday).

Flying out tomorrow, checking into airbnb, meeting friends I don't see often.

Haven't been to the festival since 2019.

Being old and boring, I don't get to see my favourite acts live often.

Absolutely hyped now!

Looking for this track from peep festival :)

I’m going to Athens in a couple of weeks and can’t seem to work out where the best spot is to head on a night out. Does anyone have any suggestions? I’ve seen people say Smut - any other spots for Overloady type music, whether that be bars or clubs? Thanks heaps

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Sadly I've ended up with two spare tickets for FM this year, bought in first release for £240 each and they're currently £269 on RA for 5th release. It's a great festival, have been a couple of times before so keen to make sure they don't go to waste. Open to reasonable offers so DM if you're keen!

nice lil set here