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((Short description|Subgenre of house))
((For|places named "French House"|The French House (disambiguation)))
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((Infobox music genre
| name              = French house
| stylistic_origins = ((hlist|[[House music|House]]|[[disco]]|[[Eurodisco]]))
| cultural_origins  = Early to mid-1990s, France
| derivatives       = ((hlist|[[Nu-disco]]|[[synthwave]]))
| subgenrelist      =
| subgenres         =
| fusiongenres      = [[French electro]]
| regional_scenes   =
| other_topics      = ((hlist|[[Nu-disco]]|[[funky house]]|[[future funk]]))
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'''French house''' (also referred to as '''French touch''', '''filter house''', or '''tekfunk''') is a style of [[house music]] devised by [[French people|French]] musicians in the 1990s.<ref>((Cite journal |last=Hawkins |first=Stan |title=Feel the Beat Come Down: HouseMusic As Rhetoric |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/48982240/Hawkins_Feel_the_Beat-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1648106525&Signature=MKs1eawHqCPmHJq~Ah99V9ojYQ8r6nN7G2h82s0vrVyOnaNnTGHWOS1FExhucnQ3jN889lPPrSrkQrk6oE7pzrch9OkQGVu9sIe7hIwMEb217Q7yInpB3xw3OBUOvnqYs4AZ6sJTvw098rKzOATrlnDfphy3J3iF~fvfIFkr1INYnWm~tJVFJcxA0dZ3u8LK3lY5Wfjprgp5RUx73g8FBv7YJnL1GiSZ7vOxrVh-LEvzVauGGcMjPiQPnhKhBb9xjadk1PuHJS7DHuSr9IwZW04RX410CrkwqWkK9lPQR24MGx-HgMUw4oHJ2EQa00IsjRYqZO5Qq8JhiKfXizGLrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |journal=Analyzing Popular Music |pages=82–103 |via=Academia))</ref> It is a form of [[Euro disco]] and a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] scene. The defining characteristics of the genre are [[Audio filter|filter]] and [[Phaser (effect)|phaser]] effects both on and alongside [[Sample (music)|samples]] from late 1970s and early 1980s European [[disco]] tracks. Tracks sometimes contained original [[Hook (music)|hooks]] inspired by these samples, providing thicker harmonic foundations than the genre's forerunners.<ref name=":0" /> Most tracks in this style are in [[4/4 time|((music|time|4|4))]] time and feature steady [[Four on the floor (music)|four-on-the-floor]] beats in the tempo range of 110–130 [[beats per minute]]. French house is similar to [[future funk]], although there are some key differences. Purveyors of French house include [[Daft Punk]],<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9940,woods,8763,22.html |title=Village Voice: Daft Punk by Scott Woods<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=17 May 2007 |archive-date=4 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604064436/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9940,woods,8763,22.html |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[David Guetta]], [[Bob Sinclar]], [[Martin Solveig]],[[Cassius (band)|Cassius]], [[The Supermen Lovers]],<ref>((Cite web|title=Exposition "Electro" à La Philharmonie : 5 clips emblématiques de la French Touch|url=https://www.cnews.fr/culture/2019-04-08/exposition-electro-la-philharmonie-5-clips-emblematiques-de-la-french-touch|access-date=23 November 2020|website=CNEWS|date=8 April 2019 |language=fr))</ref> [[Modjo]], [[Justice (band)|Justice]], [[Air (French band)|Air,]] and [[Étienne de Crécy]] 

== History and influences ==
French house was influenced by American dance music, [[Euro disco]], and the [[space disco]] music styles.<ref>((Cite journal |last=Le Menestrel |first=Sara |date=2007 |title=The Color of Music: Social Boundaries and Stereotypes in Southwest Louisiana French Music |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26391066 |journal=Southern Cultures |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=87–105 |jstor=26391066 |issn=1068-8218))</ref> Space disco was popular in [[France]] during the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially with artists such as [[Cerrone]] and [[Sheila and B. Devotion]]. American [[P-Funk]] also influenced the genre's sound, especially the work of [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] and [[Bootsy Collins]].<ref name=":3">((Cite book |last1=Mazierska |first1=Ewa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S0cwEAAAQBAJ&dq=french+house+music&pg=PA41 |title=The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music |last2=Rigg |first2=Tony |last3=Gillon |first3=Les |date=2021-05-06 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-6638-3 |language=en))</ref> P-Funk was played alongside disco in many French [[Nightclub|discothèques]], notably after [[Disco Demolition Night]] took place in the United States.<ref name=":3" /> The [[Jacking]] aspect of [[Chicago house]] was also incorporated into the French house scene with "jack house" becoming a short-lived descriptive term for the sound in the UK. The influence of 1970s French pop music, championed by musicians such as [[François de Roubaix]], [[Jean-Michel Jarre]], and [[Serge Gainsbourg]], is also apparent within the genre.<ref name=":3" />

[[Thomas Bangalter]]'s tracks for his [[Roulé]] label were some of the earliest examples of French house. His solo material, along with his work as a member of [[Daft Punk]] and [[Stardust (band)|Stardust]], influenced the French house scene during the mid-to-late 1990s.<ref name="Mixmag 2006">Suzanne Ely, "Return of the Cybermen" ''[[Mixmag]]'', July 2006, pp. 94–98.</ref> The French duo [[Motorbass]] were among the first in France to produce house tracks largely based around samples and filtered loops and released their seminal album, ''[[Pansoul]]'' in 1996. Parisian producer [[St. Germain (musician)|St. Germain]] also produced [[jazz]]-inspired house tracks. Other known French producers during this time period, such as [[François Kevorkian]] and [[Laurent Garnier]], remained distant from the emerging French house label.

UK dance music and European DJs first recognized French house experiments in the mid-1990s with commercial success occurring in 1997.<ref name=":1" /> [[Daft Punk]], [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]] and later [[Stardust (band)|Stardust]] were the first internationally successful artists of the genre, and along with [[Air (French band)|Air]], signed to [[Virgin Records]]. Initial releases by all three garnered music videos directed by [[Spike Jonze]], [[Michel Gondry]] and [[Alex & Martin]]. Thanks to a growing awareness of the clubbing scene, along with major label support, Daft Punk's debut album ''[[Homework (Daft Punk album)|Homework]]'' entered the top 10 of the [[UK Albums Chart|UK album charts]] upon its release. The duo would ultimately become the biggest-selling French act in the UK since [[Jean-Michel Jarre]].<ref>((Cite web |last=Meissner |first=Florian |title=DAFT PUNK – HOMEWORK |url=https://soundblab.com/reviews/albums/classic-albums/22203-daft-punk-homework))</ref> The emergence of the French sound coincided with dance music's popularity in the UK market, which was also experiencing a surge of interest in general [[electronic music]].<ref name=":4" />

Further international commercial success continued into the 2000s with [[Bob Sinclar]], [[Étienne de Crécy]], [[Benjamin Diamond]], and [[Modjo]] achieving hit singles in Europe. In late 2005, pop superstar [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] released ''[[Confessions on a Dance Floor]],'' an album with significant French house influences in several of its songs.<ref name=":0">((Cite web |first= |date=24 February 2022 |title=Guide to French House Music: 4 Notable French House Acts |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/french-touch-music-guide#a-brief-history-of-french-house-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307163752/https://www.masterclass.com/articles/french-touch-music-guide |archive-date=7 March 2022))</ref>

== Terms, origins and variations ==
((See also|Nu-disco))
The term "French Touch" was first used in Paris in July 1987.<ref>((Cite web |date=2015-11-18 |title=French touch – 10 of the best |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/nov/18/10-best-french-touch-daft-punk-st-germain-motorbass |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=The Guardian |language=en))</ref> Jean-Claude Lagrèze, a photographer of parisians' nights created a couple of "French Touch" parties at The Palace in an effort to help people discover house music. The parties were driven by DJ [[Laurent Garnier]], Guillaume la Tortue and [[David Guetta]]. The expression "We Give a French Touch to House" was printed on a bomber jacket by Éric Morand for Fnac Music Dance Division in 1991.<ref name=":4">((Cite web |last=Musicpublished |first=Future |date=2019-09-20 |title=Everything you need to know about: French touch |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-french-touch |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=MusicRadar |language=en))</ref>

Prior to 1996, "French house" had been referred to among Europeans as "[[nu-disco]]", "disco house" and "new disco".<ref>((Cite web |title=Nu Disco Music Guide: A Brief History of Nu Disco |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/nu-disco-music-guide#what-is-nu-disco))</ref> The term "French touch" was popularised by music journalist Martin James in the weekly music paper known as ''[[Melody Maker]]''. He referred to the term in 1996 as a review of [[Étienne de Crécy]]'s first album [[Super Discount]]. This term became favoured among the French media and was then widely used in the UK press by 1998.<ref name=":1">'French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery' by Martin James, 2002, Sanctuary Publishing</ref> The French newspaper, Libertation and Radio NRJ acknowledged Martin James as the coiner of the "French Touch".((citation needed|date=March 2022)) The term was then used on an MTV News special, to describe a "French house explosion" phenomenon. [[Bob Sinclar]] was interviewed, as well as [[Air (French band)|Air]] (a non-house act) and [[Cassius (band)|Cassius]]. This news special later aired on all MTV local variations worldwide, spreading the term and introducing the "French house" sound to the mainstream population.<ref name=":0" />

Between 1998 and 2001, local music shop Discobole Records imported the records directly from France and middle class clubs dedicated totally to the genre, such as City Groove. In Greece, this music style was promoted as "disco house".<ref>((Cite web |title=What defines French house? |date=9 January 2021 |url=https://gzipwtf.com/what-defines-french-house/))</ref> During 1999, many events also took place on Spain's [[Ibiza]] island, and has continued to be a very popular destination for British tourists.<ref>((Cite web|last=Tolentino|first=Christian|date=5 November 2019|title=UK delivers highest number of overseas visitors to Ibiza|url=https://www.traveldailymedia.com/uk-visitors-to-ibiza/|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Travel Daily|language=en-US))</ref>

French house can be described as a combination of three production styles. One is what the French refer to as 'French house' or 'French Touch,' heavily influenced by the space disco sound. The second style is a continuation and update of Euro disco, drawing inspiration from the productions of Alec R. Costandinos. The third style embodies the deep American house influence, evident in the similar treatment of samples and repetitive 'funky' hooks. Further variations and mutations naturally followed.((Citation needed|date=March 2024))

French house initially maintained the established 'French Touch' sound, emphasizing Euro disco-like vocals and downplaying the 'space disco' themes. However, over time, most successful acts have evolved their sound. For instance, Bob Sinclar's later work, including the hit single 'World, Hold On (Children of the Sky),' exhibits only a distant connection to the original French house sound. Similarly, both Daft Punk and Étienne de Crécy developed a harder synthetic sound more directly inspired by techno, electro, and pop.

== Record labels associated with the style ==
((colbegin))
* 20000st
* [[Astralwerks]] (U.S. market)
* [[Barclay (record label)]]
* [[:fr:Bromance records|Bromance]]
* [[Crydamoure]]
* Diamond Traxx
* Disques Solid
* [[Dynamic Recordings]]
* [[Ed Banger Records]]
* [[F Communications]]
* Fiat Lux
* [[Kitsuné]]
* Moveltraxx
* Pont Neuf Records
* Record Makers
* [[Roche Musique]]
* [[Roulé]]
* Smugglers Way
* [[:fr:Versatile Records|Versatile Records]]
* Vulture Music
* We Rock Music
* [[Work It Baby]]
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== References ==
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