After Belgian electro-samba wunderkinds Antena split at the end of 1985, singer Isabelle Antena immediately shed her cold wave crown for a sophisticated pop princess tiara. On 1986's Martin Hayles-produced En Cavale, echos of Madonna and city pop abound, with a lipstick stain of L80s Euro dance and spilled cosmopolitan's worth of bossa nova stirred in for good measure. This elegant second chapter of a French pop diva has been expanded to include Antena's shelved Island Records demo, adjacent B-sides and rarities, plus an expansive essay and previously unpublished photographs.
Tracklist
1.1PLAY BACK
1.2EASY STREET
1.3SEASIDE WEEKEND
1.4TEN MINUTES
1.5HOW CAN THEY TELL
1.6BE POP
1.7MAGIC WORDS
1.8BOOBY TRAP
1.9LIFE IS TOO SHORT
2.1MUMMY'S NOT AT HOME TONIGHT
2.2DON'T THINK ABOUT IT
2.3TIME TO WORK
2.4BLOW THE WORLD AWAY
2.5BEHIND THE DOOR
2.6BE POP (12" MIX)
2.7LIFE IS TOO SHORT (NEW DANCE 12")
2.8MUMMY'S NOT AT HOME TONIGHT (1983 ISLAND DEMO)
2.9ACHILLES (1983 ISLAND DEMO)
2.10BE POP (1983 ISLAND DEMO) More

For their next reissue, Parisian crew Discomatin picked one of the rarest and sought-after releases of the
French Boogie scene, Lot'Vie / Y'a Du Blues by Marché Noir. The original 12" from 1984 gets a proper
remastering and delivers its powerful mixture of Boogie, Jazz-Funk and West Indies influences. Two amazing
titles finally reissued with a loud sound!
"Lot'Vie" is a perfect blend of powerful funky rhythms with tons of percussion, second to none slap bass
and dope synths leads. With its infectious chorus ("son a bip bip!"), the track seems to irresistibly make you
move your feet. Sung in creole, the track speaks about everyone going their own way, knowing that past,
present and future are only one.
"Y'a Du Blues (Tant Pis, C'est La Vie)" is based on a monstrous boogie bassline. the song talks about
melancholy and hope, but with joy. In these troubled times, lyrics surely get a special meaning: whatever
happens, keep smiling because after all "c'est la vie" ("that's life").
Marché Noir brought together friends and family around keyboardist Max Marolany living in the south of
France, with the band starting in the second part of the seventies. Excited by the new funky sound coming
from the USA, they wanted to create Marché Noir to compose and sing their own French songs. With a full
range of references, from Zouk to Soul, from Disco to Funk, Reggae and Pop, their first goal was to have fun!
The band was playing in clubs and festivals around Marseille, Nice, Aix-en-Provence and Fréjus. With this
local fame, they ended up doing the first parts of Touré Kunda and french rockstar Johnny Hallyday. Without a
doubt, their live shows were a truly funky experience.
Thanks to Discomatin, the EP is now available to the real connoisseurs with an exclusive insert that
contains lyrics, again with fantastic illustrations from French artist Camille de Cussac.

TRACKLIST:
A. Lot'Vie
B. Y'a Du Blues (Tant Pis, C'est La Vie) More

For its new release, the Parisian crew Discomatin picked a lesser known banger of the boogie era, Maudit DJ by Clara Capri. Produced in Belgium by Jay Alansky with lyrics written by his sidekick Jacques Duvall, this EP brings together an Italo discoesque bassline surrounded by shiny synths and irresistible guitar licks. On top of that, Clara Capri sings with a high-pitched voice. Maudit DJ is a real celebration of the nightlife.
Fortunately, it’s brought here with all 3 versions transferred from the original tape masters: the extended “Version Longue” with its great introduction sounding like strong early house, the shorter “Version 45 Tours” if you’re in a hurry and, last but not least, the instrumental version for those too shy to play the vocals.
But let’s head back to the 80’s: Jay Alansky and Jacques Duvall are having a real success. They just produced famous Belgium female artist Lio’s first hits and have access to Dan Lacksman’s studio in Brussels - member of Telex with Marc Moulin. During this euphoric period, they met Clara Capri, a young Italian girl really crazy about Disco, swearing only by Giorgio Moroder or Chic.
Her two buddies decide to concoct her a real hymn to the dancefloor. For them it sounds like the perfect time, considering the duo always dreamed of being like a shadow production team, just like Motown’s very own Holland-Dozier-Holland. With a great care to the production and the sound and with the best technologies from the era, they managed to create this French dance music attempt, at a moment when nobody was speaking about French Touch.
Thanks to Discomatin, it’s now available to the real connoisseurs with an exclusive insert which contains lyrics, again with fantastic illustrations from french artist Camille de Cussac. More

After a first release early 2016, the Discomatin crew from Paris returns to their Discomatin Edits series with this second effort, still in the spirit of the afterparty they organize to entertain the early birds, who prefer to dance than catching the worms. The EP is composed by four tracks, finely picked and slightly edited by the DJ’s of the crew. From AOR mellow grooves to French original kitsch and funkyness, they open a wide range of possibilities. It’s fresh, it’s French, so don’t sleep on it! More

For their first release of 2017 and third edition of the series, the Parisian crew, Discomatin, dug harder than ever to propose edits still in the spirit of the afterparty they organize. The EP is composed by four tracks, finely picked and slightly edited by the DJs of the crew. They cover a wide range of genres, from French boogie, to cosmic disco, through West-Indies or new-wave influenced lyrics. There is definitely something for all tastes on this EP. It’s fresh, it’s French, so don’t sleep on it! More