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Archipelago : Cosmic Fusion Gems from France (1978-1988)
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Album name Archipelago : Cosmic Fusion Gems from France (1978-1988)
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Date 2025
GenreWorld,Jazz,Reggae,Dub
Play time 00:39:21
Format / Bitrate 24 BIT Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
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Size 93; 226; 422 MB
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       Isle of Jura presents ‘Archipelago – Cosmic Fusion Gems from
France (1978–1988)’, a deep dive into overlooked corners of the
French musical landscape, compiled by French digger and DJ Arnaud Simetiére
aka Switch Groove.

Drawn from years of early-morning flea market hunts and second-hand record store
hauls, Archipelago unearths a hidden layer of French music that maps an
alternate France including music from Francis Bebey, Cécilia Angeles, Carla
Music Orchestra and a Dub remix from Dennis Bovell.

From the French Caribbean to the outer suburbs of Paris during the ‘Sono
Mondiale’ era, these tracks capture a time when musicians embraced new
freedoms and electronic tools—synthesizers, drum machines, home
studios—to create boundary-blurring, genre-defying music. The result is a
cosmic, hybrid sound that’s both distinctly French and radically global.

“These records shaped a new map of French music for me,” explains
Switch Groove. “They’re treasures that emerged not from the
mainstream, but from the crates—lost in plain sight, waiting to be
found.” Archipelago is an invitation to explore that map: a
crate-digger’s dreamscape of fusion, funk, and far-out frequencies from
1978 to 1988. The album also includes two Ambient soundscape tools.

Production and Co-licensing by Kevin Griffiths. Pressed on 180g Heavyweight
Vinyl with full sleeve jacket design by Bradley Pinkerton.

PLEASE NOTE THE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF THIS ALBUM DOES NOT CONTAIN CARLA MUSIC
ORCHESTRA DUE TO LICENSING RESTRICTIONS.  

Tracklist:
1-1 Patrick Bernard - Intérieurs [2:26]
1-2 Cécilia Angeles - Climax (Our First Day Of Love/It's A Love Day) [11:09]
1-3 Rémy Boussengui - Coco Lando [4:08]
1-4 Switch Groove - Archipelago soundscapes part 01 [2:21]
1-5 Francisco Et Son Orchestre - Caté Rété [3:36]
1-6 Michel Lorentz - Zantye An Metro [3:54]
1-7 Egide Sadey - High Emotion [5:00]
1-8 Princess Erika - Trop De Bla Bla (Dub Version) [4:25]
1-9 Switch Groove - Archipelago soundscapes part 02 [2:22]

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