Night Bird Live 2009 by Eric Mouquet Deep Forest

Sweet Lullaby Existence Remixes

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Fifteen years after the Sweet Lullaby's debut it remains popular in it's many reincarnations. In 2007 Canadian based Existence Records is paying tribute to this now classic ethno-electronic hit with sixteen new remixes from over a dozen Djs around the world. The Existence remixes are available online as of February 26th, and can initially be purchased at Beatport. There are also plans for release of a limited edition CD later this year. Despite that these 16 remixes are of the same song, each Dj infuses their own distinct sound, resulting in some of the best Sweet Lullaby remixes to date. Listeners wanting something electronically colorful and sweet-sounding should check out the remixes by Rai, Belfi, Kwitek, Leron (Chill Mix) and both remixes from Xara. Those in the mood for something more trancey with harder beats will want to try the Elektroheadz, Monodrive, B as Deep and Deep Horizons remixes. Each remix can be purchased individually online, so listen to the samples below or on Beatport and purchase only those remixes that you like.

Jeff Belfi Down Tempo Remix 4:21 (US) Paul Kwitek Dub 6:57 (Canada) Desert Dwellers Remix 7:18 (US) Leron & Yves Eaux Chill Mix 4:30 (Netherlands) Beaumont & Beeman's Remix 6:03 (US) Bs as Deep Remix 9:19 (Argentina) Pojo Dojo's Broken Biscuit Mix 7:10 (UK) Justin C & Justin Xara Remix 7:34 (Lithuania) Andrius Alien & Justin Xara Remix 7:18 (Lithuania) Deep Horizons Remix 8:52 (Cyprus) Leron & Yves Eaux Dub 7:30 (Netherlands) Tim Davison Remix 7:35 (UK) Saul B Remix 6:08 (Italy) Roman Rai Remix 6:40 (Russia) Monodrive Deep Mix 7:30 (Sweden) Elektroheadz 6:14 (Poland)

Brief History of Sweet Lullaby: At the core of Sweet Lullaby is the voice and melody of Afunakwa from the Solomon Islands. Her singing was recorded in 1969 by ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp in an effort to archive the traditions of a fading culture. A deep interest in electronic and traditional ethnic music gave to Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez the idea to combine the two. It was in 1990 that Michel and Eric Mouquet started to work on an early mix of Sweet Lullaby. Eric found the name and Deep Forest was born. Afunakwa's vocals were sampled and edited, combined with other ethnic samples and layered with light electronic music for ambience. The song that drove Deep Forest's creation has been one of their greatest successes, and is still being discovered by new listeners every day.       Recent Previous Sweet Lullaby Mixes: 2006 ExOne (Danny De Shore & Ingo Vogelmann) This set of remixes are based on a voiceless cover version of Sweet Lullaby (Original Mix). The Danny De Shore mix uses the Sweet Lullaby melody with some very hard-thumping bass. There are three remixes by Vogelmann, but you can save yourself some money by just buying one, because they are all practically identical. The Vogelmann has some cool tribal drumming layered over a simplified version of the Sweet Lullaby melody, but the song gets a bit repetitive after awhile, especially the 12 minute version. The remixes are only available as online downloads. Original Mix 7:10 Danny De Shore Club Mix 5:42 Danny De Shore Radio Version 3:30 Ingo Vogelmann Broken Silence Remix 7:51 Ingo Vogelmann Inner Child Remix 8:02 Ingo Vogelmann Never Fading Beauty Remix 12:45 Where the Hell is Matt (Remix by Gary Schyman) Matt Harding is an internet celebrity who became famous when he created video of his uncoordinated dancing in different countries around the world, with Sweet Lullaby (Nature's Dancing 7" Mix) as background music. The viral web video became a huge success, and Matt milked that success to pay for more traveling. In June 2006, he made a second video with more world scenes and dancing. Gary Schyman was recruited by Matt to remix Sweet Lullaby. The remix has a lot of guitar playing. The first half of the song isn't all that great, but the guitar really mixes well with the chorus towards the end of the song. The second video has been an even bigger hit thanks to YouTube where the video has been viewed close to 6million times (including the duplicates), and is one of the most viewed videos of all time. You have to love good publicity. The music is only available as part of the video and can't be purchased separately. Where the Hell is Matt Remix 3:42 2005 A Hundred Birds - Sweet Lullaby featuring TeN A Hundred Birds is a popular fifteen-member group led by producer/conductor Yoku. In late 2005 they released In the Sky, which included a cover version of Sweet Lullaby sung by TeN. Although TeN's voice is a little nasally on this song, the group does a good job on their interpretation adding a touch of jazz, pop and classical music to it. Hundred Birds - Sweet Lullaby 5:56 Julian Dj & Davide Sonar present Andromeda - Sweet Lullaby This underground release is a little odd. A group of Italian Djs first created a cover version of Sweet Lullaby (Original Suite Mix), but the person or persons singing the song clearly didn't know the lyrics, and had to mumble half of it. It's a little comical. As for the four remixes, the hardstyle dance music is great and all, but sounds NOTHING like Sweet Lullaby. There's no Sweet Lullaby melody or singing, except for a 30 second interlude in each remix. The single is rare but was being sold on vinyl on the Hitland label. Bruno Power Remix 5:45 Limpar Remix 4:31 Mrk Euro Dance Mix 6:35 Original Suite Mix 3:48 Trip Crew Remix 5:22 2004 Deep Forest vs Axwell aka 2005 House Remix The Axwell remix first surfaced in late 2004, but most people know of it as the 2005 House Remix. It was created by Swedish producer Axwel Hefors, and had quite a bit of success on the underground techno-dance radio stations in the first half of 2005. There's a regular version and a dub version of the remix, but because this is a white label release it isn't widely available. Deep Forest vs Axwell 7:03 2000 Komodo (save a soul) In 2000 Mauro Picotto's Komodo was a major hit in Europe, and even had it's own music video. Although Mauro doesn't actually credit Deep Forest, he uses the Sweet Lullaby melody with English lyrics (contains the words Save a soul) instead of the original vocals. The Sweet Lullaby portion only lasts about a minute and a half, the rest of the song sounds completely different. Komodo 5:22

Music Detected is our sixth album. On this album the group have worked in live conditions, giving priority to lyrics, David Fall's solid drum work and raging guitars. While their powerful electro world-beat is still in evidence, it now provides a driving force for genuine songs. There is still plenty of experimentation, especially on "Elemental", where the Southern accent of blueswoman Beverly Jo Scott blends admirably with the lyrical flights of a Turkish singer. Another example of cross-fertilisation is provided by "Will You Be Ready", where the voice of Angela McCluskey (the Wild Colonials singer and Telepopmusik diva) merges with the delicate tones of Chitose Hajime's Okinawa (an island south of Japan shores). On "Endangered Species" (the first single taken from the album), Eric Mouquet's vocoderised vocals pay tribute to Kraftwerk in yet another cross-genre experience where his robotised voice joins with singing from Bulgaria's Stefka Iordanova. Fashioned for the dance floor, the remix of "Endangered Species" is boosted by bass from Galleon, authors of hits such as "Believe" and "So I Begin".

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This album was released in 2000, this is the soundtrack of the movie "Pacifique" by Alain Corneau.

Kusa no Ran: Rebellion of the Grass Soundtrack by Deep Forest 10/05/04

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Deep Forest make a return to film scoring for 'Kusa no Ran' (Rebellion of the Grass), a historical account of the 1884 revolt in the Chichibu region of Japan. The soundtrack was released August 21st, in Japan only, followed by the first public screenings of the movie, September 4th. It's the group's second full-length soundtrack, following 'Prince du Pacifique'. Deep Forest have also composed a number of original songs for movies like 'Strange Days', 'Pret-A-Porter' and most recently they composed three thematical pieces for the French-Polynesian project, 'Napua, the Man's Earth Princess' (2005). But even though Deep Forest has produced music for movies before, there are several suprises on the new score of Kusa no Ran. One of the big ones being that there are 23 tracks, two composed by Michel Sanchez and all the rest by Eric Mouquet! It's sort of a departure from the team effort that fans are used to seeing from the musical duo, at least under the name Deep Forest. The album is very instrumental, with the piano being the instrument of choice, found in over half of the songs. The only song with vocals is the theme ballad, Eternal Dream. The beautiful melody of Eternal Dream, which can also be heard on the opening track Haruko Haru Chichibu, includes the soft Japanese vocals of Lyrico. This song more than any of the others, is reminiscent of Mouquet's pop projects with Ana Torroja and Chitose Hajime. The remainder of the soundtrack is very different, there are small elements of classical, pop, and new age music. The ethnic presence that Deep Forest followers have come to expect is not nearly as salient as in past albums. What Indigenous influences are there can be heard in the bass, and many times dark, tribal percussion on tracks like Kusa no Koe, the faster tempoed Kusa no Koe II and Konran. Eric Mouquet did a good job creating many simple, yet elegant pieces for the film, and even though it's officially a Deep Forest production, the music is very much Mouquet's. In some instances the music brings to mind Mouquet's Thorgal soundtrack, when hearing the drumming and uncanny voice layers of the title track Kusa no Ran. Although Michel Sanchez composed just two of the songs, his short ditty, Ketui, stands out as perhaps the  most heart-felt. Ketui, is a slow, somber, piano and violin duet. Most striking is the beautiful violin (regrettably there is no information on the violinist), similar in style to the violin playing you might hear on one of those American civil war programs, during a narration of a letter home. The chorus is equally stunning with a strange but elevating orchestra of synthetic arrangements, like something off of Hieroglyphes. A majority of the songs are interludes, one to two minutes on average, with the sense that each song was created for a specific scene rather than to be listened to alone. In contrast with Pacifique, where the songs were developed beyond the movie to the point that one might not have even realized it was a soundtrack, the Kusa no Ran soundtrack is much more dependent on the imagery of the film. But even not having seen Kusa no Ran, one can easily tell by the music's grim tone, that it deals with a much more serious story than 'Prince du le Pacifique'. The Kusa no Ran score is undoubtedly a great soundtrack, supported by the positive reviews the film has received so far. The soundtrack is less of a stand alone album than Pacifique, but Deep Forest fans are still going to want to hear it. Unfortunately the album is only available in Japan (HMV will ship to any country), and chances seem slim that it will be released elsewhere. SYNOPSIS The story of Kusa no Ran begins in the early 1800's in a region two hours north-west of modern day central Tokyo, called Chichibu. The region's economy thrived on the export of raw silk to the Western world. But in 1882 there was a world depression, and the price of silk dropped. The peasants were no longer able to pay the high taxes imposed upon them by the government. Many went into debt and had their land, houses and household goods taken from them by the usury (loan sharks). The peasants pleaded to the courts for help, but nobody would listen. They would later find out that the courts and usury were working together. Angered by the government's unwillingness to help, the peasants banded together to form the Freedom and People's Right Movement. On October 1st, 1884, more than 3,000 farmers armed with bamboo shutes, swords, and rifles gathered at the Muku shrine for the Rebellion of the Grass (commoners). This film comes at an important time, not only because it is the 120th anniversary of this historic event, but also because of the paralleled frustration felt by the Japanese people today toward their government. Taxes in Japan are very high, many are in dept or don't have enough money to retire on. A sign of this frustration was expressed by the 8,000 extras who came from across Japan to make Kusa no Ran.

1. Haruko naru Chichibu - Chichibu faraway 2. Kusa no Koe - Voice of the grass 3. Itoshiki mono e - For the beloved 4. Kusa no Koe II - Voice of the grass II 5. Ketui - Volition 6. Kyochu no hi - Fire within the heart 7. Yurusanai - Un forgiven 8. Aki fukaku - Autumn 9. Muku jinja: Zen'ya - Muku shrine: previous night 10. Eien ni - Forever 11. Betsuri - Separation 12. Tsuigeki - Chase / pursuit 13. Gekka no okami tachi - Wolves under the moon 14. Ogasaka toge - Mountain pass 15. Kusa no ran - Rebellion of the grass 16. An'un - Dark Clouds 17. Konran - Confusion 18. Sanga ni chiru - Spread over mountains and rivers 19. Chichibu no yugure - Evening in Chichibu 20. Chinkon - Requiem 21. Ikita akashi - Proof for living 22. Eternal Dream 23. Eternal Dream (karaoke version)

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Comparsa is Deep Forest's first album to be released in Sony's new SACD format. For all of you who don't know what the SACD format is, it is the next medium of music. SACD, meaning Super Audio Compact Disc is a new kind of high quality format that is clearer than Compact Discs. This new format allows up to 6 channels, and it's key feature is Direct Stream Digital (DSD). "DSD increases the resolution of music by more closely following the original wave form of the music, which results in music reproduction that is remarkably pure and faithful to the original." There are quite a few new features to the new format that I'll let you read straight from the horses mouth rather than me try to explain it. http://www.sonymusic.com/sacd The SACD version of Comparsa will be released on May 1, 2001. Comparsa is part of Sony's first wave of SACDs to try to get peoples attention. Sony is starting their production with SACDs that use only two channels, later released albums will have from two up to six channels. There is no mention whether there will be anything different about this release of Comparsa than the original, except for a much clearer, deeper sound. The tracklisting for the SACD version of Comparsa is as follows:

(ES 068726) 1. Noonday Sun 2. Green And Blue 3. Madazulu 4. 1716 5. Deep Weather 6. Comparsa

7. Earthquake (Transition 1) 8. Tres Marias 9. Radio Belize 10. Ekue Ekue 11. La Lune Se Bat Avec Les Etoiles (Transition 2) 12. Forest Power 13. Media Luna With Comparsa, we decided to explore music from Cuba, Mexico, Belize and Madagascar. We had the chance to work with one of my "Master" in Music, mister Joe Zawinul... Here you can listen to the songs of Comparsa, share the link with friends to access to more tracks from this album

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This is the soundtrack released in 1995 for the movie "Strange Days" by Kathryn Bigelow, produced by James Cameron.

With Boheme, we decided to explore another culture and we looked after Europeen eastern cultures. This album was nominated in a lot of country, and we won prestigious Grammy Award and World Award in 1995.

Here you can listen to the songs of Boheme, share the link with friends to access to more tracks from this album

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Due to big and fast debut album's sucess, we decided to released a special version , including some new songs like "Forest Hymn" and Various Remixes. This was really the begining of a big adventure for me, learning to do interviews, photos, and travelling all over the World to promo my music... What a great experience ! First concerts in Australia