Frenchy’s Reloads: Jazzanova – Belle Et Fou Soundtrack
General Description
Artist/Band: Jazzanova 
Album Title: Belle Et Fou Soundtrack
Year: 2007
Meh..
How I Got Into This Music
A band (or, music production team, whatever..) that I’ve been enjoying for quite some time now. Loved their In Between album from yesteryears and now, this album’s been released a coupla months back.
Google Search for reviews of this album || More on the band at 
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|| Jazzanova at Answers.com
Tracks that got my attention:
Rendezvous
Very nice intro and tribute to the late great Barry White. Love the the whole setup, classic strings and horn section.
This Is The Place (Overture)
Jazzanova doing their wicked stuff, continuing the theme from the previous track and tearing it apart, going in all directions.
Maybe Now – Clara Hill
Have do more research on this singer, took me a while to get used to this track. Depending on your mood, it can get a bit too repetitive.
Behold These Days (Berlin ‘74)
Sweet sounds, love the mellowness.
D-D-D-Dance – Micatone
Know the band by name, but never listened to any of their stuff, more homework to do. It’s the combo of funny lyrics and the catchy chorus that work for me best.
Morning Star – Clara Hill feat. Thief
One of the reasons why I first hated this album: incredibly boring stuff. A band like Air can walk that tight line between sweet beauty and boring pompousness, but these guys are just on the wrong side of the line.
That Night (Live at the SK Office)
And wow, now the combo does get the job done! Nice save from that awful Morning Star stuff.
Keep On Making Me High – Jazzanova feat. Georg Levin
Ah, if only George Michael would hear this track..
Sun In My Candlelight – Wahoo
Funny how Pharrell/N.E.R.D. have a monopoly on this type of track: slow guitars and a falsetto vocal always reminds me of them. That’s about the only reason I like this track, but I still really hate the title.
Flickermood – Forss
Holy $#!T, Batman!!1! One of the best things I’ve heard in a very frigging long time! Instrumental, multi-sample, breakbeats and a nice box of chocolates for dessert – listen to this track before you leave this mortal coil..
Conclusion
Hmmm.. Jazzanova rules my waves, top 10 faves on my list on last.fm, but this album?
My first listening sessions were in the car, a big no-no, totally ruined my driving mood and I stopped listening to this album for about two or three months. Then, after a while I started listening to it at home and that saved the album for me, kinda.. Barely..
Keep in mind that this whole album is more of a music score to accompany a dance theatre music show thingie. I’d be interested enough to go see it, but the album as such isn’t that great. Honorable mention for Flickermood!!
Rating: 
Flickermood is the bomb!
Does anyone know what sample ‘Flickermood’ uses? Thanks! Gerry
Mhh.. I thin he uses several samples like Jazzanova does frequently.
Mhh… I think he uses several samples, like Jazzanova does frequently..
Off course you can also ask the man… http://forss.to/
Hi Gerry,
good question, it’s a nice lil’ puzzle to solve..
I checked discogs.com and secondhandsongs.com, but no listings there.
let’s see if anyone can provide answers.
Hey guys,
I emailed Forss for the second time yesterday (did it before about 5 months ago). But I think you guys may know the sample I mean. It starts at 52 seconds into the song and continues until the end. (It is such an awesome breakbeat!!!) It has a chunky slap-bass and (not if these other elements are all part of the same original song) a lyric that says something like “bringing the new!” and some background singing “uh-ah- ah ahhh.” “Heh- heh- hoooah yeh!” It almost sounds a little Grover Washington-ey. Thanks for the help and thanks for the site “Monsieur Frenchy!”
You are right Gerry, it’s absolutely wicked, but I haven’t got the slightest clue.. Already checked secondhandsongs too Frenchy, but.. even Jazzanova’s L.O.V.E. is not on it..
X-File?
Gerry, thanks for the compliments and the mental agony of not knowing the origin of the sample. Rest assured, it’ll haunt me for quite a while
HF, yep, we’ll mark that one as an X-file.. grmbl..
x-files… hmm
Well I guess you have all given up. I suppose frenchy fans don’t have as much fracas as they originally were famed for. Unless any of you in the fraternity can reframe the foray… Au future.. Freedom
Heheh, a nice and alliterative way of eloquently putting things, Gerry
The beauty of it all is, that somehow, somewhere, the answer’s still to be found..
Haven’t given up, but I’m definitely not frantically fanatic about finding it.
Hope you keep questing for that grail and visiting this site!
Au fromage.. Falafel!
Gerry, if you’re still following this post, my friend Hieronymus Fox has a suggestion for the bass sample:
Azymuth – Partido Alto
last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Azymuth/_/Partido+Alto