Martin James – French Connections

Much, much ink has been spilled over the story of Daft Punk, but seldom has anyone zoomed out to provide a glimpse at the bigger picture. Martin James has now done so, drawing not only from many sources and conversations, but also from his own experiences. »French Connections« follows a reissue of his drum’n’bass or rather jungle bible »State of Bass« and proves once again that James is a narrator who is as knowledgeable as he is sober. Although he himself invented the term French Touch, he does not get involved as a protagonist and is always concerned about painting a nuanced picture. The history of the French Touch sound could have hardly been written down more meticulously than that.