Bob Sinclar Albums (9)
'Born in '69'
Release Date 1/1/2009
Tracks 12
Label Yellow Production/Barclay/D:Vision
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'Soundz of Freedom: My Ultimate Summer of Love Mix'
Release Date 5/28/2007
Tracks 14
Label Defected
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What The Critics Say
Soundz of Freedom takes some dancefloor hits from the back catalog of Bob Sinclar, aka French house producer Christophe le Friant, hands them over to a well-chosen set of remixers, adds a couple new tracks, and lays them out mix CD-style to create more excitement than the usual stopgap release. Subtitled "My Ultimate of Summer of Love Mix," most everything here goes well with sangria and sand -- since castanets, Spanish guitars, and plenty of Caribbean sounds figure into the mix. The opening title cut sets the stage with its positive vibe and uplifting Rozalla sample, and the good times roll on as glittery disco meets rousing tribal drums while words like "love" and "free" are dropped repeatedly. Remixers Tocadisco and Mousse T offer back-to-back highlights, an Axwell redo adds some deepness, and le Friant himself proves he's still got it with a handful of new tracks that would have made the cut on any of his proper albums. Even if this is one for the fans, it'll do just fine at any pool party -- just don't always expect such constant glitter and busyness from the Frenchman's normal albums if you're working backward from here. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Roughly a year after the club success of "Love Generation," another in a string of such hits by French house producer Christophe le Friant, Tommy Boy released a full-length Bob Sinclar album, Western Dream, comprised of numerous other similarly styled songs. To clarify any potential confusion, Bob Sinclar is a nom de plume of le Friant, and though the producer is French, all his songs here are sung in English. "Love Generation" remains the highlight, despite all the new productions. Driven by an aggressively strummed acoustic guitar, the song features Gary "Nesta" Pine of the Wailers on lead vocals, thereby giving this otherwise straightforward club track a more universal appeal. Its feel-good lyrics about how love can make the world a better place are typical of Western Dream, an album filled with such sentiment, every song carried by a lead vocal. The production work of le Friant is almost secondary throughout, although appealing enough and surely energetic. So the best songs here tend to be the ones graced with the best vocals, like "World, Hold On," sung wonderfully by Steve Edwards. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Bob Sinclar, just slightly more of a self-publicist than Thomas Bangalter (the Daft Punk mainman and co-producer of Sinclar's "Gym Tonic" hit), seemed completely resistant to changing any of the longstanding clichés of filter-disco and the '70s nostalgia movement for his second LP, Champs Elysées. Ably summoning the spirit of the age of Cerrone and Charlie's Angels, Sinclar proved himself a solid producer despite the lack of freshness, adding in plenty of swooping strings, nickel-bag guitars, and soft-toned keyboards. "Got to Be Free" and "Darlin'" (featuring ex-D-Train vocalist James "D-Train" Williams) are a pair of disco-mover productions that wouldn't sound out of place on classic American R&B radio, and Sinclar has plenty of fun throughout the LP. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Reconfigured only slightly for its CD release, Paradise includes the Thomas Bangalter remix of "Gym Tonic" plus 11 more get-on-the-dancefloor disco-house movers like "Get into the Music," "Disco 2000 Selector," and "Move Your Body." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
