REVISIONARY #4: JEAN-MICHEL JARRE

REVISIONARY #3: TANGERINE DREAM

REVISIONARY #2: GAINSBOURG

REVISIONARY #1: QUEEN

LOVE IS REAL

This song does not feature autotune, African beats, or Snoop Dogg. It's not Witch-House and it's not Grind-Step. The lyrics do not contain the words "Fuck" or even mention sex at all. There's no 80s synths or sequencers on it. And yet, it IS the best song I've heard this year: THE BEES' I REALLY NEED LOVE.

DO CROMAGNON SPEAK ESPERANTO?

Black metal in 1969? With bagpipes? You'd better believe it. Courtesy of ESP Records (who else?), I give you CROMAGNON.

A QUOI BON

So we were near Bordeaux, staying in a Château, no less. With some very good friends whose interests are food, wine and music. So we basically spent the week being treated with excellent food, delicious wine and fantastic music. I discovered FRANCIS BEBEY, whose album AKWAABA gave me a slap in the face so hard my cheeks are still red.