Various Artists – Pop Psychedelique (1964-2019) (Jasmine-Yellow 2LP)

Pop Psychedelique? (released on Two-Piers) brings together the early pioneers and superstars of the French Pop sound – Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, with the darlings of the 60? scene – Frances Gall, Gillian Hills, Jacqueline Taieb. Add in the more recent French Psych sounds of L?Epee and The Liminanas (both tracks used in Killing Eve), the haunting sound of Fabienne DelSol, the 60s Parisien cool of Anna Karina, the Freak Beat Psychedelic Rock of Les 5 Gentlemen, the dance floor joy of Charlotte Leslie?s Franco cover of The Capitols soul classic, the eccentric ear worm of ?Les Cornichons? by Nino Ferrer, and the sheer Moog pop brilliance of ?E.V.A? by Jean Jacques-Perrey. Finish off with Stereolab?s take on French pop on ?Cybele?s Reverie’, Air, one of the most influential electronic bands of 2000s, go synth psych pop on ?Don?t Be Light? and Pierre Henry?s epic Big-Beat anthem ?Psyche Rock? rounds things off perfectly – Pop Psychedelique – pure joy!