I wonder what Lil Louis thinks of this deconstruction? I like it. This is my favourite song of all time. I have been playing it for 30 years when I have to drive long distances, step, work out, clean the house. Its awesome.
I remember hearing this track in Chicago at Lil Louis party at the Bismarck Pavilion Thanksgiving night 1988 before the world had a chance to hear it. Those parties were something special.
I remember hearing it outside the Musicbox before being allowed in, I think it was the first time Ron played it and he played it 4 times, it was a moment I will never forget, we went ape shit like we were hearing it for the first time, all 4 times!!! I have witnesses, Verenia Taylor, Jordan Fields, Kevin Elliot,
@@djbhe Wow bro thats great! I remember before I was old enough to get in there, I would drive by and you could see inside, all dimes, right next to the windows, clear as day
Haha, I know what you mean. However, loads of people from the (very small) audience came up to me afterwards for a chat, saying they had a good time :)
Hey Ski. Love this track and so glad you deconstructed it. Just a little tidbit to share. I heard that in the peak of it's popularity at the Roxy in NYC it packed the dance floor of course but when the songs starts to slow down everyone would start slowly crouching down lower and lower until the beat stops and and that point everyone was laying flat on the dance floor. Then when the beat started slowing building up, everyone would slowly start rising up until the climax and when it kicked in again everyone was cheering and losing their minds. I've visualized that in my mind so many times and only wish I could have been there to witness it just once. : )
That's true, not just at the Roxy.. I don't know about lying on the floor but yeah people crouched lower. Actually I forgot about that until you mentioned it.
Holy...just, wow. I so vividly remember this track. Being 15 at the time, my mind was blown in many ways. Ehemmm...anyway, what a pioneering record. Pretty sure I still have the cassingle somewhere!
This evokes a fantastic memory of first hearing French Kiss in Halikarnas night club, Bodrum while on holiday in summer 89. The open air atmosphere, deep bass sounds, moody lighting and laser show seem also to emanate from your presentation. I enjoy playing keyboard but this is way above my skill set! Thanks for sharing this with an old, house loving mortal.
I wouldn't know where to start and the technical breakdown of this to it's bare bones I struggle to understand, but this truly is Incredible from one of the demonstrated iconic tracks. Superb mix in of Candi Station. Just breathtaking.
Always thought it was a dx7 wow!I also thought some of the percussions were from the Roland 626 . Iwas blessed being one of the first to hear this song in a club setting, a place named the Musicbox, DJ Ron Hardy, Chicago Illinois.
Loving tribute to prince Philip in the background there, tearing up with the remembrance, thinking of how much we lost with his passing, he had a great love for Britain, its culture and the 808 open hi hat sound, the prince is dead, long live the prince
32 years ago, the Queen’s husband spoke on the topic of reincarnation, and what he would come back as if such a thing existed. He said: “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation.”
Thank you for sharing this. Amazing as always! I'd love to see a "behind the scenes" of a deconstruction where you take us through the research and preparation that goes into these. Maybe even a course where we learn to do our own deconstructions.
late to the party but thank you Ski. I have also watched your (recorded) live stream as you worked this one out. So talented and such a great teaching style - thank you (p.s. I am 54 and as excited about this stuff as I ever been!)
Thank you very much I learned something new using the tools that I have at home, it is really a pleasure to be able to learn through the good teachers that pointblank and ableton have.
Love these deconstruction Ski. It'd be great if you had a course where you do around 20 songs in this style. Really well put together videos, and it's enjoyable to watch your process.
I have just reconstructed everything as well. With the same tools and sounds. DX7, the same preset. 808.. you name it. And it doesn't sound like in the video. Very strange. Does anyone know the reason? Because I really copied it 1:1. The first loop melody from the Dx7 sounds totally different and grooves differently too. Did he edit the sound on the DX7? That would explain it. Because, the preset "Lately Bass" is not set to poly by default. So I assume that he has edited the sound before. With the default preset it does not sound like in the video.
That was fuckin' awesome! I remember buying this record when it came out. Still have it and also have the track by Sonia "Never Stop Me From Loving You" (Kissing remix) which had an alternative remix using the same idea of this track.
ALL these young kids today are getting schooled. I was heading to my first year in college when this song was being released in US. My best friend worked at Polydor/Polygram. This was REAL house music. NOT the crap we now hear in 2021/2022. I was in the Polydor/Polygram office when this deal was being made for importing this song to US, on the west side of manhattan Polydor office before I had to go to college. Ohh and yes I have the original vinyl records I purchased from Vinyl Music Store in the Village including remixes made. I still have a 10k record collection of dance music since the early 80's.... Famous record stores in that time was Disco-O-Rama, Beat Street, Rock-N-Soul and of course Vinyl Mania. Hottest nightclubs at that time was Palladium, Limelight, Tunnel, 10-80, Sound Factory, Studio-54, Roseland, Emerald City, Paradise Garage, The Bank, The Loft, The Devils Nest, Latin Quarters, The Bar Bat, Robots, Octagon, WarSaw, Bedrock's.... Aaah the good ol-days. Burger King used to be across the street from McDonalds in Times Square. People used to come out of nightclubs starving their asses off and going to times square. You would hear cars with loud music by the thousands and people all eating on both sides of times square in Burger King and McDonalds. Hahahaaaa.
My recollection is that various UK/European record label A&R men and execs went over for the Miami Music Conference and this track was just killing it in the clubs, which caused a bidding war between the British labels. Since Pete Tong at FFRR had Polygram's money behind him and he could see the track's potential, it was Tong that licenced the track. A few months later, it was number 2 in the pop charts, banned by the BBC, and Pete Tong was on his way to becoming a legend in the industry. (This was before he had a radio show). The track was massively influential on dance music in Europe, since it popularized the whole idea of hypnotic build-ups and drops that became a staple of techno and trance. But it might never have done anything if some DJs had never played it in Miami when the world's music execs came to party. It would have been easy for Tong to say "It slows down and stops in the middle. It will never work on the radio, let alone nightclubs, so we're not gonna buy that", but this track had something magical about it.
Lill Louis used a delay to modulate the sound and varied the speed on the fly to get continious changing repeats. That's what made the track hypnotizing and gave it it's soul. I completely miss that here.
I wonder what Lil Louis thinks of this deconstruction? I like it. This is my favourite song of all time. I have been playing it for 30 years when I have to drive long distances, step, work out, clean the house. Its awesome.
I remember hearing this track in Chicago at Lil Louis party at the Bismarck Pavilion Thanksgiving night 1988 before the world had a chance to hear it. Those parties were something special.
I remember hearing it outside the Musicbox before being allowed in, I think it was the first time Ron played it and he played it 4 times, it was a moment I will never forget, we went ape shit like we were hearing it for the first time, all 4 times!!! I have witnesses, Verenia Taylor, Jordan Fields, Kevin Elliot,
Yep!!! Medusa’s,Hydepark Racquetball Club, Sawyers, Heroes, just to name a few, those times will be often imitated but never duplicated!!!
@@robertalexander3067
I met my wife at Heroes when it was named the Clique in 1992 and we are still going strong.
@@djbhe Wow bro thats great! I remember before I was old enough to get in there, I would drive by and you could see inside, all dimes, right next to the windows, clear as day
2:32 Bass
5:20 Kick
6:02 Open hat
6:16 Closed hat
8:28 TR-707 Snare roll
8:44 Tambourine
9:05 Snare and clap
9:48 TR-727 Cabasa
10:59 TR-727 Agogo bell
11:20 Tension string
12:26 Brass
13:35 Hypnotic arp
15:13 Tempo alteration
15:38 Vocal
17:46 Result
If you love house music you will appreciate this deconstruction of a true classic…not sure everyone in the audience got that.
I know right.!....LOL 😂
Just thought the same, he’s well into it on his own 😂
Haha, I know what you mean. However, loads of people from the (very small) audience came up to me afterwards for a chat, saying they had a good time :)
@@skioakenfull I would love your knowledge to be able to do what you do. Years of experience and an awesome ear to sound. Great work
I've been BEGGING this for years, even from this channel! I guess I get it. :D
Hey Ski. Love this track and so glad you deconstructed it. Just a little tidbit to share. I heard that in the peak of it's popularity at the Roxy in NYC it packed the dance floor of course but when the songs starts to slow down everyone would start slowly crouching down lower and lower until the beat stops and and that point everyone was laying flat on the dance floor. Then when the beat started slowing building up, everyone would slowly start rising up until the climax and when it kicked in again everyone was cheering and losing their minds. I've visualized that in my mind so many times and only wish I could have been there to witness it just once. : )
That's true, not just at the Roxy.. I don't know about lying on the floor but yeah people crouched lower. Actually I forgot about that until you mentioned it.
I was in the dungeons Lea bridge road east London when I first herd this tune. And I will never forget it 🙃🙃
Holy...just, wow. I so vividly remember this track. Being 15 at the time, my mind was blown in many ways. Ehemmm...anyway, what a pioneering record. Pretty sure I still have the cassingle somewhere!
This evokes a fantastic memory of first hearing French Kiss in Halikarnas night club, Bodrum while on holiday in summer 89. The open air atmosphere, deep bass sounds, moody lighting and laser show seem also to emanate from your presentation. I enjoy playing keyboard but this is way above my skill set! Thanks for sharing this with an old, house loving mortal.
I love these track deconstructions. Thanks, Ski and Point Blank Music School!
I wouldn't know where to start and the technical breakdown of this to it's bare bones I struggle to understand, but this truly is Incredible from one of the demonstrated iconic tracks. Superb mix in of Candi Station. Just breathtaking.
I can distinctively remember where I was and even what day it was when I first heard this track.32 years later still sounding great .
Always thought it was a dx7 wow!I also thought some of the percussions were from the Roland 626 . Iwas blessed being one of the first to hear this song in a club setting, a place named the Musicbox, DJ Ron Hardy, Chicago Illinois.
Loving tribute to prince Philip in the background there, tearing up with the remembrance, thinking of how much we lost with his passing, he had a great love for Britain, its culture and the 808 open hi hat sound, the prince is dead, long live the prince
32 years ago, the Queen’s husband spoke on the topic of reincarnation, and what he would come back as if such a thing existed.
He said: “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation.”
yes I think we're all united in grief for T H E F U C K W I T................luckily we still have his son, MEGA EARS
Nope
Murdered it with the vocal track.
Thank you for sharing this. Amazing as always!
I'd love to see a "behind the scenes" of a deconstruction where you take us through the research and preparation that goes into these. Maybe even a course where we learn to do our own deconstructions.
Here you go, an uncut live stream from earlier in the year :) th-cam.com/video/8-nit-tT-jQ/w-d-xo.html
@@skioakenfull Thank you so much!
late to the party but thank you Ski. I have also watched your (recorded) live stream as you worked this one out. So talented and such a great teaching style - thank you (p.s. I am 54 and as excited about this stuff as I ever been!)
Who ever thought there was going to be a masterclass on French Kiss 😆
AND THEN CHICKEN OUT WITH THE SEX PART. SO FKKING POLITE BRITISH…DEAR OH DEAR BLIMEY GUVNOR…😂
This was a blast. Thank you man, took me back.
I don't remember there being TWO adverts in the middle of French Kiss.
Just as I read this I got an ad 2 seconds later 😂
I love this video! The mash up makes an awesome new track! Inspirational 👏
Love this mash up!
I took my first E to this tune back in 1989.
You are such a good teacher, thanks!
Thanks for watching
Thank you guys! Thank you Ski. Too supa useful and entertaining at the same time
Nice job there, Sir.
Many times I’ve danced among a couple of thousand or more absolutely out of my tree listening to this epic bit of work
Well done with two classics! Thx for sharing!
Thank you 🙌
Very enjoyable, excellent work.
Thank you very much I learned something new using the tools that I have at home, it is really a pleasure to be able to learn through the good teachers that pointblank and ableton have.
WOW!! What a SSSICKKK Deconstruction, a classic!! Ski as always, magnificent work!
Love this, thanks Ski
IIIII LOVEDDDDDDDDDDDDD IT!!!!
Excellent video!
Thank you very many.
Amazing. I'm speachless
Wow, just wow ! Absolutely legendary deconstruction...
Informative deconstruction as always !
Thank you for publishing this video. I absolutely love the track, so this deconstruct is super.
I listened to it in the disco (Italy) in early July and it was immediately love, in August it was one of the hits in house nightclubs che good times
a master peace song,
this was super awesometo watch.
Brilliant
perfecto
amazing as always from Ski
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Bravo Ski ! Amazing deconstruction as always. French Kiss is my favourite song 👏👏👏
Thanks for that. It music from my time (late long weekend dance parties, early 90’s) Ive always wondered how they put tracks together.
Ski is the king of decon
F A N T A S T I C 👍🤗👍 many thanks for this Deconstruction
One of the best house tracks ever!!!
This is so awesome.
Louis used a Roland TR626 drum machine on French Kiss and Yamaha DX21/27
Great job as usual Ski The master deconstructor/reconstructor!
comment avoir le vst kavinsky synth brass j'ai acheter ableton live suite mais il n'est pas la
Stunning mash-up.
Really cool, well done!
well done sir
please help me .can not find the sound (timeline12:32)in ableton live?
This is wicked.
Thanks for watching!
Super!
The French Kiss sounds are is spot on! 👏👏👏 Thanks for the video! 😎
genio total
19:05 That moment... When he takes off and leaves the earth. Priceless.
I usedto play this all the time!
Nice!
Thank you 👍
What a treat!
Sound wise house/ techno? Where on gods green earth do you hear techno on this? This is exactly what Lil Louis was talking about last night WOW!!!
Love these deconstructions Any chance of doing offshore Chicane or bruised water
amazing
Disappointed that you didn’t recreate the vocal yourself
😂
🤣
😂😂😂
Amazing on the simplicity of beat creation demonstrated by the instructor! 🤔
Awesome , where to get the accapellas?
I love the Lee Louis import remix version of this. It's called Atmosphere. Oh. it's a cowbell used in that track, not a agogo instrument.
Kid Batchelor used to spin that at Confusions in Greek Street back in the day… I have it on 12 too, great tune.
Thought the same about the cowbell
Banging
Monster track back in the day
I don't know how this guy is but he is fantastic
Epic/CBS and lead vocals by Shawn Christopher in the USA! Peace.
Love these deconstruction Ski. It'd be great if you had a course where you do around 20 songs in this style. Really well put together videos, and it's enjoyable to watch your process.
The thumb up icon for this video should be resizable to full screen
Ive got french kiss on vinyl
Classic!
I have just reconstructed everything as well. With the same tools and sounds. DX7, the same preset. 808.. you name it. And it doesn't sound like in the video. Very strange. Does anyone know the reason? Because I really copied it 1:1. The first loop melody from the Dx7 sounds totally different and grooves differently too. Did he edit the sound on the DX7? That would explain it. Because, the preset "Lately Bass" is not set to poly by default. So I assume that he has edited the sound before. With the default preset it does not sound like in the video.
Yes, the only edit I made to the Lately Bass sound was to change it to Poly (if I remember correctly!)
The founding father of the lil dinasty
😂
You Got the French Kiss
That was fuckin' awesome! I remember buying this record when it came out. Still have it and also have the track by Sonia "Never Stop Me From Loving You" (Kissing remix) which had an alternative remix using the same idea of this track.
Great deconstruction as always! I'm sure Prince Philip would have approved, too! 😁
BAAAD☝🏿😎🎶🎶
super
The picture behind is cause this was one of Prince Philip’s favourite tunes.
It looks like Phil has dropped a flatliner
DJ Sasha - Expander [1999], is my favorite of all time. Its not house its more trance than anything.
Is that Norman Cook in the front row far left? Lol
He does live in Brighton, so....
I got the 12 inch with original and remixes. Pity I sold it
Also try listening to Crazy by lil louis it's phenomenal x
ALL these young kids today are getting schooled. I was heading to my first year in college when this song was being released in US. My best friend worked at Polydor/Polygram.
This was REAL house music. NOT the crap we now hear in 2021/2022. I was in the Polydor/Polygram office when this deal was being made for importing this song to US,
on the west side of manhattan Polydor office before I had to go to college. Ohh and yes I have the original vinyl records I purchased from Vinyl Music Store in the Village including remixes made.
I still have a 10k record collection of dance music since the early 80's.... Famous record stores in that time was Disco-O-Rama, Beat Street, Rock-N-Soul and of course Vinyl Mania.
Hottest nightclubs at that time was Palladium, Limelight, Tunnel, 10-80, Sound Factory, Studio-54, Roseland, Emerald City, Paradise Garage, The Bank, The Loft, The Devils Nest,
Latin Quarters, The Bar Bat, Robots, Octagon, WarSaw, Bedrock's.... Aaah the good ol-days.
Burger King used to be across the street from McDonalds in Times Square. People used to come out of nightclubs starving their asses off and going to times square.
You would hear cars with loud music by the thousands and people all eating on both sides of times square in Burger King and McDonalds. Hahahaaaa.
My recollection is that various UK/European record label A&R men and execs went over for the Miami Music Conference and this track was just killing it in the clubs, which caused a bidding war between the British labels. Since Pete Tong at FFRR had Polygram's money behind him and he could see the track's potential, it was Tong that licenced the track. A few months later, it was number 2 in the pop charts, banned by the BBC, and Pete Tong was on his way to becoming a legend in the industry. (This was before he had a radio show). The track was massively influential on dance music in Europe, since it popularized the whole idea of hypnotic build-ups and drops that became a staple of techno and trance. But it might never have done anything if some DJs had never played it in Miami when the world's music execs came to party. It would have been easy for Tong to say "It slows down and stops in the middle. It will never work on the radio, let alone nightclubs, so we're not gonna buy that", but this track had something magical about it.
You sound like a fossil. Dig deeper
Lill Louis used a delay to modulate the sound and varied the speed on the fly to get continious changing repeats. That's what made the track hypnotizing and gave it it's soul.
I completely miss that here.
🔥🔥🔥
Wow...
Cool….
TR-626 not 707