Nasty Track

Alain Queme, more commonly known as “Alan Braxe“, is an elecronic music artist from France.  He began his work in the mid 1990′s in Paris, where he was seen as a key figure in the French electronic music scene.  The name “Braxe” originated from a region in France where he used to reside, Brax.  Alan’s first debut single “Vertigo” came out in 1997 on the French record label Roule, which was founded by Thomas Bangalter, one of two that make up Daft Punk.  However “Vertigo” was mainly a hit because of the “Virgo Edit”, which was co-produced with Thomas Bangalter.  ”Music Sounds Better with You” was co-writtien by Alan Braxe with Bangalter and Benjamin Diamond, all of which wrote the song under the name Stardust.  This track ended up being a major hit in 1998 and reached number one on the US Dance chart.  Not to mention, this is probably my favorite electronic song of all time, not even exaggerating here, I used to listen to this AD in college and highschool.  Later Alan created Vulture Music label which he continued releasing tracks under.  As of late, Alan has become in-demand as a remixer and is frequently co-producing with Fred Falke.  His remix of X Girl‘s “Teenage Bad Girl” featuring Rye Rye is a perfect example of why he is “in-demand” as a remixer.  He completely renovates the original song, which kind of stanks errrrr really stanks, and turns it into a great, up-lifting disco track! His remix of Ford & Lopatin‘s “Too Much MIDI” is an even better example of his remix skills as he completely switches the base beat from the original, creating a completely different sound.  Keeping some of the original vocals and speeding up the tempo, he does some quality work with this remix!  Alan’s remix of Beyonce‘s “Broken Hearted Girl” is a great disco take on the ever so sappy original, something I can actually get into!  Fred Falke and Alan Braxe did a remix of Jamiroquai‘s “Runaway” which I absolutely love and is my favorite remix of the lot.  Once again he creates that disco-esque sound that goes so much better with the vocals than the original!

-BarneyFranklin