While the French house bubble broke some years ago, Basenotic, or BNO as their label stamp insists they be known, have remained a word of mouth magnet for a dedicated fan base.
Securing and slipping out funky, deep house excursions from artists such as DJ Deep, Dimitris From Paris, Pepe Braddock, Motorbass, Greenkeepers and Julian Jabre since 1996, their presence has to date been almost entirely distributed on vinyl.
Here we get an overview of the label's much sought after back catalogue that's peppered with newer cuts.
Dimitri from Tokyo (you can guess whose pseudonym that is yourself) opens proceedings with his old school house track 'You Don't Hold Back'.
Newer roster members Abstract Soul deliver an uplifting Latin flute anthem, while Dimitri returns with his stomping rhythmic break down of 'Yo Te Quiero (Bonus Beat)'.
On 'Izabelle', Soha, aka Gregory and Julian Jabre, move things into a dance hall garage jazz old school cross over.
DJ Deep's first contribution comes in the form of a typically deep, tribal collaboration with Canadian producers Dino and Terry on the 'Quest'.
Abstract Soul change the pace to slow, rumbling, ambient break beat driven by a breathless half sung African rap for the superb 'Salem' and Gene Farris gives the ever interesting, and oft quirky, Greenkeepers a stomping house polish on 'Spanish Lee' to create the theme music to an urban spaghetti western..
1998's 'Hardswing Vision' by Sparkling Experiences matches thundering kick drums to a jazzy mute horn.
Thirdwave's 'Thru The Time' again slows the pace with sweepoing ambient chords before dropping a deep and squelchy bass line and rolling in the two four beats, paving the way for Roland Louis' electronic jazz funk wig out on 'Percussions' Rhythm'.
The Deep, BNO's star combination of Julian Jabre and DJ Deep, make their first contributions with the final two cuts of the album, the minimal but perfectly articulated jack of 'Love Your Brother' and their seminal saxophone track, 'Dom Dom Jump'.
