{"product_id":"st-germain-tourist-import-vinyl-lp","title":"St Germain: Tourist (Import) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf there was a mainstay, a workhorse of every chill out, \u003c\/i\u003elounge compilation of the late 90s \/ early 2000s era it was \u003cstrong\u003eSt Germain\u003c\/strong\u003e. The project of Frenchman \u003cstrong\u003eLudovic Navarre\u003c\/strong\u003e originally began as part of the early wave of French Touch producers. Over the course of a few EPs Navarre moved from the filtered house that helped spawn the likes of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?q=daft+punk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaft Punk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Falcon\u003c\/strong\u003e towards a more jazz and dub influenced style. House music was still a big part of his 1995 full length, \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, but it was as if he had stumbled on something completely different. Working with live musicians he was able to weave together the disparate strains of jazz and house, and add his contribution to what would become known as acid jazz. Five years later, following a relatively quiet period, St Germain returned with \u003ci\u003eTourist\u003c\/i\u003e. Now on \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?q=blue+note\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/a\u003e (and Parlophone), with acid jazz in full swing, things were falling into all of the right places. And even though I keep saying acid jazz, please don't take it the wrong way. The material featured on \u003ci\u003eTourist\u003c\/i\u003e has aged remarkably well. Far from being the gimmicky sax solo over house beat, the music is produced and arranged with skill. Many of the tracks would not be out of place in a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?q=theo+parrish\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheo Parrish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e mix. The opener, \"Rose Rouge,\" sets the stage for everything that is to follow. It takes its time to develop and that is part of the quality of the track. Given the standard that was set with \u003ci\u003eTourist\u003c\/i\u003e it is no surprise that it still sounds so good today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Parlophone 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Señor Sueño Latino 05\/2013\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"St Germain","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":43190709911642,"sku":"lp-18425","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/stgermain-tourist-mock.jpg?v=1775677102","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/st-germain-tourist-import-vinyl-lp","provider":"TurntableLab.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}