Alex Gopher: You, My Baby & I (V2)
Already a favourite, thanks to his Billie Holiday-sampling summer hit The Child, Alex Gopher has been one of the quiet figures on the new French scene. This may be about to change thanks to You, My Baby & I, an assured, sassy and very smart collection of grooves which are a little jazz, a little lounge and a little something else entirely. Like such Gallic kin as Kid Loco, Mellow and Air, Gopher's speciality is creating atmospherics and moods which slip effortlessly inside your head. Tryin' and With U are typical of this approach: mellow jazzy movements which grab your attention and force your head to nod. His collaboration with Air's Jean-Benoit Dunckel on Ralph & Kitty is as chic as they come. Buy now and add it to your increasing stock of CDs marked Made In France.
- Jim Carroll