Forgotten Treasure: Max Berlin “Elle et moi” (1987)
This is some serious sleazy disco action right here, straight out of Belgium from the gloriously cheesy 80’s. I discovered this record not that long ago and after about 5 seconds I was in love with it. Really simple, minimal disco à la Giorgio Moroder or Cerrone, actually Max Berlin (Jean-Pierre Cerrone) IS Cerrone’s brother..
The vocal from Max Berlin sounds like a mix Serge Gainsbourg and Bernard Lavilliers, but we’re not saying all the french dudes sound alike! The track has attained a bit of a cult classic status after being reissued on labels like Tigersushi and Compost. I would love to get my hands on a copy of this but a 7″ version costs around 50$…
Max Berlin - Elle et moi (1978)Also check out this re-edit from my good friend and talented producer Phil Sparkz
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I also only just recently discovered this treasure and am in love with it. So much better that I do speak french and the lyrics are simply awesome! But I can’t find the full lyrics in the net – the end part is always missing… Anyway, great, great stuff here!
Yessss! I love it too… it’s so gangster! Very Gainsbourg…
Hope you discover tons of stuff on here!
Much love from Montreal
Lexis
So minimal so good !