Deep Forest - La Sélection: Best Of Deep Forest [Limited Edition Box-Set] (2014)

Innovatively fusing traditional ethnic musics with state-of-the-art rhythms, the work of Deep Forest was best typified by their 1993 "Sweet Lullaby," which brought together the contemporary sounds of ambient techno with a haunting traditional lullaby from the Solomon Islands. The project was primarily the work of the French keyboardists and programmers Eric Mouquet and Michael Sanchez; after the latter returned from Africa with boxes of records he'd picked up across the continent, he and Mouquet began sampling the native sounds for use with their atmospheric dance tracks, and with the aid of producer Dan Lacksman, their eponymous debut LP appeared in 1993. Propelled by the international hit "Sweet Lullaby," Deep Forest was a surprise success; Mouquet and Sanchez soon began work on a follow-up, this time exploring such areas as Mongolia, India, and Hungary, recording several tracks with singer Marta Sebestyen. The resulting album, Boheme, appeared in 1995; the third Deep Forest record, Comparsa, followed in 1998, with Live in Japan appearing a year later. In 2000 the duo recorded a soundtrack, Pacifique, to the French film Le Prince du Pacifique. Deep Forest returned in 2002 with its next proper studio album, Music Detected. A number of best of compilations were released in subsequent years, and the duo put out a soundtrack album for the Japanese motion picture, Kusa No Ran in 2004. This was followed by silence for the rest of the Noughties. Deep Forest returned in 2016 with its sixth full-length effort - Evo Devo, an album conceptually based on the process of evolution.


Tracks:

1-01. Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby (Live) (6:22)
1-02. Deep Forest - Bohemian Ballet (5:17)
1-03. Deep Forest - Twosome (Marta & Katalin Version) (4:08)
1-04. Deep Forest - Forest Power (3:50)
1-05. Deep Forest - Dignity (5:23)
1-06. Deep Forest - 1716 (1:05)
1-07. Deep Forest - Gathering (4:40)
1-08. Deep Forest - Radio Belize (4:00)
1-09. Deep Forest - Soul Elevator (4:13)
1-10. Deep Forest - Bulgarian Melody (3:10)
1-11. Deep Forest - Madazulu (3:25)
1-12. Deep Forest - Tres Marias (4:55)
1-13. Deep Forest - Far East (1:01)
1-14. Deep Forest - Deep Folk Song (1:15)

2-01. Deep Forest - Marta's Song (4:15)
2-02. Deep Forest - Freedom Cry (3:19)
2-03. Deep Forest - Lament (3:11)
2-04. Deep Forest - India (4:09)
2-05. Deep Forest - Forest Hymn (Live) (5:24)
2-06. Deep Forest - Noonday Sun (5:01)
2-07. Deep Forest - Endangered Species (6:19)
2-08. Deep Forest - Earthquake (Transition 1) (0:50)
2-09. Deep Forest - Computer Machine (5:12)
2-10. Deep Forest - Boheme (4:38)
2-11. Deep Forest - Green And Blue (4:55)
2-12. Deep Forest - Will You Be Ready (5:19)
2-13. Deep Forest - Beauty In Your Eyes (4:23)

3-01. Deep Forest - Anasthasia (1:51)
3-02. Deep Forest - Yuki Song (5:24)
3-03. Deep Forest - Ekue Ekue (5:22)
3-04. Deep Forest - Hunting (Live) (6:40)
3-05. Deep Forest - Cafe Europa (4:19)
3-06. Deep Forest - Elemental (5:26)
3-07. Deep Forest - Media Luna (4:34)
3-08. Deep Forest - While The Earth Sleeps (Long Version) (6:24)
3-09. Deep Forest - In The Evening (1:38)
3-10. Deep Forest - La Lune Se Bat Avec Les Etoiles (2:29)
3-11. Deep Forest - Deep Blue Sea (4:19)
3-12. Deep Forest - Comparsa (5:00)
3-13. Deep Forest - Katharina (2:55)
3-14. Deep Forest - Deep Weather (4:54)