Freesound: Part 1

Jacky Giordano and Yan Tregger: Rieka and Old Timmy
From: Schifters (Freesound 4, 1974)

Philippe Briche and Lenoeud: Petrol Flowin
From: Ovation (Freesound 2, 1974)

Back once again with more library music wisdom we have guest poster DJ Mawhie from da Loft Crew.

Freesound was a French library label that ran from the early to mid seventies. The Freesound label's discography has to be one of the shortest in the world of library music, only six were ever released, although there have been rumours of a 7, 8 and 9. Even though their output was so small they seem to have had one of the most individual and striking sounds out of all the other library labels from around that time.

All six of the Freesound LPs were arranged by Yan D'ys, who he was is a mystery. The big name behind Freesound that many of you will know is Jacky Giordano, a prolific session musician from France. Its Jacky's funky keyboard work you'll hear on all of the Freesound Records. For me, through out the Freesound catalogue you can hear all different kinds of styles, folk, funk, weird, easy listening etc... What Jacky and friends have cleverly done is taken all these styles and brought their own distinct sound to them.

For part one of my Freesound post, we're concentrating on the Funk and we start with two tracks from Freesound 4 Schifters. This has to be one of the funkiest libraries out there, you got a dirty and raw wah-wah guitar, gritty drum breaks, and then you got Jacky laying down some funky synth/clavichord. The third track is from Freesound 2 Ovation. Although it doesn't mention Jacky's name on the back cover I'm sure he was involved in this one, the track is a very blissed out thing, just some cool piano and synth accompanied by an awesome guitar solo, check it and enjoy.

Part II will be coming soon when we'll venture into the Electronic...