# The Waxonia Desk on French House

Four records for anyone who thinks the French touch was one trick. It was, and the trick was good enough to survive being done four completely different ways.

- **Picks:** 4
- **Genre:** French House
- **Years:** 1996–2007
- **Curator:** The Waxonia Desk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Curator's page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-desk/
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-french-house/

## The picks

Selected, not ranked — the order is the curator’s, and carries no claim about which is best.

### [Stardust](https://waxonia.com/artist/stardust/) — [Music Sounds Better with You](https://waxonia.com/track/stardust--music-sounds-better-with-you/)

*1998 · Roulé*

The trick at its purest: one guitar figure, one filter, one line sung until it stops being a lyric. Start here, because nothing else in the genre is this complete.

Also on: [French House](https://waxonia.com/genre/french-house/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Stardust%20Music%20Sounds%20Better%20with%20You) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FQlAEiCb8m0)

### [Motorbass](https://waxonia.com/artist/motorbass/) — [Ezio](https://waxonia.com/track/motorbass--ezio/)

*1996 · Different*

The trick done with taste. De Crécy and Zdar were making the sophisticated version before the scene had worked out there was a scene to be sophisticated about.

Also on: [French House](https://waxonia.com/genre/french-house/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Motorbass%20Ezio) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=IFOzOp5Wolk)

### [Alan Braxe & Fred Falke](https://waxonia.com/artist/alan-braxe-and-fred-falke/) — [Intro](https://waxonia.com/track/alan-braxe-and-fred-falke--intro/)

*2000 · Vulture*

The trick done with strings and no ceiling. Six minutes that only go upwards, and still the record DJs reach for when a room needs lifting off the floor.

Also on: [French House](https://waxonia.com/genre/french-house/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Alan%20Braxe%20%26%20Fred%20Falke%20Intro) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2kp7lMYdc)

### [Justice](https://waxonia.com/artist/justice/) — [D.A.N.C.E.](https://waxonia.com/track/justice--d-a-n-c-e/)

*2007 · Ed Banger*

The trick done wrong on purpose — filter distorted past clipping, children's choir on top. Divisive then, and the proof that the tradition could still produce something nobody expected.

Also on: [French House](https://waxonia.com/genre/french-house/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Justice%20D.A.N.C.E.) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sy1dYFGkPUE)

## About the curator

The people who write the rankings on this site. We keep the lists honest, we argue about the order, and we get asked the same question more than any other: where should someone actually start. These are our answers.

Elsewhere: https://waxonia.com/

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