Released in 2000 at the height of the French touch movement, Tourist became a landmark crossover between jazz, deep house and downtempo electronic music. Built around live jazz instrumentation and intricate sampling, the record helped redefine how electronic music could engage with blues and spiritual jazz traditions without losing its club-focused pulse.
Featuring standout tracks including “Rose Rouge” and “Sure Thing,” the album became one of the most influential electronic records of the early 2000s, opening the door for a generation of producers working across broken beat, nu-jazz and leftfield house.
Label: Parlophone
Format: 12” Vinyl LP
Tracklist:
A1. Rose Rouge
A2. Montego Bay Spleen
B3. So Flute
B4. La Goutte D'Or
C5. Sure Thing
C6. Pont Des Arts
D7. Latin Note
D8. Land Of...
D9. What You Think About...
Released in 2000 at the height of the French touch movement, Tourist became a landmark crossover between jazz, deep house and downtempo electronic music. Built around live jazz instrumentation and intricate sampling, the record helped redefine how electronic music could engage with blues and spiritual jazz traditions without losing its club-focused pulse.
Featuring standout tracks including “Rose Rouge” and “Sure Thing,” the album became one of the most influential electronic records of the early 2000s, opening the door for a generation of producers working across broken beat, nu-jazz and leftfield house.
Label: Parlophone
Format: 12” Vinyl LP
Tracklist:
A1. Rose Rouge
A2. Montego Bay Spleen
B3. So Flute
B4. La Goutte D'Or
C5. Sure Thing
C6. Pont Des Arts
D7. Latin Note
D8. Land Of...
D9. What You Think About...
