French house is defined by filter and phaser effects over late-1970s and early-1980s disco samples at 110–130 BPM

French house (also called French Touch, filter house, or tekfunk) is a style of house music developed by French musicians in the 1990s. Its sonic signature is the application of audio filters and phaser effects to samples drawn from late-1970s and early-1980s European disco records. Most tracks use steady four-on-the-floor beats in 4/4 at 110–130 BPM. Tracks often add original hooks inspired by the samples to create thicker harmonic foundations than earlier house subgenres. The genre sits within Eurodisco as a late-1990s and 2000s European club phenomenon.

Examples

Daft Punk’s ‘Da Funk’ — highly filtered disco loop over four-on-the-floor kick. Motorbass’s Pansoul album (1996) — early filtered loop-based French house prototype.

Assessment

Given a passage of 1970s Euro disco and a synth with a filter, describe what specific processing steps you would apply to make the result recognizably ‘French house.’ What BPM range and time signature are characteristic?