Le bruit et l'odeur is the second studio album of the French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 rock group Zebda

Zebda

Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of their music involved political and social justice, the status...

, released in 1995.

With this album, the group confirmed their social focus by adding engaging samples to their guitar-driven music. The album title is a reference to a politically-incorrect statement made during a speech given in 1991 by the mayor of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 and later French president Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac

Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...

 (known as Le bruit et l'odeur

Le bruit et l'odeur

"Le Bruit et l'odeur" refers to a speech given in 1991 by Jacques Chirac, the mayor of Paris who later became French president; it translates as "noise and smell."This is an excerpt from the speech:...

) which was not easily forgotten by many. This album explores how far life in France at the end of the 20th Century has come, especially in the south of France.

Track listing

1. "Toulouse"
2. "Talisma"
3. "La faucille et le marteau"
4. "Le bruit et l'odeur"
5. "la bête" (J-M-L-P)
6. "France 2"
7. "Maanouche"
8. "Le bilan"
9. "Chomage"
10. "Mon père m'a dit"
11. "Matabiau"
12. "Dub du village"
13. "Ma rue"
14. "Basket bolk"
15. "Cameroun"
16. "Héréditaire"
17. "France dub"