Overview
Deep Forest is an ambient/world music project founded by French composer Eric Mouquet in 1992. Known for blending electronic textures with traditional vocal samples from around the world, the project helped pioneer the genre of "ethnic electronica" and gained international success with hits like Sweet Lullaby.
Musical Style & Recognition
Deep Forest is recognized for:
- Mixing ambient and downtempo electronica with ethnic samples
- Global musical influences: Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, South America
- Grammy-winning album Boheme (1995)
- Atmospheric storytelling without lyrics
Selected Discography
- Deep Forest (1992)
- Boheme (1995) – Grammy Award Winner
- Comparsa (1998)
- Music Detected (2002)
- Deep Africa (2013)
- Deep India (2013, with Rahul Sharma)
- Evo Devo (2016)