Funky jazz, hip-hop, and house beats are the order of the day on Carte Blanche, a compilation assembled by Aquanote and Naked Music label head Bruno Ybarra. The tracks are mixed continuously, with contributions by Longineau Parsons, Liquid Lounge vs. Jazzanova, Qalo Mota, Molasses, Isolee, Busy Bee, Fazed Idjuts, Only Child, Mr. Gone, and Aquanote himself, among others. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Chris Duckenfield (Arranger), Fazed Idjuts (Performer), Jazzanova (Performer), Michael Ball (Assistant Engineer), Anu Pillai (Remixing), Sally Rogers (Vocals), Steve Christian (Engineer), Jean-Claude Thompson (Producer), Little Big Bee (Performer), Qalo Mota (Performer), Steve Christian (Mixing Engineer), Simon Lee (Producer), Riton (Producer), Global Communication (Producer), Idjut Boys (Producer), R. Brown (Arranger), Summerland (Performer), Dave Boonshoft (Executive Producer), Longineu Parsons II (Producer), Mark Harbottle (Remix Producer), Michael Van Olden (Producer), J. Mark Andrus (Mastering), Chris Duckenfield (Remixing), Zoe Ellis (Vocals), Molasses (Performer), Joachim "Joe" Clausell (Remixing), R. Brown (Remixing), Andy Bramley (Producer), Jean-Claude Thompson (Remix Producer), Steve Christian (Mixing), Jay Denes (Producer)
Carte Blanche is a compilation album by Algerianraï artist Rachid Taha, consisting of songs he recorded with Mohammed Amini, Mokthar Amini and Jérôme Savy when they formed a band called Carte de Séjour, along with songs from his more recent solo albums. It was released in 1997 by Barclay, and produced by Steve Hillage.