In Brief : * * 1/2 The Mighty Bop, “La Vague Sensorielle,” Quango/Island.

A largely instrumental album of French hip-hop with a British trip-hop sensibility. Sparse tracks feature beat-box rhythms with dark, thoughtful atmospherics. On “Freestyle Linguistique,” Rapper EJM follows in the footsteps of French hip-hop pioneer MC Solaar by emceeing in Franglais. A French isolationist’s worst nightmare, oui. But score one for global hip-hop.