Harlem Pop Trotters

• 180 gram colored vinyl

A massive bit of funk – and from 70s France, no less! These guys clearly come from a jazz-based background – and have absorbed some of the best electric influences of their time – working in a keyboard-heavy mode that's clearly inspired by Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, and George Duke – yet also kicking up a groove that's a bit more down and dirty, and more in the instrumental funk mode overall. The sound of the set's incredible – really raw, riffy, and filled with plenty of snapping hard grooves – and the used of the keys is sublime throughout, changing mood from track to track, but always staying funky!

PERSONNEL:

• Jean Claude Pierric - artistic director
• François Rolland - musical director

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Mocassin
• A2. Penwick
• A3. Marathonic
• A4. Ergocentric
• A5. La Moto Verte
• A6. Psychocross

• SIDE B
• B1. Ring Modulator
• B2. Plongée Synthétique
• B3. Kayak
• B4. Cache Catch
• B5. Rugby
• B6. White Beach