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PONTY, Jean Luc/OPOLOPO - In The Fast Lane - Vinyl (12")
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December 2, 2021
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November 22, 2021
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Jean Luc PONTY/OPOLOPO In The Fast Lane (12") Vive La Musique
Cat: VLM 004. Rel: 29 Nov 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Side 1. Jean-Luc Ponty - In The Fast LaneSide 2. Opolopo - In The Fast Lane
French jazz-funk experimentalist Jean-Luc Ponty was already a quarter of a century into his career when he recorded 'In The Fast Lane', a genuinely brilliant synth-heavy workout that added trademark violin refrains to a staccato drum machine rhythm and bold, bubbly waves of synthesizer. The record became something of an anthem in the techno clubs of Detroit on its 1989 release, while also inspiring jazz-dancers at Gilles Peterson's legendary Dingwalls sessions. Here the track gets a deserved re-release as a 12" single, with extensive sleeve notes courtesy of the man himself. This time round, there's also an inspired cover version from Opolopo, who re-creates Ponty's famous synthesizer riffs, jams out colourful new solos and adds them all to a non-stop house beat that's as infectious as they come. Simply superb.
