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Cortex - Troupeau Bleu [TVLP9 FRA 2020 24-Bit FLAC]

As Anglo-French political relationships reach their lowest ebb since Waterloo, I thought I'd pull out another repress by early French funky-jazz masters, Cortex. Originally released as a somewhat rare original press in 1975, in recent years Troupeau Bleu has been reissued many times due to the growing interest in the genre - likely aroused by the number of hip-hop artists who have sampled this record.

Much like your average hirsute seventies soft-porn soundtrack, Cortex lay down some serious jazz grooves, mingled with bossa-nova and feel good funk. This 2020 pressing comes on especially dirty white vinyl combined with all the flaws associated with all the usual careless attention to detail we unfortunately come to expect. Don't let that put you off. this is a fine album with the title track, the very familiar Mary Et Jeff and the seriously funky Madbass doing more than enough to stand out.

A1 La Rue

A2 Automne (Colchiques)

A3 L'Enfant Samba

A4 Troupeau Bleu

A5 Prelude A "Go Round"

A6 Go Round

B1 Chanson D'Un Jour D'hiver

B2 Mary Et Jeff

B3 Huit Octobre 1971

B4 Sabbat (1re, 2e & 3e Partie)

B5 Madbass