FRIDAY FUSION (TRIPLE HEADER)
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We’re combining forces for a special Friday Fusion triple bill: 3 heds, 3 tracks, nuff said. First up Tommy C —
Spiritual cosmic fusion from one of the Daddy’s of the Kozmigroov sound. This cut from the Expansions album takes us down-tempo from the dancefloor (don’t-air-triangle) jazz-funk of the title cut. The rhythm section doesn’t let go of a deliciously simple groove while LLS does his usual trick of taking the listener on a cosmic journey with his rhodes and synths. Voodoo women put your finger and thumb around this one…
Lonnie Liston Smith — Voodoo Woman
It’s France 1977. There’s a studio full of serious dons from across the country and most of them are playing synths. Ex-Magma maestro Benoit Widemann is at the helm and the result is some beautifully over-the-top prog fusion. Part insanely funky, part frickin’ ridiculous – turn it up bitches!
Time for a bit of homegrown… Fusion in the UK leaned much more towards the prog-rock side of things, and definitely not in a good way, but Scottish trumpeter Ian Carr definitely had the right idea. After some classic jazz works with Don Rendell, Carr formed Nucleus and became the UK’s leading light alongside Soft Machine for the next decade or so. Often overlooked in favour of better-known artists from around the globe, the Nucleus back catalogue has some gems, and although hard to find, are worth the effort – We’ll Talk About It Later (1970) & Labyrinth (1973) are definitely worth some time. Here’s to the Best of British…
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