Review: Computers are more usually associated with the end of the world than the saviour of it, especially in these times of fast-rising AI domination. But Jean-Luc Ponty has a more optimistic outlook going off the title of the new EP he has so meticulously composed, orchestrated arranged, produced and performed. The title cut is almost like a Detroit techno classic with the drums removed - freeform synth lines rising and falling and exude great machine soul while glowing warm and bright. On the flip is a lush disco sound 'n The Fast Lane (Dope Jams Thruway take)' with all the charm and sass you need to stoke any set.
Review: Outside of jazz-fusion circles, violinist and composer Jean-Luc Ponty is best known for two things: embracing synthesizers and electronic instruments (including electric violin) earlier than his peers, and playing a small but significant role in inspiring some of Detroit techno's earliest innovators. This double disc set rounds up three of the albums that proved most inspirational to electronic musicians. Disc one sports 1987's warm, colourful and mesmerising The Gift of Time - where, fittingly, Ponty's ability to create surprising and intense off-kilter dancefloor workouts was first noticed by adventurous DJs - and 1989's Storytelling, which kicks off with his most famous work: the awe-inspiring 'In The Fast Lane'. Over on disc two, we get 1991's Tchokola, an inspired mix of fusion, Afrobeat and Zouk flavours that has long been a favourite amongst Balearic silverbacks.
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