Review: As part of Be With Records' spectacular efforts in reissuing many of the classic albums under Tele Music's 1970s library music belt, perhaps none can be considered so hilariously frank as Pierre-Alain Dahan's Continental Pop Sound, which, truly, has a Continental pop sound. The French drummer, percussionist and composer was a key member of the legendary Arpadys, Disco & Co, Voyage, Tumblack (with Wally Badarou and Sauveur Mallia) and Jef Gilson Septet - but his later work with Tele was smooth exercise in personal mastery, brushing ahainst the many meandering strands of the instrumental funk, rock and pop tree; all the pieces, though myriad in style, tempo and metre, are held together by a beautifully soft and atmospheric touch.
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