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01. CORTEX - Devil's Dance
02. CORTEX - Funk Around the Punk
03. CORTEX - Hurluberlu
04. CORTEX - Soul
05. CORTEX - Datura
06. CORTEX - Poxa
07. CORTEX - Regina
08. CORTEX - Mister J.
09. CORTEX - Efficace Swing
10. CORTEX - Oh! Lord
ARTIST
TITLE
Vol. 2
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
TV 005CD TV 005CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
2/18/2014

Vol. 2 is the second and rarest album recorded by the legendary Cortex, the obscure French jazz and funk group that's been a favorite of collectors for years. Originally released in 1977 and reissued last in 2002 by Follow Me Records, it's now back in stock in a final limited repressing of 500 copies, reissued by Trad Vibe Records under official license from band leader Alain Mion. It really is an absolutely killer album, filled with dope jazz-funk tracks. Unlike their first album, it's all instrumental (save for a few chants on "Poxa"), and it leans even more heavily on the groove side, in a funky Blaxploitation kind of way. The group's got a strong fusion-driven groove on this set -- with plenty of tight drumming, hard riffing, and spacey keyboards that give the tunes a nicely soulful finish. The best tracks are actually the mellower ones, which have a nice use of space and sound -- creating strong little patterns of groove that stand out from the rest of the tracks. Lots of work on Fender Rhodes, mini Korg, Hammond, and clavinet -- and titles include "Poxa," "Datura," "Regina," "Mister J," "Efficace Swing," "Oh Lord," and "Devil's Dance."