L'Eclair - Cloud Drifter

L'Eclair - Cloud DrifterAvailable on black waxSwiss group L'Eclair music is an uncategorizable mixture of pretty much any sound that has a groove, from Krautrock and electro disco to house and Madchester. After releasing an analog synth heavy one off collaboration with Klaus Johann Grobe in 2024, L'Eclair issued their most guest heavy effort to date, Cloud Drifter. As ever, no one influence reigns supreme on this album, but it leans a little heavier on synth funk than the

chaotic and marked by a profound sense of urgency

but the tunes soar to new heights with dreamy electronic beats as the backdrop and genre-spanning undertones– hip-hop

A map well-known routes and with new paths taken

Their sound is inspired by early 70s records like JJ Cales Naturally & Nino Ferrers record with Radiah Et Le Sud

is the paradoxical theory of change

and mettle

expect to be challenged by unconventional wordplay over abstract beats

Gathered here are Clikatat Ikatowi’s three albums—Orchestrated And Conducted By

Icy blue foil stamped cover

Gang of Four

and producer Superstar Quamallah was active in the West Coast underground scene throughout the 90s and recorded extensively with such revered names as Defari and Tajai

“The kids had the drum machine and a microphone set up in the studio