Venom, by Fusion Affair

Venom

by Fusion Affair

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Paul Jay In the pocket grooves with an edge from a talented bunch of musicians, unashamedly paying homage to their 70's-80's jazz fusion heroes Favorite track: Dasha.

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1.	Fruits Rouges 01:44	buy track
2.	Venom 04:46	buy track
3.	Bounce 05:45	buy track
4.	Dasha 05:33	buy track
5.	Missing Cat 04:29	buy track
6.	Bougie Noire 01:08	buy track

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If you're into the classic sound of the best releases from the seventies and eighties era Jazz-Funk or Fusion with a slightly modern and exciting touch, you don’t want to miss out on Fusion Affair’s first album: Venom! Proudly presented by Parisian label Chuwanaga, Venom is filled with sharp synths, electrifying basslines, serious guitar licks, amazing themes, in-the-pocket drums grooves and true excitement all over the six tracks of the album.

Starting with "Fruits Rouges" which introduces the listener to the beautiful and soulful harmonies spread throughout the album but also an overall overview of how Fusion Affair and Venom brings together strength and delicacy. Then, the impetuous and dangerous ride of "Venom" will leave you either dancing or shocked. A dangerous trip with a perfect climactic ending: watch out for the snakes! The serious but fun-filled groove of "Bounce" will take you back to Herbie Hancock’s seventies, with a jazz-funk style that you cannot resist bouncing your head to! Despite its chordal simplicity, the dreamier yet modern track "Dasha" begins with an unconventional use of berimbau. After several expositions of its beautiful main melody, the track intensifies with a perfectly executed drum and bass interlude. "Missing Cat" returns to a classic Jazz-Funk vibe with late seventies synth brass accentuating its playful theme. This one’s definitely got a vintage vibe!
Finally, "Bougie Noire" ends Fusion Affair’s first album with powerful chords and orchestration while keeping it truly mysterious : to be continued...

Fusion Affair brings together the talents of French musicians from Lyon, Paris and Montréal, all gathered by the producer LeMatoux : Mathieu Guillot (keys), Sofian El Mabrouk (bass), Théo Michel (guitars), Erwan Loeffel (percussions) and Tao Ehrlich (drums). Following many sessions at the infamous Studio Delta, record label Chuwanaga and the band are ready to spread their infectious groove all over the globe!

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released November 7, 2022

Fender Rhodes, Prophet-5, Minimoog Model D, Arp Odissey, Matrix 6: Mathieu Guillot
Guitars: Théo Michel
Bass: Sofian El Mabrouk
Drums: Tao Ehrlich
Percussion: Erwan Loeffel
Additional Synthesizers (Prophet-6): LeMatoux
Synth Programming: LeMatoux, Mathieu Guillot & Greita

Recorded and mixed by David Cukier at Studio Delta, Paris, France.
Assistant: Bertrand Härdi
Mastered by Benjamin Joubert at Biduloscope Mastering, Paris, France.

All tracks composed by Mathieu Guillot and arranged by Le Matoux, except "Dasha" composed and arranged by Fusion Affair.
All tracks produced by Le Matoux.

Illustrations: Elisa Garnero
Artwork: William James Thurman
Executive producers: Clémentine Lefebvre, Maxence Robinet & LeMatoux.

Special thanks to Nicolas Geysens @ripples.berlin for restoring one noisy synth track.

Manufactured and distributed by The Pusher Distribution
(P) 2022 Chuwanaga

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Chuwanaga Paris, France

Chuwanaga is a french label born late 2017 and based in Paris just like its two founders, parisian deejays Clémentine & Saint-James.

From jazz-funk to mellow grooves, the label brings back musicality on the dancefloors.
Expect quality licenced and remastered reissues of lost or forgotten tunes but also new music from today’s talents.

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