Lafayette Afro Rock Band and Ice were essentially the same band and this two CD set brings together 30 tracks of heavyweight funk – some of which were unreleased at the time – and shows how hard this group of American’s who relocated to France could hit a groove. ‘Darkest Light’ is a funk juggernaut, the cover of ‘Soul Makossa’ offers a wicked slant on the classic, the Afro-disco of ‘Hihache’ also works well while the pacey jazzy funk of ‘Scorpion Flower’ is also a highlight. The Blaxploitation vibe of ‘The Gap’, the rapid fire, percussion heavy ‘Frisco’, the big, brassy, thundering ‘Time Will Tell’ and superb jazzy afro-funk of ‘Dgunji’ are also well worth a spin. Great release that shows the incredible breadth of ideas and inventiveness of this large sprawl of collaborators that made up the various incarnations of both acts.
Track listings:
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01 Darkest Light by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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02 Hihache by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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03 Soul Makossa by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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04 Conga by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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05 Voodounon by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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06 Malik by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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07 Nicky by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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08 Djungi by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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09 Heels & Soles by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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10 Red Matchbox by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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11 Scorpion Flower (Crispy & Co) by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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12 A.I.E. (A Mwana) (Crispy & Co) by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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13 Dr. Beezar “Soul Frankenstein” (Captain Dax) by Lafayette Afro Rock band
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14 Racubah by Ice
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15 The Gap (Instrumental Version) by Ice
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16 Losin’ by Ice
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17 Funky Bunch by Ice
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18 Too Little Room by Ice
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19 Ozan Koukle by Ice
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20 Put An X on the Spot (In the Sky) by Ice
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21 Autumn Leaves by Ice
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22 There’s Time to Change by Ice
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23 Quick by Ice
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24 I Need Love by Ice
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25 Dgunji by Ice
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26 Funky Lovin’ by Ice
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27 Time Will Tell by Ice
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28 Frisco by Ice
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29 Don’t Wonder Why by Ice
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30 One Chance by Ice
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