Voyage: A Journey Into Discoid Funk

by Brian Bennett

Voyage: A Journey Into Discoid Funk cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 April 1978
  • Label: DJM
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:23:00
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The former drummer for The Shadows completely reinvented his sound for this sprawling, synthesizer-heavy suite. Driven by sweeping analog arpeggios and tight, four-on-the-floor drum patterns, the album became a highly prized foundational text for both cosmic disco and library music collectors.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, atmospheric, rhythmic, space, melodic, funky, groove-laden, synthesizers

Tracklist

  1. Voyage (6:23)
  2. Solstice (6:20)
  3. Chain Reaction (6:59)
  4. Pendulum Force (6:32)
  5. Air Quake (4:17)
  6. Ocean Glide (6:47)
  7. Pendulum Force - 7" Edit (4:14)
  8. Ocean Glide - 7" Edit (4:16)
  9. Voyage - Working Mix (6:08)
  10. Solstice - Working Mix (6:27)
  11. Chain Reaction - Working Mix (7:12)
  12. Pendulum Force - Working Mix (6:27)
  13. Air Quake - Working Mix (4:19)
  14. Ocean Glide - Working Mix (6:32)

Credits

  • Alan Jones - bass guitar
  • Francis Monkman - keyboards, programmed by [synthesizers]
  • Kevin Metcalfe - lacquer cut by

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