Marc Moulin's debut LP is a compelling and unique mosaic of jazz, soul, and electronic elements that employs sampled sounds and sequencers to startling effect, vividly anticipating the music of the not-so-distant future.
While rooted in collective improvisation, cuts like the opening "Le Saule" and "Le Beau Galop" foreshadow the emergence of house music via their underlying electronic motifs; more impressive still is the five-part, 17-minute epic "Tohubohu," a remarkable update of musique concrète sensibilities that creates drumbeats from water drops and pits trumpeter Richard Rousselet against a herd of hippos.
But for all its complexities and innovations, Sam Suffy is above all a sublime listening experience, closer in spirit and scope to trip-hop than the more abstract fusion classics it follows.
Blue Note's 2005 30th anniversary reissue (which includes video content and a new remix of "Tohubohu") should earn the album the classic status it demands.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le SauleMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | MisteriosoThelonious Monk | Marc Moulin | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | FromMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | La BlouseMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | La BougieMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Le Beau GalopMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Tohubohu: I. | Marc Moulin | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Tohubohu: II. | Marc Moulin | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Tohubohu: III. | Marc Moulin | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Tohubohu: IV. | Marc Moulin | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Tohubohu: V. | Marc Moulin | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Tohubohu (Part 2005 Remix) | Marc Moulin | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan | Engineer |
| 2 | Bruno Castellucci | Drums |
| 3 | Philip Catherine | Guitar |
| 4 | Patrick Forge | Liner Notes |
| 5 | Jean Huysmans | Producer |
| 6 | Thelonious Monk | Composer |
| 7 | Garcia Morales | Drums, Percussion |
| 8 | Marc Moulin | Composer, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Primary Artist, Sleeve Idea |
| 9 | Richard Rousselet | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 10 | Pierce Smith | Reprocessing |
| 11 | Jasper van't Hof | Organ, Piano (Electric) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |