Marc Moulin's Top Secret is a mixed bag of downtempo jazz treats and sweet-sounding rhythmic forays into the dark of night.
With this recording, Marc Moulin craftily blends the sound of processed sexy vocals and collages them against the sounds of muted trumpets, congas, guitars, and lively trap drumming.
This work comes alive with a jazz flavor, one that seems to have been used by a variety of performers and producers, but one that is uniquely Marc Moulin.
Top Secret is a journey through the kaleidoscopic sound world of 1960s bossa jazz with a taste of Wes Montgomery, George Benson, and George Duke.
Marc Moulin's Top Secret seems to be half downtempo 1990s chill recording, and half contemporary jazz, which makes for a compelling fusion.
This is an interesting recording that certainly breathes new life into the genre of acid jazz, or downtempo music.
All in all, a fantastic disc.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into the DarkMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | What?Marc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | BottleMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | ThéoJohan Vanden Driessche, Marc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | OrganMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 07:29 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | In My RoomJohan Vanden Driessche, Marc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 06:08 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | TenorMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 07:22 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Day FeverMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | It's to SayMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | FeetMarc Moulin | Marc Moulin | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 59 mins | 136 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djaffar Bensetti | Trumpet |
| 2 | Philip Catherine | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 3 | Alain Debaisieux | Computer Engineering, Mixing |
| 4 | Juan d'Oultremont | Art Direction |
| 5 | Paul Flush | Organ (Hammond) |
| 6 | Alex Gopher | Mastering |
| 7 | Bert Joris | Trumpet, Trumpet (Muted) |
| 8 | Ron Mael | Vocals |
| 9 | Russell Mael | Engineer |
| 10 | Bart Maris | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 11 | Marc Moulin | Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Rhythm, Synthesizer |
| 12 | Johan Vanden Driessche | Composer, Drums, Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) |
| 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. |