In The Fast Lane

Vive La Musique with a reissue of this much-sampled and widely acknowledged Jean-Luc Ponty classic. The first record in a special series, celebrating legendary French musician Jean-Luc Ponty and his influence on electronic dance music. Ponty is a prolific composer with over thirty albums to his name, exploring a wide spectrum of jazz, fused with rock, electronic music and later in his career, West African sounds. A virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, famed for being one of the pioneers of the electric violin, Ponty also experimented with synthesis, composing a number of his albums with the Syn-clavier - one of the first synths to link up to a computer, offering the opportunity to create and combine multiple sounds. Originally released in 1989, “In the Fast Lane" is a rich and vibrant composition, with Ponty's rhythmical Synclavier keys and uplifting violin melodies dancing over a driving offbeatgroove.Vive La Musique brings this unique work to the 12" single format for the first time, remastered by Atjazz and cut loud at 45 rpm. The release also features a cover version from Opolopo. He faithfully recreates the original synth lines around a deep and jazzy house groove, producing a modern dancefloor masterpiece,