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Always hard to revisit a classic, but L'Eclair's tight musicianship, perfect pacing and futuristic twist all add an extra layer of groove onto the mellow funk of the original. Another slice of immaculate sounds for the ears and feet from Switzerland's finest export, Rocafort Records.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocafort","offers":[{"title":"Red | 7\"","offer_id":50525493330251,"sku":"2005328","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1cfc0cbe-dd54-4b77-8db3-2c64c6a18fc8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728034083"},{"product_id":"cloud-drifter","title":"Cloud Drifter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrowing up in Bulgaria in the late 1990s, brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov were shaped in a myriad of unseen ways by the centuries-old folk music that filtered through their daily lives. 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