Swiss group L’Eclair‘s music is an uncategorizable mixture of pretty much any sound that has a groove, from Krautrock and electro-disco to house and Madchester. After releasing an analog synth-heavy one-off collaboration with Klaus Johann Grobe in 2024, L’Eclair issued their most guest-heavy effort to date, Cloud Drifter.
As ever, no one influence reigns supreme on this album, but it leans a little heavier on synth-funk than the group’s past records. The brief “Run” is a sort of early-’80s mutant disco flashback, with slap bass and percolating synths backing Gelli Haha’s nonchalant vocals. “Vertigo” is a dazzling space disco odyssey impressively sequenced in 3/4 time. “Replica M001” additionally takes an unconventional approach to rhythm, opening…