knights of fantasy

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Gatefold sleeve

On Knights Of Fantasy (1979), Eumir Deodato once again concocted his own ineffable brew of Fusion and funky Disco. Four-to-the-floor beats, funky percussion and heavy synths make for an album that seemingly has an endless groove going.

The B-side opens with 3-part piece called "Bachmania", which includes an adaptation of Bach's "Jesu, Jay Of Man's Desiring" – in a very funky way of course.

Fun fact: the list of used synths include a slew of analog classic machines like a Fender Rhodes Suitcase 88 Piano, Mini-Moog, ARP Pro-Soloist, ARP Omni, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Maxi-Korg, Hohner Clavinet and a Polymoog. Essential Jazz Funk from the Disco era.

Track listing:

Side A

1. Space Dust ⁄ Sherlock
2. Shazam

Side B

1. Bachmania
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
• Love Is Blue
• Whistle Bump
2. Knights of Fantasy
3. Lovely Lady