{"product_id":"avanti","title":"Avanti","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#121212;font-family:inherit;\"\u003eSymbolic image – for the detailed description and condition, please read the Item Details below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 24px;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.85;color:#121212;font-family:inherit;\"\u003eCurt Cress was already a drumming legend across European jazz and fusion circles when he stepped into the studio for *Avanti* in 1983, but this WEA release finds him embracing synthesizers and sequencers with the same instinctive musicality he'd brought to acoustic kits for decades. The result is a fascinatingly liminal record—caught between the space-age shimmer of early synth-pop and the harmonic sophistication of jazz-funk, with Cress's drum machine programming locked into grooves that feel both mechanically precise and deeply human. Tracks like \"Moon Walk\" and \"Flying High\" drift into cosmic territory, while \"The Screamer\" and \"Power Vein\" anchor the album in funkier bedrock. It's the sound of a master drummer learning to speak a new language, and the album never loses sight of melody or the kinds of rhythmic conversations that made Cress's name in the first place—just translated through the gleaming, otherworldly textures of early-80s electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:13px 18px;background:#ffffff;color:#121212;cursor:pointer;list-style:none;border:1px solid #121212;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;font-family:inherit;user-select:none;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;font-weight:300;line-height:1;\"\u003e+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #121212;border-top:none;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(18,18,18,0.45);width:38%;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eGenre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px;color:#121212;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eElectronic, Jazz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(18,18,18,0.45);width:38%;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px;color:#121212;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eSpace-Age, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Synth-pop\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(18,18,18,0.45);width:38%;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px;color:#121212;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eVery Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(18,18,18,0.45);width:38%;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eSleeve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px;color:#121212;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eVery Good (VG)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(18,18,18,0.45);width:38%;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px;color:#121212;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);font-family:inherit;\"\u003eRecord looks good VG+. Sleeve has creases and edge whitening (between VG and VG+ but more VG). Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. 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