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Be With have raided the KPM archives to re-issue another of our favourites from the KPM 1000 series.
They Say: Underscore moods and links—contemporary beat music idiom.
We say: Includes some of the most sublime, sub-ten second, tracks you’re ever likely to hear, alongside more traditionally-lengthed library funk heat. The dream team of Alan Hawkshaw and Keith Mansfield are here at the helm of one of the most legendary of the legendary KPM albums, originally released in 1969.
Beat Incidental is psychedelic pop-soul that hits hard thanks to fuzz guitars, growling flutes, deep hammond grooves and drum breaks galore: it’s basically “drama jazz”.
As with all of our KPM re-issues, the audio for The Road Forward comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We’ve taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM’s brand identity.
And don’t worry! Those KPM stickers aren’t stuck directly on the sleeves!
Tracklist
Side A
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Action Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Brisk Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Passing Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Passing Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Feminine Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Busy Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Tense Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Suspense Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Expectant Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - The Waiting Scene
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 1
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 2
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 3
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 4
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 5
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 6
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 7
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 8
Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield - Scene Link 9
Side B
Keith Mansfield - Funky Fanfare
Keith Mansfield - Funky Chase
Keith Mansfield - Funky Flight
Keith Mansfield - Funky Link 1
Keith Mansfield - Funky Link 2
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Villain
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Chase
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Suspense
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Narrative
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Seadiver
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Link 1
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Link 2
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Link 3