Originally released on library music label Musical Touch Sound back in 1979, ‘Ducks & Drakes’ is an instrumental disco LP by pioneering French electronic musician Yan Tregger. Reissued this year by BBE alongside his 1978 album ‘Catchy’, Ducks & Drakes has achieved cult status among crate diggers and DJs, thanks to its ebullient charm and rock-solid leftfield grooves.
Virtually impossible to find on vinyl for many years now, ‘Ducks & Drakes’ found wider allure in 2008 when Alexis Le-Tan selected album track ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ for experimental disco compilation ‘Space Oddities’. UK music hero Frankie Valentine brought these two magical albums to BBE’s attention and curated the project alongside the team.
Amazingly (especially given the era in which it was recorded) the album was almost entirely performed, produced and composed by Tregger himself. Presented with its beautiful original artwork and previously unavailable to all but a lucky few record collectors, we’re excited to share the disco-infused magic of ‘Ducks & Drakes’ with the world.
1. Friend Island 03:25
2. The Girl In the Gold 02:50
3. Dawn and Darkness 03:34
4. The Ivy Heart 00:15
5. The Last Girl 04:07
6. Threshold 01:57
7. Haunting Refrain 04:39
8. The Ivy Heart (Reprise) 00:15
9. Girls Will Be Girls 05:21
10. Lanterns and Lances 03:18
11. Head for the Hills 00:13
12. The Way of All Flesh 02:48
13. Huff 02:47
