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An excellent album. Very catchy but could need some improvement. The later Troublemakers album (doubts and convictions) shows much more substance and evolves in much more melancholic direction yet still extremely good.

Great music for a Saturday evening
I have always loved french sounds in the electronica / lounge / acid jazz / etc space and this CD shines. Some of the beats get a bit repetitive, but otherwise it's a atmospheric gem!

No Doubts About This Album!
What a great album this is by way of France. Many excellent releases have come from France the last 7 or so years and this happens to be one of them. I have been a fan of this album for almost 4 years now and it still sounds great after just having listened to it. With great tracks like Fatigue Universelle, Too Old To Die, Get Misunderstood, Electrorloge, Groover Is Back, Black City and Awake combine to make an excellent groove laden electro jazz 70's funk + R&B concoction. Worth it so get it!

SJ

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Marseille meets New York...
Steeped in the sounds and images of the city, "Doubts & Convictions" is something very different from your run of the mill acid/electro-jazz outing. Incorporating sound-bites and spoken passages into a series of bustling, edgy and often reflective urban grooves it delivers a genuinely interesting and wholly effective "soundscape"... Marseille meets New York in a roller-coaster ride of excellently produced & crafted musical snapshots, including, on the way, the brilliant "Electrorloge", whose grindingly addictive back-beat and bizarre vocal chants are so good that they threaten to swamp everything else as you try to overcome an irresistible urge to keep hitting its replay button. But no matter, because there's more than enough on offer throughout the rest of this highly ingenious album to keep drawing you back into its exciting and unforgettable world.

A hard-to-find French import but worth the hunt!
Two words....simply magnificent!
I first heard of this group whilst sitting in a little Bar Tabac at the bottom of the hill that leads up to Sacre Coeur just before sunset. As the disc started, the background din of bovine tourists faded away and was replaced by the opening track from Express Way. I knew it was love at first listen.
Having subsequently tracked down and purchased both "Doubts & Convictions" and "Express Way" I can confidently say the Troublemkers have become a firm listening favourite during these long summer evenings in Southern California. A perfect compliment to a long day surfing or scuba diving, as one snuggles with that special someone around a gently chilled bottle of Chardonnay.