Belle Epoque is a French disco trio featuring Evelyne Verrecchia, Giusy Fortes and Marzia Thear. The third project titled “Now” from 1979 contains the single “Jump Down” - produced by Albert Weyman. The group has recently followed the disco in the European fashion and although there are plenty of electric keyboard segments the strings and horns have always been evident. The lead vocal from Evelyne has always been the forefront of the band's sound and it centers on a rock-edge approach to the build of each song. “Jump Down” has a fusion of funk, Latin and the disco edge created at the end of the 70s. Many of the elements pieced here are a progression of the sound that Belle Epoque centered on. It is a nice funky tribute to the end of the 70s disco era.
I have taken the 12” version of “Jump Down” and stripped down the funky guitar riffs into a new groove for this ReStructure Mix. I have added new drums to pound out the down beat rhythm guitars and added more of the breaks which make this one a unique dance experience.
