Tri-Fire, Robbie M & Terry Patton - The Midnight Express Show Band Demos (2011)

A sweet sweet set of rare tracks from start of the 80s – all recorded in the far-out locale of Rock Island, IL – but done with a funky groove to rival the best sounds coming out of New York or Minneapolis at the time! Midnight Express were a regional show band, and they've got a bass-heavy, bottom-centrist groove that's totally great – really bumping up from the lower level with some great basslines and stark drum bits too – heard here in an all-instrumental groove that's really wonderful – just the kind of local genius that's waiting to be discovered all these many years later! Titles include "Terry Jam", "Receiving End", "Tri-City Connection", "Breeze UP", and "Danger Zone Demo".