Hot Candy - Darkened Passage [1978 Hard Rock / Funk / Heavy Prog USA ]

https://aftersabbath.blogspot.com/2023/09/TDATS-150-Lovely-Jugglies-part-1-of-2.html
I found an unverified comment from some Googling, saying that these guys are from Pennsylvania, and that's all I can tell you for now.
This is a unique track, it's funk rock as much as it's progressive rock, and the main funky riff reminds me of Iron Knowledge - Showstopper from TDATS funk v52 (link). I chose this to end the set as it fades out on a dreamy atmospheric note, a tangent that comes up twice in the song, and you'd think would be at odds with the funk but it works in a soothing, film soundtrack type way!