Funkcronomicon

Funkcronomicon
Compilation album by Axiom Funk
Released July 18, 1995
Recorded 1989–1995
Genre Funk, dance, rock, electronica, soul
Length 90:09
Label Axiom, Island Records
Producer Bill Laswell
P-Funk collective chronology
Dope Dogs
(1994)		 Funkcronomicon
(1995)		 T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
(1996)
Bill Laswell chronology
Subsonic 2: Bass Terror
(1995)		 Funkcronomicon
(1995)		 Second Nature
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
CMJ(favorable)[4]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[5]
The Independent(favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Trouser Press(favorable)[8]
Vibe(favorable)[9]

Funkcronomicon is a 1995 various artists collection of tracks produced by Bill Laswell under the name Axiom Funk, after Laswell's associated record label. It is a 2-CD set that was released by Island Records. Funkcronomicon features heavy participation from various members of Parliament-Funkadelic, to the degree that Funkcronomicon is widely considered to be a full fledged P-Funk album. The album features what may be Pedro Bell's last authentic artistic renderings, as well as P-Funk guitarist Eddie Hazel's last recordings before his death in 1992. The album comprises newly recorded tracks, as well as tracks that have been featured on other Bill Laswell productions. Produced and compiled at Greenpoint Studio in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York,[10] Funkcronomicon contains songs that were recorded as early as Maceo Parker's For All the Kings Men (1989) period.[1] The album title is a play on Necronomicon, a fictional book.[7]

Track listing

Disc one
  1. Order Within The Universe (written by Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell) 3:17
  2. Under The Influence (Jes Grew) (written by George Clinton, B Laswell, B Collins, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare) 5:45
  3. If 6 Was 9 (written by Jimi Hendrix) 6:00
  4. Orbitron Attack (written by Grace Cook [a pseudonym for Eddie Hazel]) 12:29
  5. Cosmic Slop (written by G Clinton, B Worrell) 5:15
  6. Free-Bass (Godzillatron Cush) (written by B Laswell, B Collins, Dennis Weeden) 5:43
  7. Tell The World (written by B Collins, Maceo Parker, Sylvester Stewart) 3:53
  8. Pray My Soul (written by G Cook) 5:08
Disc two
  1. Hideous Mutant Freekz (written by G Clinton, B Collins, B Worrell, B Laswell) 7:25
  2. Sax Machine (written by B Collins, M Parker, Bobby Byrd) 7:47
  3. Animal Behavior (written by B Laswell, B Collins, Buckethead) 7:09
  4. Trumpets And Violins, Violins (written by J Hendrix) 3:38
  5. Telling Time (written by Nicky Skopelitis) 4:57
  6. Jungle Free-Bass (written by B Laswell, B Collins) 5:38
  7. Blackout (written by DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight) 3:44
  8. Sacred To The Pain (written by G Cook, Umar Bin Hassan) 4:54

Personnel

Producer: Bill Laswell

"Order Within The Universe"

  • Organ: Bernie Worrell
  • Turntable: DXT
  • Bass, Beats, Sound EFX: Bill Laswell

"Under The Influence"'

"If 6 Was 9"

"Orbitron Attack"

"Cosmic Slop"

  • Vocals: Garry Shider, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper
  • Guitar: Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins, Michael Hampton
  • Organ: Bernie Worrell
  • Fairlight: Nicky Skopelitis
  • Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
  • Drums: Sly Dunbar
  • Congas: Aïyb Dieng
  • Material Strings Arranger & Conductor: Karl Berger

"Free-Bass"

  • Free-Bass: Zillatron (Bootsy Collins)
  • Stun Guitar: Menace (the Dawg of the C)

"Tell The World"

"Pray My Soul"

  • Guitar: Eddie Hazel
  • Organ: Bernie Worrell

"Hideous Mutant Freekz"

  • Vocals: George Clinton, Garry Shider, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Bootsy Collins
  • Guitar, Space Bass: Bootsy Collins
  • Guitar Solo: Buckethead
  • Synth: Bernie Worrell
  • Drum Loops: Anton Fier

"Sax Machine"

  • Vocals: Maceo Parker, Bobby Byrd, Bootsy Collins
  • Alto Saxophone: Maceo Parker
  • Trombone: Fred Wesley
  • Guitar, Bass: Bootsy Collins
  • Low Bass: Bill Laswell
  • Synth: Bernie Worrell
  • Percussion: Timothy "T-Bone" David

"Animal Behavior"

  • Lead Vocals, Space Bass: Bootsy Collins
  • Organ: Bernie Worrell
  • Guitar: Buckethead
  • Turntables: Af Next Man Flip
  • Drums: Brain
  • Samples: Bill Laswell

"Trumpets and Violins, Violins"

  • Voice: Abiodun Oyewole
  • Guitar: Blackbyrd McKnight, Nicky Skopelitis, Robert Musso
  • Processing: Robert Musso
  • Intro Guitar: Buckethead
  • Violin: Lili Haydn

"Telling Time"

  • 6 & 12 String Guitars: Nicky Skopelitis
  • Organ: Amina Claudine Myers
  • Bass: Bill Laswell
  • Drums: Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste
  • Congas: Guilherme Franco

"Jungle Free-Bass"

  • Jungle Bass: Bootsy Collins
  • Dub Bass: Bill Laswell
  • Vocal Sounds: Torture

"Blackout"

  • Guitar, Bass, Drums: Blackbyrd McKnight

"Sacred To The Pain"

References

  1. 1 2 Hanson, Amy. Review: Funkcronomicon. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  2. ↑ Hartley, Darren. "Review: Funkcronomicon". Billboard: 23. July 22, 1995.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Funkcronomicon". The Village Voice: January 28, 1997. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12.
  4. ↑ Lien, James. "Review: Funkcronomicon". CMJ: 28. October 1995.
  5. ↑ Ehrlich, Dimitri. Review: Funkcronomicon. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  6. ↑ Gill, Andy. Review: Funkcronomicon. The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  7. 1 2 Fernando Jr., S.H. Review: Funkcronomicon. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  8. ↑ Robbins, Ira. Review: Funkcronomicon. Trouser Press. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  9. ↑ Moon, Tom. "Review: Funkcronomicon". Vibe: 138. August 1995.
  10. ↑ Funkcronomicon (2xCD, Comp). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  11. ↑ Album data on on the Motherpage

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