Funkcronomicon [Red Vinyl]

by Axiom Funk

Overview

Producer Bill Laswell's Axiom project Axiom Funk was launched under the auspices of a "supergroup," and was certainly one of the most far-reaching and vibrant collections of funk to emerge -- astonishingly long after the genre's heyday. P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell was initially the flashpoint for the project's Laswell/Parliament/Herbie Hancock core, his associations fortuitously coalescing just as Laswell was striving to expand his Axiom empire. Bringing together key players from all decades, he then twisted the mix with clever combinations of newly recorded material and sessions recorded long ago but never released. The Sly Stone tracks were recorded during Maceo Parker's All the Kings Men period, while the Eddie Hazel tracks were among the last he ever recorded, shortly before his death in late 1992. In all its guises, however, Funkcronomicon is a masterpiece. From the old-school jams of George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Worrell, and Hazel to Hancock's jazzed-out funk and the righteously fresh sounds of reggae rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, this fat double disc really packs a punch. Add the alternative rock stylings of Anton Fier, best known for his work with the Feelies and the Golden Palominos, and the resulting brew is almost unbelievable. Tracks previously released -- "Cosmic Slop," "Pray My Soul," "Sacred to the Pain," "Sax Machine," "Telling Time," and "Tell the World" -- are cunningly interspersed with new and unreleased material. And, in the end, although old and new schools rub smooth shoulders, it's hard to tell where one ends and another begins. ~ Amy Hanson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2024
Label:	Deepgrooves
UPC:	8785260882703
Rank:	181688

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Axiom Funk   Primary Artist
Sylvester Stewart   Guest Artist,Vocals,Keyboards
Bootsy Collins   Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Multi Instruments
Bernie Worrell   Guest Artist,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond),Synthesizer Strings
George Clinton   Guest Artist,Vocals
J.D. Parron   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Af Next Man Flip (Lord of the Paradox)   Turntables
Mike Hampson   Guitar
Teddy Daniel   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Deborah Barsha   Vocals
Torture   Vocals
Zillatron   Bass
Joseph Daley   Euphonium,Sax (Baritone),Horn (Baritone)
Bill Laswell   Sampling,Sound Effects,Featured Artist,Bass
Blackbyrd McKnight   Bass,Drums,Guitar
Eddie Hazel   Guitar
Fred Wesley   Trombone
Gary "Mudbone" Cooper   Vocals
Zhana Saunders   Vocals
Maceo Parker   Vocals,Sax (Alto)
Janet Grice   Bassoon
Robbie Shakespeare   Bass
Dewayne Blackbyrd McKnight   Guitar
Robert Musso   Guitar
Lili Haydn   Violin
Nicky Skopelitis   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (12 String)
Anton Fier   Drums
Buckethead   Guitar
Ted Daniel   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Edwin Rodriguez   Tuba
Garry Shider   Guitar,Vocals
Umar Bin Hassan   Vocals
Ziggy Modeliste   Drums
Michael "Clip" Payne   Vocals
Abiodun Oyewole   Vocals
Aiyb Dieng   Congas,Cowbell,Percussion
Brain   Drums
Herbie Hancock   Piano
Bobby Byrd   Vocals
Sly Dunbar   Drums
D.X.T.   Turntables
Daniel Ponce   Congas
Amina Claudine Myers   Organ (Hammond)

Technical Credits

Bill Laswell   Producer,Beats,Composer
Pedro Bell   Cover Art,Animation
Aldo Sampieri   Design
Grace Cook   Composer
Duwayne McKnight   Composer
Bootsy Collins   Composer
Maceo Parker   Composer
M. Parker   Composer
Robbie Shakespeare   Composer
Dewayne Blackbyrd McKnight   Composer
Robert Musso   Engineer,Processing
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Martin Bisi   Engineer
Nicky Skopelitis   Composer
Anton Fier   Drum Programming
George Clinton   Composer
Buckethead   Composer
Layng Martine III   Assistant Engineer
Umar Bin Hassan   Composer
Jason Corsaro   Engineer
Howie Weinberg   Engineer
Oz Fritz   Engineer
Sir Lleb of Funkadelia   Liner Notes
Bobby Byrd   Composer
Bernie Worrell   Composer
Sly Dunbar   Composer,Programming,Drum Programming
Steve Rinkoff   Engineer
D.X.T.   Composer
Sylvester Stewart   Composer