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So it's good ha?

Should I get this too?

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Ndeed! If you find a copy, grab that MF!!!

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Lordy Jesus!

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Ndeed!

Everybody who should be on there is there--all the Funk Mob: George, Bootsy, Bernie , Mike Hampton, Garry Shider, Fred and Maceo, Blackbyrd Mcknight, Jerome Brailey, etc...plus some of the last recordings of Eddie Hazel!

In addition, producer Bill Laswell invited guests like Herbie Hancock, Buckethead, Henry Threadgill, Umar Bin Hassan, Sly and Robbie, Joseph 'Zigaboo" Modeliste, Amina Claudette Meyers, and Nicky Skopelitis

I'm sure the Funkateers around here have probably covered this at some point, but anyway, here ya go....

From Wikipedia:

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,Funkcronomicon contains songs that were recorded as early as Maceo Parker's For All the Kings Men period.^[1] The album title is a play on Necronomicon, a fictional book.

Disc 1

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 2

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Why ask "Why?" See funk, buy funk.

I listened to some mo' snippets....Im sorry but I HAD TA HAVE IT. Downloaded...artwork and all. I really like some of these tracks.

Free-Bass (Godzillatron Cush)....THAT IS KILLER!!!

Just d/loaded this now, thanks for the tip.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Just d/loaded this now, thanks for the tip.

Yes yes yes. I cant wait to listen to it in full.

Co sign w/ everything pali said. Copped this joint the day it came out.

"Mutant" has Parliament circa 77 all over it...and you can feel Eddie's pain on "Pray My Soul".

This CD has something for everyone on it...funk/metal/jazz/abstract/soul/gospel, etc.

Check out the Black Arc stuff too.

Been listening to this over the last hour or two. It is a great collection.

As spyzfan1 mentioned, there is something for everyone on this.

Essential.

PFunkjazz said:

Why ask "Why?" See funk, buy funk.

I've purchased MOST of my Funk without hearing the first note. Though if you need a recommendation, I'd recommend this one HIGHLY!

bit patchy in places but some killer tracks in there too

well worth a bo-peep

SPYZFAN1 said:

Is this a joke?

http://prince.org/msg/8/355509

[Edited 4/13/11 8:36am]

Graycap23 said:

Is this a joke?

HAHAHAHA...I just found out about it...god it's like a never ending journey of funk...its obsessive and everytime I think I found everything I need thousands more pop up and I can;t keep up. Pray My Soul is SUCH an amazing number. The album is full of goodies. I agreed with someone on that post...Maggot Brain is hard to listen to..its so emotional. Prince really needs to dig deep inside himself again to create stuff like that.

THIS SONG DONE CHANGED MY LIFE RIGHT FUCKING HERE:

Rest in peace, Eddie Hazel.