Herbie Hancock ''Future Shock''

Herbie Hancock

''Future Shock''
( LP Columbia Records, 1983 )
Catalog # FC 38814

Tracklisting:
A1 Rockit 5:22
Bata - Daniel Ponce
A2 Future Shock 8:02
Backing Vocals - Bernard Fowler
Drums - Sly Dunbar
Guitar - Pete Cosey
Vocals - Dwight Jackson Jr.
A3 TFS 5:15
B1 Earth Beat 5:10
Bata - Daniel Ponce
B2 Autodrive 6:25
B3 Rough 6:57
Backing Vocals - Bernard Fowler , Nicky Skopelitis , Roger Trilling
Drums - Sly Dunbar
Vocals - Lamar Wright

Personnel:
Willie Alexander Synthesizer
Michael Beinhorn Synthesizer, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Electronic Drums, Memory Moog, Dmx, Mini Moog, Prophet 5, Shortwave Radio
Bob Belden Reissue Producer, Interviewer
Bryan Bell Engineer
Steven Berkowitz A&R
Martin Bisi Engineer
Rhodes Chroma Moog Synthesizer
Pete Cosey Guitar
Aiyb Dieng Drums, Bells
Hamid Drake Cymbals
Sly Dunbar Percussion, Bongos, Drums
Anton Fier Drums
Bernard Fowler Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
Grandmixer D.ST Turntables, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Voices, Remix Producer
Herbie Hancock Synthesizer, Piano, Clavichord, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Vocals, Clavinet, Producer, Computers, Emulator, Fender Rhodes, DX-7, Original Recording Producer, Vocorder, Mini Moog, Fairlight CMI, Rhythm Machine
Dwight Jackson, Jr. Vocals
John Jackson Production Assistant
Dave Jerden Engineer, Mixing
Henry Kaiser Guitar
Ari Kast Packaging Manager
Toshinori Kondo Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Mike Krowiak Engineer, Assistant
Bill Laswell Bass, Bass (Electric), Producer
Randall Martin Design
Material Producer, Original Recording Producer
Patti Matheny Artist Coordination
Tony Meilandt Associate Producer
Daniel Ponce Percussion, Bata, Bota
Seth Rothstein Project Director
Darren Salmieri Artist Coordination
Wayne Shorter Lyre
Nicky Skopelitis Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Rob Stevens Synthesizer
Foday Musa Suso Synthesizer
Geoffrey Hargrave Thomas Photography
Roger Trilling Vocals (bckgr)
Howie Weinberg Mastering
Mark Wilder Digital Remastering
Billy Youdelman Engineer

Credits:
Co-producer - Material
Mixed By - Dave Jerden
Scratches - Grandmixer D. ST. (tracks: A1,B1,B3)
Produced by Herbie Hancock & Material.
All tracks written by Hancock/Laswell/Beinhorn except track 2 by Curtis Mayfield.

Notes:
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:1983

Review:
Herbie Hancock completely overhauled his sound and conquered MTV with his most radical step forward since the sextet days. He brought in Bill Laswell of Material as producer, along with Grand Mixer D.ST on turntables -- and the immediate result was "Rockit," which makes quite a post-industrial metallic racket. Frankly, the whole record is an enigma; for all of its dehumanized, mechanized textures and rigid rhythms, it has a vitality and sense of humor that make it difficult to turn off. Moreover, Herbie can't help but inject a subversive funk element when he comps along to the techno beat -- and yes, some real, honest-to-goodness jazz licks on a grand piano show up in the middle of "Auto Drive."
By Richard S. Ginell (AMG)

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