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| Studio album by Herbie Hancock | |||||
| Released | January 1, 1983 | ||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, Electro, Jazz-funk | ||||
| Length | 37:58 (original release) / 47:52 (remastered edition with bonus track) | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records CK-38814 |
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| Producer | Material Herbie Hancock |
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About the Album
Composed in 1983, Hancock enlisted avant-garde bassist and record producer Bill Laswell to record an album that would go towards a post-modern direction, instead of his usual straight-ahead jazz. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem The result was a hip-hop influenced album, which combined Hancock's keyboard mastery with Laswell's innovative arrangements and Grand Mixer DXT's turntablism. DJ Grandmixer DXT (formerly Grandmixer DST, born Derek Showard) is an American Turntablist. Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer. According to 1999 re-issue's liner notes, when Laswell went to buy speakers at a music equipment store he would insist on testing them by playing the demos of "Rockit" and "Earth Beat". While those songs were played through the speakers, passing by customers apparently liked what they heard and danced to the music. Soon after Laswell let Hancock know about the incident, eventually telling him: "We got something good here. "
"Rockit", the album's big hit, was accompanied by one of the most successful music videos ever. " Rockit " is a hit Song recorded by Herbie Hancock. It was released as a single from his 1983 album Future Shock The video, directed by Godley and Creme, featured dancing robots, moving around to the beat of the music and the turntable scratching. Godley & Creme were a duo of English Pop musicians and Music video directors Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Hancock won several MTV Music Video awards in 1983, as well as the Grammy award for best R&B performance. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Trivia
Hancock performed the song "Rockit", at the 1985 Grammy Awards in a synthesizer jam with fellow synthesizer masters Howard Jones, Stevie Wonder and Thomas Dolby. " Rockit " is a hit Song recorded by Herbie Hancock. It was released as a single from his 1983 album Future Shock The 27th Grammy Awards were held February 26, 1985, and were broadcast live on American television Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones, 23 February 1955) is an English Singer and Songwriter who gained acclaim in Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English Musician, producer and inventor
Hancock also performed "Rockit" at the 1984 Grammy Awards with his band. Hancock later received a grammy for the song.
Track listing
All songs written by Hancock/Laswell/Beinhorn (except where noted).
- "Rockit" - 5:22
- "Future Shock" (Curtis Mayfield) - 8:02
- "TFS" - 5:15
- "Earth Beat" - 5:10
- "Autodrive" - 6:25
- "Rough" - 6:57
- "Rockit (mega mix)" - 6:18 (remastered CD only)
Production Credits
Producers
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock: Piano, synthesizer, Fairlight CMI, keyboards
- Bill Laswell: Electric bass
- D.S.T.: Turntables, "FX"
- Pete Cosey: Electric guitar
- Michael Beinhorn: Keyboards
- Daniel Poncé: Percussion
- Sly Dunbar: Drums, percussion
- Dwight Jackson Jr. " Rockit " is a hit Song recorded by Herbie Hancock. It was released as a single from his 1983 album Future Shock Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by Bass guitarist Bill Laswell. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument was the first polyphonic digital sampling Synthesizer. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the DJ Grandmixer DXT (formerly Grandmixer DST, born Derek Showard) is an American Turntablist. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s For the album by The Jam see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced Sounds Pete Cosey is an African-American guitarist most famous for playing with Miles Davis ' band between 1973 and 1975 An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Michael Beinhorn is an American Musician and Record producer. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar was born on 10 May 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells : Lead vocals on "Future Shock"
- Bernard Fowler, Roger Trilling, Nicky Skopelitis: Backing vocals
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