Funkcronomicon

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Funkcronomicon
Funkcronomicon cover
Studio album by Axiom Funk
Released 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre Funk
Length 90:09 (Disc one-47:35; Disc two-42:34)
Label Island Records
Producer Bill Laswell

Funkcronomicon is a 1995 various artists collection of tracks produced by Bill Laswell under the title Axiom Funk. It is a 2-CD set that was released by Island Records. The album features heavy participation from various members of Parliament-Funkadelic, to the point where "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. The album is comprised of newly recorded tracks, as well as tracks that have been featured on other Bill Laswell productions.

[edit] Tracks

DISC ONE

  • Order Within The Universe {Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell} 3:17
  • Under The Influence (Jes Grew) {George Clinton, B Laswell, B Collins, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare} 5:45
  • If 6 Was 9 {Jimi Hendrix} 6:00
  • Orbitron Attack {Grace Cook} 12:29
  • Cosmic Slop {G Clinton, B Worrell} 5:15
  • Free-Bass (Godzillatron Cush) {B Laswell, B Collins, Dennis Weeden} 5:43
  • Tell The World {B Collins, Maceo Parker, Sylvester Stewart} 3:53
  • Pray My Soul {G Cook} 5:08

DISC TWO

  • Hideous Mutant Freekz {G Clinton, B Collins, B Worrell, B Laswell} 7:25
  • Sax Machine {B Collins, M Parker, Bobby Byrd} 7:47
  • Animal Behavior {B Laswell, B Collins, Buckethead} 7:09
  • Trumpets And Violins, Violins {J Hendrix} 3:38
  • Telling Time {Nicky Skopelitis} 4:57
  • Jungle Free-Bass {B Laswell, B Collins} 5:38
  • Blackout {DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight} 3:44
  • Sacred To The Pain {G Cook, Umar Bin Hassan} 4:54

[edit] Personnel

Producer: Bill Laswell

"Order Within The Universe"

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

"Under The Influence"'

  • Vocals: George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Bootsy Collins, Michael Payne,

Debra Barsha, Zhana Saunders

  • Guitar: Bootsy Collins
  • Piano: Herbie Hancock
  • Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
  • Drums: Anton Fier
  • Drum Programming: Sly Dunbar
  • Congas: Daniel Ponce

Cowbell, Percussion: Aiyb Dieng

  • Tuba: Edwin Rodriguez
  • Baritone Horn, Euphonium: Joe Daly
  • Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Ted Daniel
  • Bassoon: Janet Grice
  • Tenor Saxophone, Flute: J.D. Parron
  • Horns arranged: Henry Threadgill

"If 6 Was 9"

  • Lead Vocals, Space Bass: Bootsy Collins
  • Guitar: Blackbyrd McKnight, Nicky Skopelitis
  • Backwards Guitar: Robert Musso
  • Intro Guitar: Buckethead
  • Violin: Lili Haydn

"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: Aiyb 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"

  • Vocals: Maceo Parker, Bobby Byrd, Godmoma
  • Keyboards, Voice: Sly Stone
  • Other Music: Bootsy Collins

"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 Sax: 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"

  • 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"

  • Guitar: Eddie Hazel
  • Organ: Bernie Worrell
  • Voice: Umar Bin Hassan