| Blacktronic Science | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 55:57 | |||
| Label | Gramavision | |||
| Producer | Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell | |||
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Blacktronic Science is the third solo album by the former Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell. [1] [2] The album was released by Gramavision Records in 1993. [3]
The album was produced by Worrell and Bill Laswell. [4] It is a P-Funk reunion of sorts, as it contains guest appearances by George Clinton, bassist Bootsy Collins, trombonist Fred Wesley, singer Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, and saxophonist Maceo Parker. [5] [6] Tony Williams played drums on some of the tracks. [7] Sly Dunbar provided the drum loop for "Dissinfordollars". [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [6] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [10] |
| USA Today | [5] |
USA Today deemed the album an "ambitious, wildly eclectic project." [5] The Austin American-Statesman noted that it finds Worrell "extending the Mothership Connection into the hip-hop age, while a couple of string-laden chamber cuts reflect his classical training." [11]
The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "Worrell seems to be expanding the definition of funk by juxtaposing it with other traditions ... 'Revelation in Black Light' features [Worrell] playing some lyrical harpsichord with an overlay of strings that has an almost baroque feel to it." [10] The Oregonian wrote that Worrell "uses hip hop and '60s jazz organ stylings as two elements in his alchemical new masterpiece." [12]
"Revelation in Black Light"
"Flex"
"Time Was"
"Blood Secrets"
"Dissinfordollars"
"The Vision"
"Won't Go Away"
"X-Factor"
"Disappearance"
Conducted by Karl Berger
George Bernard Worrell, Jr. was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Worrell was described by Jon Pareles of The New York Times as "the kind of sideman who is as influential as some bandleaders."
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