RARE & OUT-OF-PRINT LP!

MATERIAL [BILL LASWELL with PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC/JUNGLE BROTHERS/SLY & ROBBIE/HENRY THREADGILL/J.B. HORNS et al]


 - The Third Power
(Axiom PR12 6681; US)

[New, unplayed Axiom file copies, but no shrinkwrap] Produced by Bill Laswell
Jungle Brothers (Baby Bam & Mike G) : vocals; Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin : vocals; Shabba Ranks : vocals; Bootsy Collins : vocals, guitar; Gary Shider : vocals, guitar; Gary "Mudbone" Cooper : vocals; Jenny Peters : vocals; Herbie Hancock : piano; Bernie Worrell : piano, organ; Jeff Bova : synthesizers; Henry Threadgill : flute; Robbie Shakespeare : bass; Nicky Skopelitis : guitar, fairlight; Michael Hampton : guitar; Aiyb Dieng : percussion; Sly Dunbar : drums, drum programming; BRASS SECTION - Olu Dara : cornet, African trumpet; Joe Daly : baritone horn; Richard Harper : Euphonium; Marcus Rojas : tuba; Joel Brandon : whistling; HORN SECTION - Fred Wesley : trombone; Maceo Parker : alto sax; Pee Wee Ellis : tenor sax.
Brass section arranged and conducted by Henry Threadgill
Material strings arranged and conducted by Karl Berger
"Material has never really been a band -- it's basically a constantly shifting constellation of musicians whose center of gravity is producer and bassist Bill Laswell and keyboardist Michael Beinhorn. Certain musicians are frequently included (in the old days, Fred Frith and Anton Fier; these days, Nicky Skopelitis and Sly Dunbar), but each album usually features a drastically different lineup from the last, and often a new stylistic approach, as well. The Third Power is Material's foray into reggae/hip-hop fusion. Beinhorn is conspicuously absent on this album (and has remained so since, rendering Material's name basically synonymous with Laswell's), and Laswell abdicates the bass chair to Robbie Shakespeare; all the drums are played by his cohort Sly Dunbar. Sidemen include Bootsy Collins, Olu Dara, Herbie Hancock, and James Brown's old horn section. Vocals are provided by members of the Jungle Brothers, the Last Poets, Shabba Ranks and others. That kind of diversity would lead to anarchy on any other record, but Laswell has turned chaos into revelation for years. Sly & Robbie keep everything pumping nicely, the rappers keep it interesting, and Nicky Skopelitis' off-kilter guitar keeps reminding you that this really is a Material album. The mood is surprisingly constant, maybe a little too much so; Shabba's ragamuffin chanting on "Reality" isn't treated much differently from the Bob Marley cover that closes the album. But it's a nice mood." - Rick Anderson, AMG

Condition is BRAND NEW - UNPLAYED AXIOM FILE COPIES!

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