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Billboard chart info. – R&B 65, 5 wks; (did not chart Jazz)
“Almost four years after Sound System, Hancock hooked up with Bill Laswell again for another project that would mark his final release on the Columbia label, Perfect Machine. This time, the duo co-wrote the bulk of the tracks with Bootsy Collins (of Parliament/Funkadelic fame) and the former vocalist of the Ohio Players, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner.
Apart from Hancock, Collins on bass, and Bonner on vocals, the stripped down personnel includes Nicky Skopelitis on Fairlight electronic drums, Grand Mixer D.ST. on turntables and effects, and Mico Wave on Minimoog bass, talk box, and Vocoder.
The album is more minimalistic than Future Shock and Sound System, while retaining a Kraftwerk-influenced sound and production value. The sparse, but pulsing beats etched out on a Fairlight computer with huge sounding samples, are layered with bleeping, arpeggiated synth chords, industrial sounds, and turntable scratches.
1. Perfect Machine 6:36 2. Obsession 5:20 3. Vibe Alive 5:26 4. Beat Wise 5:52 5. Maiden Voyage/B.Bop 6:34 6. Chemical Residue 6:01 7. Vibe Alive (Extended Dance Mix) 8:13 8. Beat Wise (12" Edit) 6:28 Herbie Hancock (Composer, Producer, Piano) Herbie Hancock (Apple/Mac Plus, Yamaha DX-1) Herbie Hancock (Yamaha DX-7, Yamaha DZ7IIFD) Herbie Hancock (Kurzweil K-250) Herbie Hancock (Fairlight Series II and III) Herbie Hancock (Akai 900-S Sampler, Roland Super Jupiter) Herbie Hancock (Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12) Herbie Hancock (Yamaha TX 8/16) Herbie Hancock (Sennheiser Vocoder) Jeff Bova (Synth Programming) William “Bootsy” Collins (Bass, Sennheiser Vocoder) Mico Wave (Minimoog Bass, Talk Box) Mico Wave (Sennheiser Vocoder) Nicky Skopelitis (Fairlight Drums) DS.T (Turntables, FX) Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner (Vocals) Bill Laswell (Producer) Material (Producer) Robert Musso (Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer)