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Future Shock

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Herbie Hancock — Future Shock

1983 · Electronic · 37 min · Iconic

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Discogs(source)
label
CBS
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styles
Future Jazz, Electro
country
Spain
released
1983
tracklist
A1. Rockit (5:22), A2. Future Shock (8:02), A3. TFS (5:15), B1. Earth Beat (5:10), B2. Autodrive (6:25), B3. Rough (6:57)
catalogNumber
S 25540
formatDescriptions
LP, Album
Spotify(source)
images
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artists
Herbie Hancock
albumType
album
releaseDate
1983
totalTracks
7
releaseDatePrecision
year
Last.fm(source)
mbid
1856c8cc-88c8-4080-821e-6dc91eb31273
imageUrl
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bioSummary
Future Shock is Herbie Hancock's thirty-fifth album. Composed in 1983, Hancock enlisted avant-garde bassist and record producer Bill Laswell to record an album that would go towards a postmodern direction, instead of his usual straight-ahead jazz. 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. 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 Read more on Last.fm.
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