Performer: Herbie Hancock
Title: Sound-System
Country: US
Released: 1984
Style: Electro
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 765
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Sound-System is the thirty-sixth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the second of three albums with the Rockit Band. The second of the three Rockit band albums, Sound-System was another smash for Herbie Hancock. Winning his second Grammy award for Best R&B Performance (his second-straight award), this album tried to capture the success of the previous Future Shock, with some more twists and turns.
Yet Hancock's experiments with techno-pop were leading him in the general direction of Africa, explicitly so with the addition of the Gambian t Foday Musa Suso on half of the tracks. Junku," written for the 1984 Olympic Games with Suso's electrified kora in the lead, is the transition track that stands halfway between "Rockit" and Hancock's mid-'80s Afro-jazz fusions.
Jazz Rock Herbie Hancock. Band Name Herbie Hancock. Album Name Sound-System. Released date January 1984. Labels Columbia Records Sony BMG. Music StyleJazz Rock. Members owning this album1. Дата релиза Январь 1984. Лейблы Columbia Records Sony BMG.
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Sound System was the follow-up to Herbie's ground-breaking Grammy award winning album Future Shock, an album that had put him back in the limelight with it's imaginative mix of early 80s Hip Hop, Techno and World Beat. Hip Hop was a far different thing in the early 80s up to the early 90s, positive, vibrant and polyrhythmic, it brought new life to many artists that would seek it's influence. Sound -System is logical next step after Future Shock album. Using the very same techno-pop electronic rhythms and song structures, Hancock added at least two new things, which are doing this album more listenable. First, he made the sound a bit heavier, even using rock elements in some places. The opening song Hardrock (which isn't hard rock or even rock at all for sure) is Rockit analogue with much heavier sound and even heavy metal guitar line added.
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor. Hancock started his career with Donald Byrd. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, Hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles.
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A1 | HardrockBass, Electronic Drums [DMX], Tape – Bill LaswellBata – Daniel PonceDrums [Simmons], Percussion [Sound Plates], Cuica – Anton FierGuitar – Henry Kaiser, Nicky SkopelitisProgrammed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will AlexanderProgrammed By [XMD] – Rob StevensSynthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Rhodes Chroma, Apple IIe, Yamaha DX7, Emu 4060 Digital Keyboard] – Herbie HancockTurntables – D.St*Written-By – B. Laswell*, D. Showard*, H. Hancock* |
6:08 |
A2 | Metal BeatDrums [Simmons], Percussion [Sound Plates], Cymbal, Gong – Anton FierElectronic Drums [DMX], Electronics [Shortwave] – Bill LaswellGuitar – Henry KaiserHarp [Dusunguni], Balafon – Foday Musa SusoLyricon – Wayne ShorterProgrammed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will AlexanderSynthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX7] – Herbie HancockTalking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Bells – Aiyb DiengTurntables – D.St*Voice – Bernard FowlerVoice [Speaker] – Toshinori KondoWritten-By – B. Laswell*, H. Hancock* |
4:53 |
A3 | KarabaliBata, Bells, Shekere – Daniel PonceCymbal [Cymbals] – Hamid DrakePiano, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Herbie HancockProgrammed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will AlexanderSoprano Saxophone – Wayne ShorterVocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Bernard FowlerWritten-By – D. Ponce*, H. Hancock* |
5:17 |
B1 | JunkuBass, Electronic Drums [DMX], Tape – Bill LaswellKora, Kalimba, Harp [Dusunguni] – Foday Musa SusoPiano, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX 7, Rhodes Chroma, Memorymoog] – Herbie HancockProgrammed By [Praxis Processing, XMD] – Rob StevensTalking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Percussion [Don Don], Cowbell – Aïyb Dieng*Written By – A. Dieng*, B. Laswell*Written-By – F.M. Suso*, H. Hancock* |
5:30 |
B2 | People Are ChangingElectronic Drums [TR-808], Wood Block, Percussion – Anton FierPiano, Synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] – Herbie HancockVocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Bernard FowlerWritten-By – T. Thomas* |
6:03 |
B3 | Sound-SystemBass, Electronic Drums [DMX] – Bill LaswellCymbal [Cymbals] – Hamid DrakeDrums [Simmons], Percussion [Sound Plates], Electronic Drums [Synare], Timpani – Anton FierGuitar – Nicky SkopelitisKora, Guitar, Talking Drum – Foday Musa SusoProgrammed By [Fairlight CMI] – Will AlexanderSynthesizer [Fairlight CMI, Yamaha DX7], Clavinet – Herbie HancockTalking Drum, Ghatam [Chatan], Bells – Aïyb Dieng*Trumpet – Toshinori KondoTurntables – D.St*Written-By – B. Laswell*, F.M. Suso*, H. Hancock* |
5:51 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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FC 39478 | Herbie Hancock | Sound-System (LP, Album) | Columbia | FC 39478 | US | 1984 |
28AP 2918 | Herbie Hancock | Sound-System (LP, Album) | CBS/Sony | 28AP 2918 | Japan | 1984 |
SRCS 9509 | Herbie Hancock | Sound-System (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | Sony Records | SRCS 9509 | Japan | 1998 |
CBS 26062 | Herbie Hancock | Sound-System (LP, Album) | CBS | CBS 26062 | UK | 1984 |
20.585 | Herbie Hancock | Sound-System (LP, Album, Promo) | Columbia, Discos CBS | 20.585 | Argentina | 1984 |