Herbie Hancock – Future Shock (1983) [Japanese SACD Reissue 2000] [SACD / SME Records – SRGS 4536]

Title: Herbie Hancock – Future Shock (1983) [Japanese SACD Reissue 2000]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Herbie Hancock completely overhauled his sound and conquered MTV with his most radical step forward since the sextet days. He brought in Bill Laswell of Material as producer, along with Grand Mixer D.ST on turntables — and the immediate result was “Rockit,” which makes quite a post-industrial metallic racket. Frankly, the whole record is an enigma; for all of its dehumanized, mechanized textures and rigid rhythms, it has a vitality and sense of humor that make it difficult to turn off. Moreover, Herbie can’t help but inject a subversive funk element when he comps along to the techno beat — and yes, some real, honest-to-goodness jazz licks on a grand piano show up in the middle of “Auto Drive”.

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Tracklist:

01. Rockit
02. Future Shock
03. TFS
04. Earth Beat
05. Autodrive
06. Rough

Note:

Remastering Engineer: Stephan (Sony Music, NYC)
SACD Produced by Moto Uehara (Sony Music, Japan)

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