- electronic, electro, jazz, jazz-funk
- 44 min
- 7 tracks
- Music on CD
Future Shock is the twenty-ninth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in August 1983 by Columbia Records. It was his first release from his electro-funk era and an early example of instrumental hip hop. Participating musicians include bass guitarist Bill Laswell, guitarist Pete Cosey and drummer Sly Dunbar.
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Contemporary, character-led, grave and cool.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1Rockit5:28
- 2Future Shock8:05
- 3TFS5:47
- 4Earth Beat5:13
- 5Autodrive6:28
- 6Rough6:58
- 7Rockit (mega mix)6:19
7 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Herbie Hancock
- Label
- Music on CD
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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