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What's an album with a completely unique sound (lemmy.world)
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While re-listening to Bitches Brew tonight it occurred to me, there's never been anything that sounds quite like it since, and there never will be again.

What are your favorite unicorn albums?

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[–] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Future Shock by Herbie Hancock. Dude released like 25 jazz and funk albums over two decades, then in '83 just drops a hip hop bomb

Rockit

Also, Dr. John - The Night Tripper. 60s psychedelic New Orleans perfection

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Oh my God that's one of the things I love about Herbie so much! He was not afraid to push himself in new musical directions. He has so many albums in his vast discography that changed the musical landscape forever.

    Hell, I just listened to Headhunters before I listened to Bitches Brew, before I posted! And on that album is the seminal Watermelon Man where he incorporates hindewhu (pygmy music).

    I would encourage anyone to listen to any Herbie album, in full, from any era. His first 6 albums are dope as hell!!

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    ‘Rockit’ was pretty much entirely made by the production team of Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn, from the band Material, with GrandMixer DXT and three other dudes doing the scratching. Hancock basically came in at the end to play some synth lines.

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