Funkcronomicon

Funkcronomicon
Compilation album by
Axiom Funk
ReleasedJuly 18, 1995
Recorded1989–1995
GenreFunk, dance, rock, electronica, soul
Length90:09
LabelAxiom, Island Records
ProducerBill Laswell
P-Funk collective chronology
Dope Dogs
(1994) 		Funkcronomicon
(1995) 		T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
(1996)
Bill Laswell chronology
Subsonic 2: Bass Terror
(1995) 		Funkcronomicon
(1995) 		Second Nature
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[3]
CMJ(favorable)[4]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[5]
The Independent(favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Trouser Press(favorable)[8]
Vibe(favorable)[9]

Funkcronomicon is a 1995 various artists collection of tracks produced by Bill Laswell under the name Axiom Funk, after Laswell's associated record label. It is a 2-CD set that was released by Island Records. Funkcronomicon features heavy participation from various members of Parliament-Funkadelic, to the degree that Funkcronomicon is widely considered to be a full-fledged P-Funk album. The album features what may be Pedro Bell's last authentic artistic renderings, as well as P-Funk guitarist Eddie Hazel's last recordings before his death in 1992. The album comprises newly recorded tracks, as well as tracks that have been featured on other Bill Laswell productions. Produced and compiled at Greenpoint Studio in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York,[10] Funkcronomicon contains songs that were recorded as early as Maceo Parker's For All the Kings Men (1989) period.[1] The album title is a play on Necronomicon, a fictional book.[7]

  1. ^ a b Hanson, Amy. Review: Funkcronomicon. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  2. ^ Hartley, Darren. "Review: Funkcronomicon". Billboard: 23. July 22, 1995.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Funkcronomicon". The Village Voice: January 28, 1997. Archived from the original on 2009-08-12.
  4. ^ Lien, James. "Review: Funkcronomicon". CMJ: 28. October 1995.
  5. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri. Review: Funkcronomicon. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  6. ^ Gill, Andy. Review: Funkcronomicon. The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  7. ^ a b Fernando Jr., S.H. Review: Funkcronomicon[dead link]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  8. ^ Robbins, Ira. Review: Funkcronomicon. Trouser Press. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  9. ^ Moon, Tom. "Review: Funkcronomicon". Vibe: 138. August 1995.
  10. ^ Funkcronomicon (2xCD, Comp). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-08-12.