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Herbie Hancock, Perfect Machine
Audio CD
Disk ID: 319918
Disk length: 50m 31s (8 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1988
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Perfect Machine | 6:35 |
| 2. Obsession | 5:19 |
| 3. Vibe Alive | 5:26 |
| 4. Beat Wise | 5:51 |
| 5. Maiden Voyage/B.Bop | 6:34 |
| 6. Chemical Residue | 6:01 |
| 7. Vibe Alive (Extended Dance Mix) Bonus Track | 8:12 |
| 8. Beat Wise (12-Inch Edit) Bonus Track | 6:27 |
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Review
Originally released in 1988, Perfect Machine was the third installment in Herbie Hancock's electronic trilogy that began with Future Shock and followed with Sound System. Of the three, Perfect Machine is the most minimal and groove heavy, thanks mainly to the presence of bassist Bootsy Collins (of James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic fame) and Ohio Players vocalist Sugarfoot. In fact, Perfect Machine, more so than its two predecessors, could be thought of as Hancock's stab at making an updated version of his 1970's Headhunters success. With early techno and industrial shadings coming mainly from Bill Laswell's Kraftwerk-influenced production, the album may sound surprisingly up to date to electronic music fans. With a scaled-down band (compared to Sound System) present on each track, "Perfect Machine" succeeds in creating minimalist funk grooves that integrate washes of sound from Hancock's banks of synthesizers for an effect that was enormously influential to scores of hip-hop and electronic-music producers at the time. With remastered sound and two bonus tracks (the remix of "Vibe Alive", which layers snippets of P-Funk's "Atomic Dog", is particularly tasty), Machine concludes with a rambling Laswell interview in the liner notes. Columbia Records should be commended for reissuing these albums but should be taken to task for the unimaginative packaging. --Ezra Gale
Other Versions
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Tracks: 6 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 36m 13s (-15m 42s)
Tracks: 6 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 36m 11s (-15m 40s)
Tracks: 6 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 36m 11s (-15m 40s)
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