Thursday, April 21, 2011

Bootsy Collins: Tha Funk Capital of the World ? review

(Mascot Records)

Nine years on from Bootsy Collins's last new material, the P-Funk pioneer is back on a typically cosmic journey that sees him commemorating the past and energising the present. Opener Hip Hop @ Funk U is a fun-filled knees-up featuring Chuck D, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg, while JB ? Still the Man is an authentic homage to his old boss James Brown, and features a stirring portrayal by the Rev Al Sharpton. Mirrors Tell Lies has Collins finally collaborate with his hero, Jimi Hendrix, through musical samples and mystical soundbites, while Collins's guitarist brother, Catfish ? who died during the making of the album ? appears with a rasping, passionate Bobby Womack on the wonderful Don't Take My Funk. Ignore the dodgy ballads and wallow in Bootsy's genre-defining bass and irrepressible spirit ? this is as close to the Mothership as it gets.

Rating: 4/5


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