Herbie Hancock - Sound-System (1984/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:40 minutes | 846 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Produced by Bill Laswell, "Sound System" follows where Herbie Hancock’s "Future Shock" left off. This experimental masterpiece bursts with even louder techno-pop brilliance. Hancock is joined by acclaimed musicians including Foday Musa Suso, Nicky Skopelitis, Wayne Shorter, Webster Lewis and more. It reached the Top Ten on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums and includes the thrilling hit “Hardrock”. The album also won the Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance.
In the grand tradition of sequels, Sound-System picks up from where Future Shock left off – if anything, even louder and more bleakly industrial than before (indeed, "Hardrock" is "Rockit" with a heavier rock edge). Yet Hancock's experiments with techno-pop were leading him in the general direction of Africa, explicitly so with the addition of the Gambian multi-instrumentalist Foday Musa Suso on half of the tracks. "Junku," written for the 1984 Olympic Games with Suso's electrified kora in the lead, is the transition track that stands halfway between "Rockit" and Hancock's mid-'80s Afro-jazz fusions. Also, "Karabali" features an old cohort, the squealing Wayne Shorter on soprano sax. Despite succumbing a bit to the overwhelming demand for more "Rockits," Hancock's electric music still retained its adventurous edge.
Tracklist:
01 - Hardrock
02 - Metal Beat
03 - Karabali
04 - Junku
05 - People Are Changing
06 - Sound System
07 - Metal Beat
Recorded in October–December 1983.
Analyzed: Herbie Hancock / Sound System
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.79 dB -15.64 dB 6:10 01-Hardrock
DR14 -0.03 dB -16.57 dB 4:56 02-Metal Beat
DR13 -2.05 dB -16.94 dB 5:17 03-Karabali
DR14 -0.59 dB -16.92 dB 5:32 04-Junku
DR13 -2.13 dB -17.53 dB 6:05 05-People Are Changing
DR13 -1.41 dB -16.64 dB 5:56 06-Sound System
DR15 -1.00 dB -17.27 dB 6:46 07-Metal Beat
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2889 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.79 dB -15.64 dB 6:10 01-Hardrock
DR14 -0.03 dB -16.57 dB 4:56 02-Metal Beat
DR13 -2.05 dB -16.94 dB 5:17 03-Karabali
DR14 -0.59 dB -16.92 dB 5:32 04-Junku
DR13 -2.13 dB -17.53 dB 6:05 05-People Are Changing
DR13 -1.41 dB -16.64 dB 5:56 06-Sound System
DR15 -1.00 dB -17.27 dB 6:46 07-Metal Beat
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2889 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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