Mothership Connection
Parliament

5.0 - Here's another incredible toe-hold into George Clinton's huge discography. I may even like it better than "Maggot Brain." I love the afrofuturist space travel concept as well as the interplay between Bootsy's bass and Bernie Worrell's synths (see "Night Of the Thumpasorus Peoples"). Unlike some of Clinton's other projects (e.g. "One Nation..."), this one feels composed and without clutter. A consummately funky and forward-sounding record all around.

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