''Lord of the Harvest'' is a 1993 album by

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...

under the alias Zillatron (a.k.a. Fuzzface) and was produced by Collins and

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Background

Musically, the album leans toward funk metal, features extensive use of samples and is darker in tone than previous Bootsy Collins albums. The album also has a strong

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theme. The album was released as part of Bill Laswell's Black Arc Series. ''Lord of the Harvest'' is dedicated to the memory of

Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive fu ...

lead guitarist

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who died some months earlier in December 1992.

Release history

The album was released by the Polystar label in

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and by

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in the

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. A remastered version of ''Lord of the Harvest'' was reissued in 2003 by Laswell's Innerhythmic label. Some early copies of the album have the first two tracks combined as one.

Tracks

Personnel

*Bootsy Collins - space bass, vocals *

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- keyboards, synthesizers *

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...

- electric and acoustic guitars *

- ambient sounds and noises *

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- chant *

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- chant *Deborah Barsha, Kristen Gray, Momma Collins - vocals *

Brenda Holloway Brenda Holloway (born June 26, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", " When I'm Gone", and " You've Ma ...

, Patti Willis - backing vocals

References

External links

* (1993 Rykodisc release) * (1993 Polystar release) * (2003 Innerhythmic release) {{Authority control Bootsy Collins albums 1993 albums albums produced by Bill Laswell Rykodisc albums