From johnb Sent Tue, Dec 8th 1998, 17:47
From johnb Sent Tue, Dec 8th 1998, 17:47
> Is "Mysteries of Funk" actually any good? I like it quite a bit. Only one track, "Where's Jack the Ripper," really hits that Optical peak though. Of the rest, "Cybernetic Jazz" and "C Funk" are still excellent. I didn't really mind the vocals on "Prototype Years" (I'm not saying they stood out by any means), and there are a few tracks here with that same sort of housey, fusion-soaked sound -- two with female vocals, plus Cleveland Watkiss on another. The whole album compares to Adam F's "Colours" quite well -- though the breaks themselves are quite different, both albums go back and forth between quiet storm/fusion type backing and the really dark stuff. Of course, with the credits -- "All tracks written by Grooverider/Optical, all tracks produced by Grooverider/Optical" -- it makes you wonder who's doing what... > The double cd only seems to have two exclusives, unless > tracks have been truncated. If it helps anyone figure out possible differences between versions, below are the track times for my 1-CD British version. Several of the four-minute tracks could easily be edits... Grooverider / Mysteries of Funk (1-CD UK): Cybernetic Jazz (9:10) Rainbows of Colour (4:17) On the Double (4:01) Time & Space (7:11) Where's Jack the Ripper? (8:07) Fly With Me (1:56) C Funk (7:41) Imagination (parts 1 & 2) (8:25) Rivers of Congo (6:58) Imagination (part 3) (4:55) 560 (5:40) Starbase23 (8:27) Rainbows of Colour (Heaven's Breath) (0:17)