Mothership Connection
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Mothership Connection is a landmark 1975 Parliament funk album that fused science fiction themes with psychedelic funk and helped define the P-Funk sound and aesthetic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mothership Connection canonical | 3 |
| Mothership Connection (Parliament album) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bernie Worrell
NERFINISHED
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Bootsy Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Wesley NERFINISHED ⓘ Maceo Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | P-Funk mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtFeatures |
George Clinton
NERFINISHED
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spacecraft ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
defining P-Funk recording
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landmark funk album ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Chocolate City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
P-Funk
NERFINISHED
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funk ⓘ psychedelic funk ⓘ |
| hasAward | Grammy Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Dr. Dre
NERFINISHED
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G-funk ⓘ OutKast NERFINISHED ⓘ Snoop Dogg NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast hip hop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
NERFINISHED
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Handcuffs ⓘ Mothership Connection (Star Child) NERFINISHED ⓘ Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) NERFINISHED ⓘ Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfunky UFO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 37:38 ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Afrofuturism
NERFINISHED
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science fiction ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975-12-15 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Casablanca Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
call-and-response vocals
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elaborate P-Funk mythology narrative ⓘ heavy basslines ⓘ horn arrangements ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Mothership Connection (Parliament album)