Bootsy Collins - Ultra Wave (2014) [Hi-Res]

Bootsy's tightening things up a bit from before, but still sounding plenty darn great – that classic Collins groove in all its P-Funk glory! All the best elements are certainly in place – production by George Clinton and Bootsy, horn arrangements by Fred Wesley, and the slinky soulful sound that made Bootsy's albums some of the most enduring of the P-Funk posse. The album shows a bit of the transformation in soul bass playing that Bootsy helped to foster during the late 70s – but it's still not as "whompin" as some of the many groups that were springing up in his wake – a good thing, to us, because so many of Bootsy's imitators had a way of playing their bass way too much! Titles include "Mug Push", "Is That My Song", "It's A Musical", "Sound Crack", and "Fat Cat".

Bootsy Collins, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, vocals
Phelps Collins, guitar
Rick Evans, guitar
Joel Johnson, keyboards
David Lee Chong, keyboards
Mark Johnson, keyboards
Jerry Jones, drums
Carl Small, percussion
Fred Wesley, horns
Maceo Parker, horns
Richard Griffith, horns
Larry Hatcher, horns
David McMurray, Lyricon solo (on "Sacred Flower“)
Godmoma, Brandy, vocals
Parlet, vocals
Brides of Funkenstein, vocals
Robert Johnson, vocals

Produced by Bootsy Collins, George Clinton

Digitally remastered