Bernie Worrell: Wave From the WOOniverse out now, featuring unfinished, archived Worrell music produced by musical director, Evan Taylor

Bernie Worrell, mai ban sha'awa psychedelic funk da kuma music legend na Parliament/Funkadelic da Talking Heads fam, ne kamar yadda aka sani domin ta al'ada duniya persona kowane ya zama domin ta masana'antu na synth da dukan abubuwa funkadelic. Saboda haka, ba shi ne wani ban sha'awa da ya taimaka wa jima'i posthumously a cikin zane-zane na Bernie Worrell: Wave From the WOOniverse. Worrell ta farko na al'ada bayan ya ba da al'ada a duniya a 2016 shi ne wani al'ada na biyu mai ban sha'awa da ya hada da 13 nau'i na zamani ba tare da ayyuka daga archives na Wizard of Woo.

“We were re-amping [running previous audio through an amp] Bernie’s clavinet [a keyboard] recording at my studio, Loantaka Sound, and the lights were dim, and I was only hearing his isolated keyboard, almost as if he was working out a part,” explains Evan Taylor, Worrell’s long-time collaborator, musical director, and most recently producer of Bernie Worrell: Wave From the WOOniverse. "Na jure na zauna za a iya ji su enerjinsa. Ina so ka so ya ce ya ce, 'Hey man...’ Yana da gaskiya a lokacin da na samu goosebumps. Wadannan momen za a ci gaba a lokacin da aikin, musamman a lokacin da m playbacks a lokacin da za mu duba wani mata, kuma za mu tabbatar da cewa za mu yi hukunci. "

‍Bernie Worrell: Wave From the WOOniverse is truly a crash course on the funk genius of the P-Funk star. It was recorded in-part at Taylor’s studio, Loantaka Sound, and released on Org Music initially a kan vinyl a Record Store Day (April 20, 2024) da kuma digital da kuma a kan CD a wannan gaban a duk DSPs (link.ee/bernieworrellThe lineup hada da Bootsy Collins (James Brown, P-Funk), Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Fred Schneider (The B-52s), Mike Watt (The Minutemen, The Stooges), Leo Nocentelli (The Meters) da kuma Sean Ono-Lennon, Leo Nocentelli, Miho Hatori, Steve Scales, Marc Ribot, Fred Wesley, Marco Benevento, Stanton Moore, Steven Bernstein, Daru Jones, Will Calhoun, Buckethead, Norwood Fisher, da sauransu.

Worrell’s music and vibes were universally believed to be out of this world, in more ways than one. “He told me he wasn’t from here,” as Taylor, a multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and recording studio owner raised in New Jersey and living in Los Angeles, tells One West magazine. “I think we were in Montana, and he was smoking a cigarette outside and was just sorta looking up at the solar system. Then he turned to me and said, ‘Evan, you know, I’m not from here.’ And I believe him. I think all of those guys are from some other planet.”

Banta da cewa Taylor ya ji dadin da m musici a cikin studio a wannan lokaci. Duk da suka kasance a cikin lockstep musically, da aka samar da fiye da 15 years. Taylor, wanda na farko mai girma ayyuka a matsayin masana'antun da aka sani a 2010 da aka sayi Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie: Reinterpreting Black Flag, ya fara aiki tare da Worrell, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer a matsayin m na Parliament/Funkadelic inda ya taimaka a samar da ban mamaki songs kamar "Flash Light", "Mothership Connection (Star Child)," da "Five Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," a shekara ta 2009. Ya daidaita a matsayin music director ga 10-matsun Bernie Worrell Orchestra, share mataki tare da sauran legends kamar George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, da Talking Heads, da kuma co-producing uku na Worrell's records - mai ban sha'awa 2010 Standards da biyu EPs Prequel and BWO Is Landing.

"Kayan aiki tare da Bernie da ya fi dace da kuma diplomatic kwarewa," ya ce Taylor. "Bernie ya so ka sani daga kowace mutane a cikin gida. Duk da Bernie ba a cikin gida tare da mu, za mu tabbatar da cewa mu haifar da jiki a cikin abin da aka yi. Mun san cewa za mu bukatar ka tabbatar da cewa mu ba kawai ba mu yi abin da mu so, amma ba mu yi amfani da Bernie. Abubuwanku ya kasance don tabbatar da cewa takardun sha'awar da abin da Bernie ta rayuwa da kwarewa a duniya shi ne."

Kai Worrell ya ƙaddamar a 2016, ya ba tare da wani karfi mai ban mamaki na zane-zane, kwarewa, lyrics, da tsanani na sonic magani. Wadannan tsari da aka zama ba tare da shekaru da yawa, ƙirƙirar ƙarfi a kan rubutu na biyu inci na analog tape. A shekaru da suka wuce, rubutu da aka daukawa don gyara hanyoyi na halitta na halitta. Bayan tsawon lokaci na ƙaunar ƙaunar, Bernie Worrell's estate ya gane cewa shi ne lokacin da ya ƙaddamar da ƙaunarsa. Wannan shi ne inda Evan Taylor ya zo a cikin.

"A cikin farko, shi ya zama mafi ban mamaki don kwanan Bernie, duba wannan music, da kuma zama kusa da shi," Taylor ya ce One West magazine. “So, I really did distance myself from that scene after he passed. But after some time went by, it was fun to dip my feet in the water again. After some time his widow, Judie, called me and she was looking for a home for the project. It just seemed like the time was right. I was ready to do this, like, emotionally and skill-wise.”

Taylor ya fara aiki a kan aikin a 2022. Ya dace kayayyakin a daban-daban fasaha na ci gaba, ciki har da lissafi na abokan ciniki. "A shi ne mai ban sha'awa tsari," ya kira. "Akin mu da wasu masana'antu da aka gabatar da shi a cikin album, kamar (Living Colour batsa) Will Calhoun, (Meters guitarist) Leo Nocentelli, da kuma (Talking Heads guitarist / keyboardist) Jerry Harrison. Ba da wasu daga gare su da kayayyakin da wasu da aka rufe. Amma a karshe, shi ne mai ban sha'awa. Za mu sani, 'Who zai zama mai kyau fit?' Kuma sa'an nan, 'Ako mu daidaita da mataimakin? Ta yaya za mu

One standout track, “Transcendence,” was uncovered with a simple hand-written note that read “has potential” from avant-garde producer Bill Laswell (Fela Kuti, Motorhead, Laurie Anderson), is now a 17-minute meditation exploring Worrell’s classical influence before segueing into a trancy groove thanks to Marc Ribot (Tom Waits) and Norwood Fisher (Fishbone). “Soldiers of Stars,” yana son kamar yadda mafi kyau na P-Funk, ba tare da wani ƙarshe na P-Funk All Stars alum Eric McFadden's guitar. “Re-enter Black Light Phase 11” tare da Sean Ono Lennon ne a sinema, jazz fusion sonic dreams.

Bernie Worrell: Wave from the WOOniverse track listing:

1. Intro (Reflections on a Bird) - Feat. Nick Montoya
2. Distant Star - Feat. Jerry Harrison, Paul Dooley, Alecia Chourak, Invisible Familiars
3. What Have They Done To My Funk - Feat. Boots Collyins, Michael Moon Reuben, Ouiwey Collins, Buckethead
4. Heapin'; Bowl Of Gumbo - Feat. Leo Nocentelli, Fred Wesley, Stanton Moore, Lonnie Marshall
5. Re-Enter Black Light (Phase II) - Feat. Sean Ono Lennon
6. The Big WOO - Feat. Fred Schneider, Binky Griptite, Marco Benevento, Jaleel Bunton, Kyp Malone, Ana Becker
7. Greenpoint - Feat. Steve Bernstein, Mauro Refosco, Smokey Hormel, Scott Hogan, Michael Jerome Moore
8. Soldiers Of The Stars - Feat. Daru Jones, Eric McFadden
9. Kada The Rain Subsides - Feat. Will Calhoun
10. Pedro WOO - Feat. Mike Watt
11. Contusion - Funkadelic
12. Transcendence - Feat. Marc Ribot, Norwood Fisher
13. Wave From The WOOniverse - Feat. Miho Hatori, Sarah La Puerta, Invisible Familiars