Monsters & Robots

by Buckethead

Overview

Mixing metallic guitar heroics with funk, hip-hop, electronica, and a cinematic soundtrack feel, Buckethead's Monsters and Robots is yet another eclectic opus inspired in large part by low-budget monster/horror, martial arts, and science fiction movies, especially those of Japan. Like any Buckethead album, the music does meander in spots, but this outing does improve on its predecessor Colma by employing a variety of guest bassists; Primus' Les Claypool (as well as drummer Brain), Bootsy Collins, and Bill Laswell all enliven the music's rhythmic underpinnings in ways that Buckethead's own bass playing on Colma didn't. Plus, the contributions of guest DJs Phonosycograph Disk, DJ Eddie Def, and Xtrakd are inventive and stimulating, complementing rather than confusing the musical mix. It may not be completely consistent, but Monsters and Robots offers more than enough musical derangement to satisfy. ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/1999
Label:	Cyber Octave Music / Higher Octave
UPC:	0724384749927

Tracks

1. Jump Man
2. Stick Pit
3. The Ballad of Buckethead
4. Sow Thistle
5. Revenge of the Double Man
6. Night of the Slunk
7. Who Me?
8. Jowls
9. The Shape Vs. Buckethead
10. Stun Operator
11. Scapula
12. Nun Chuka Kata

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buckethead   Primary Artist,Guitar,Bass
Les Claypool   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Bass
Phonosycograph Disk   Guest Artist,Turntables
Brain   Guest Artist,Drums
Bootsy Collins   Guest Artist,Vocals
Max Robertson   Vocals
Brian "Brain" Mantia   Drums

Technical Credits

Steve Freeman   Composer
Dave McKean   Producer
Buckethead   Composer
Phonosycograph Disk   Composer
Les Claypool   Composer
Bootsy Collins   Composer
Bill Laswell   Producer
Brian "Brain" Mantia   Composer
Brian Mantia   Composer
Pete Scaturro   Composer