Blacktronic Science is the third solo album by former Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...

 keyboardist Bernie Worrell

Bernie Worrell

George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...

. The album was released by Gramavision records in 1993 and was produced by Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....

 and Bernie Worrell. The album represents a reunion of sorts, as it features guest appearances by George Clinton

George Clinton (funk musician)

George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

, bassist Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

, trombonist Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...

, saxophonist Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...

 and P-Funk

P-Funk

P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 vocalist Gary Cooper. It would also be the last album that Bernie Worrell would record for the Gramavision label.

Track listing

1. "Revelation In Black Light" (Worrell) 2:24
2. "Flex" (Worrell, James Sumbi, Bill Laswell
   Bill Laswell
   Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
   
   , Mike Small, George Clinton
   George Clinton (musician)
   George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
   
   ) 6:03
3. "Time Was (Events in the Elsewhere)" (Worrell, George Clinton, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins
   Bootsy Collins
   William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
   
   ) 7:20
4. "Blood Secrets" (Worrell) 6:47
5. "Dissinfordollars" (Worrell, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins) 6:30
6. "The Vision" (Worrell, James Sumbi, Mike Small, Bill Laswell) 8:03
7. "Won't Go Away" (Worrell, Mike Small, Bill Laswell) 5:56
8. "X-Factor" (Worrell, Maceo Parker
   Maceo Parker
   Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...
   
   ) 11:51
9. "Disappearance" (Worrell) 0:51

Personnel

"Revelation in Black Light"

• Harpsichord: Bernie Worrell
• Material Strings: Arranged by Bernie Worrell

"Flex"

• Organ, Mini Moog: Bernie Worrell
• Guitar: Bootsy Collins
  Bootsy Collins
  William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
  
  
• Saxophone: Maceo Parker
  Maceo Parker
  Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...
  
  
• Trombone: Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
  
  
• Loops: Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
  
  
• Beats: Bill Laswell, Darryl Mack
• Vocals: James Sumbi aka J-Sumbi (All & All and Freestyle Fellowship
  Freestyle Fellowship
  Freestyle Fellowship are a rap group from Los Angeles consisting of rappers Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and producer J Sumbi...
  
  ), Mike G, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper

"Time Was"

• Organ, Synthesizer, Mini Moog, Melodica: Bernie Worrell
• Cowbells: Aïyb Dieng
  Aïyb Dieng
  Aïyb Dieng is a Senegalese drummer and percussionist specializing in hand drums. He has recorded one solo album , and has worked with a wide range of musicians but is perhaps best known for his long-term association with prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell.-Biography:He was born and raised in...
  
  
• Samples: Bill Laswell
• Vocals: Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper, Debra Barsha

"Blood Secrets"

• Organ: Bernie Worrell
• Alto Saxophone: Maceo Parker
• Drums: Tony Williams

"Dissinfordollars"

• Synthesizer, Clavinet, Mini Moog: Bernie Worrell
• Guitar: Bootsy Collins
• Alto Saxophone: Maceo Parker
• Trombone: Fred Wesley
• Drum Loop: Sly Dunbar
  Sly Dunbar
  Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar is a drummer.-Biography:Dunbar, whose nickname was reportedly given for his passion for Sly & the Family Stone, launched his musical career while still in his adolescence, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms, at the age of fifteen...
  
  
• Chatan: Aĩyb Dieng
• Sound Effects: Bill Laswell
• Vocals: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper

"The Vision"

• Clavinet, Synthesizer, Electric Piano: Bernie Worrell
• Acoustic Bass: Bootsy Collins
• Alto Saxophone: Maceo Parker
• Trombone: Fred Wesley
• Drum Loop: Sly Dunbar
• Talking Drums, Chaton, Cowbells: Aiyb Dieng
• Vocals: James Sumbi, Mike G

"Won't Go Away"

• Synthesizer, Clavinet, Mini Moog: Bernie Worrell
• Material Strings: Arranged by Bernie Worrell
• Guitar: Bootsy Collins
• Loops: Bill Laswell
• Vocals: Mike G, George Clinton, Gary Cooper

"X-Factor"

• Organ: Bernie Worrell
• Flute, Alto Saxophone: Maceo Parker
• Drums: Tony Williams

"Disappearance"

• Material Strings-arranged by Bernie Worrell

Conducted by Karl Berger