Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock: The Album (1986)
Vinyl Rip | 24-bit/192 kHz | Flac(Tracks) > 1.63 Gb | Artwork > 188 Mb
Tommy Boy, TBLP 1007 | Electro, Go-Go
Vinyl Rip | 24-bit/192 kHz | Flac(Tracks) > 1.63 Gb | Artwork > 188 Mb
Tommy Boy, TBLP 1007 | Electro, Go-Go
Afrika Bambaataa, one of hip-hop's progenitors, was known as a talented DJ before his single "Planet Rock" came out in 1982 on Tommy Boy. The song, which sampled (actually re-recorded in the studio) elements of Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express" and was the first R&B track to use an 808, helped define a new movement in music, electro, which then inspired Miami bass and Detroit techno, and pushed the musician's status toward near iconic. Planet Rock: The Album, a collection of singles that came out four years later, captures Bambaataa's energy and innovation…