Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985
Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985 is a compilation album by hip hop musician Afrika Bambaataa.
Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985 | ||||
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Released | March 20, 2001 | |||
Genre | Electro Hip hop | |||
Length | 64:00 | |||
Label | Tommy Boy/Rhino/Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Arthur Baker, John Robie, Keith LeBlanc | |||
Afrika Bambaataa chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | (A−)[2] |
Q Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
- "Zulu Nation Throwdown" - Afrika Bambaataa Nation Cosmic Force
- "Zulu Nation Throwdown" - Afrika Bambaataa Nation Soulsonic Force
- "Jazzy Sensation" - Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5
- "Planet Rock" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
- "Looking for the Perfect Beat" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
- "Renegades of Funk" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
- "Frantic Situation" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force with Shango
- "Unity Part 1" - Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown
- "Who Do You Think You're Funkin' With?" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force featuring Melle Mel
- "What Time Is It"
- "Funk You" - Afrika Bambaataa and The Jazzy 5
References
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/looking-for-the-perfect-beat-1980-1985-mw0000586692
- http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=19&name=Afrika+Bambaataa
- Q (6/01, p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Afrika's PLANET ROCK - a shadowy trip into space built on stolen bits of Kraftwerk records - will always be a record of undying genius. Luckily, much of this collection sounds pretty much the same..."
- Rolling Stone (6/7/01, pp.112,115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Ably captures his dance-floor magnetism....combining funky drums, stinging clap slaps and vocoded chants into beats that truly don't stop..."
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