Man Parrish - s/t

Name: Man Parrish
Album: s/t
Year: 1982
Style: Electronic, Hip-Hop, Pop, Dance
Similar Bands: Chromeo, Herbie Hancock, Harold Faltmeyer, Go! Team, Bruce Haack, M/A/R/R/S, Yellow Magic Orchaestra
One Word Review: Dance-Funk-for-Androids
Based Out Of: NYC, NY
Label: Importe/12

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Man Parrish (1982)

1. Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) 5:36
2. In The Beginning 1:00
3. Man Made 5:01
4. Together Again 3:36
5. Hip Hop, Be Bop (Part 2) 3:11/
6. Six Simple Synthesizers 5:37
7. Techno Trax 4:12
8. Street Clap 2:11
9. Heatstroke 5:34

Album Rating (1-10): 9.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Raul A. Rodriguez - Producer
• Manuel Joseph "Man" Parrish - Producer, Vox, Keys
• Mark Berry - Engineer
• Herbie Powers - Mastering
• Jim Shelton - Plating
• Klaus Nomi - Additional Vox
• Cherry Vanilla (Kathleen Dorritie) - Additional Vox
• Michael Harron - Additional Vox
• Michael Rudetsky - Additional Vox (Culture Club, Boy George, Alisha, Hool & the Gang, Joan Jett, Aldo Nova, Stephanie Mills)
• Rain Sisters - Additional Vox
• John Robie - Additional Keys (Baker/Robie Project, Black Gold, Guru, Quadrant Six)
• Robbie Kilgore - Additional Keys (Beatmaster, Maz & Kilgore, Mick Jagger, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Cyndi Lauper)
• James McElwaine - Sax (JMJ Band, Skandalous All-Stars)
• Steve Kroon - Additional Percussion (Ron Carter Nonet)

Unknown-ness: Never heard of Man Parrish. I think i got this in a mix of a bunch of Calypso records, and because I am not familiar with the label, i believe it will be in a similar vein/ I do really like the simple line-analog VHS look of the logo and simple color scheme. I also appreciate the passive aggressive threat on the back "Home taping from disk or radio will not reproduce the full range of sound encoded on these quality pressings"

Album Review: Man Parrish is a blend of Hip Hop, Dance and Pop, through Synthesizers and moog effects, and was one of the founding pioneers in many genres that came after. The songs are fantastic for 1982, and there are so many genres the artist brings into the folds on nearly every song. I used to love a band called Gil Mantera's Party Dream, and the vocal digitizing sounds nearly the same. I cannot stress enough how great the song "Together Again" is, and how rewarding the hook's delivery feels. Hip Hop Bee Bop is actually a somewhat popular song, given play in Shaun of the Dead and Grand Theft Auto. The nickname Man was bestowed upon Manuel by none other than Andy Warhol, from their hangings out at Studio 54. He has worked with producing and mixing many artists from Boy George to the Village People.

Stand Out Track: Together Again 

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