Albumism Celebrates Funkadelic’s Weirdness On Free Your Mind

Last year, Albumism wrote, “Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow can make you feel like you’re tripping on hallucinogens. It’s chaotic and free-flowing in all the ways characterized by early Funkadelic albums, but there’s drug-infused mayhem dripping from every feedback-laden note. Released 55 years ago, it’s about as heavy of an aural acid trip that you’ll find on record… It wouldn’t be correct to say that Funkadelic never got this weird again, but they certainly never got this weird in this particular way again. Funkadelic would find new and interesting ways to be strange over the next decade or so, but Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow is still a unique achievement. It’s one of the best examples of capturing unbridled anarchy and channeling it into something musically transcendent.” Read the full feature here.

Now, the album has been remastered and rereleased by original label Westbound Records in conjunction with ORG Music. The legendary Funkadelic’s sophomore LP is radio now and looking for spins.