''The Incredible Sound Machine'' is the fifth and final studio album by

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/ electro funk group

Mantronix Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group from New York City. The band was formed by DJ Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis el Khaleel) and rapper MC Tee (Touré Embden). The group is primarily remembered for its pioneeri ...

, and the third Mantronix album released on

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. ''The Incredible Sound Machine'' featured new member, vocalist Jade Trini, who replaced D.J. D. Trini joined

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Bryce "Luvah" Wilson (who made his debut on Mantronix's previous album, 1990's '' This Should Move Ya''), and founding member, DJ

Kurtis Mantronik Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is a Jamaican-born hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. He was the leader, DJ, and keyboardist of the inf ...

. ''The Incredible Sound Machine'' was a departure from previous Mantronix albums, in that it favored

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, R&B, and

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over the old school hip hop/electro funk sound for which the group was most famously known. Shortly after the European tour and promotion related to the release of the album, which was critically panned and commercially disappointing, Mantronix disbanded.

Track listing

# "Step to Me (Do Me)" (

Mantronik Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is a Jamaican-born hip hop and electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. He was the leader, DJ, and keyboardist of the inf ...

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) – 4:00 # "Don't Go Messin' with My Heart" (Dave Bright, Stone) – 4:20 # "Flower Child (Summer of Love)" (Mantronik, Stone, Terry Taylor) – 4:56 # "Gimme' Something" (Mantronik, Stone, Taylor) – 4:07 # "Put a Little Love On Hold (Duet with Terry Taylor)" (Mantronik, Stone, Bright) – 4:44 # "Well I Guess You" (Mantronik, Stone, Bright) – 3:47 # "Step to Me (Do Me) (12" Extended Mix) (Bonus Track)" (Mantronik, Stone) – 5:29 # "If You Could Read My Mind" (Mantronik,

Bryce Wilson Bryce Wilson (born October 7, 1972) is an American record producer/entrepreneur and actor. He was formerly half of late 1990s duo Groove Theory, and former artist on the early 1990s dance music/ electro hip-hop band Mantronix. Mantronix MC ...

) – 4:40 # "Make It Funky" (Wilson) – 3:38 # "(I'm) Just Adjustin' My Mic ('91)" (Mantronik, Wilson) – 3:11 # "Operation Mindcrime" (Mantronik, Wilson) – 2:19

Chart positions

Album Singles

References

External links

* ''The Incredible Sound Machine''at

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