Hosts joel stitzel and chuck tomlinson played tons of vintage popular music from outside the mainstream of what might be considered an oldies program. The chicago tribune quote on the front of cosmic slops box calls it a multicultural twilight zone. In the tradition of the twilight zone, this bizarre, thoughtprovoking trilogy. Music by george clinton, john barnes and bernard worrell. Along with every penny from cosmic slopor just slop, as regulars lovingly call itall of smiths inheritance went into the charity. A solid framing story would have taken this film to the next level. With jorge ameer, larry anderson, noelle balfour, jason bernard. This hidden hollywood gem escaped the radar of most fans of metaphysics, but this is a must see film for the conscious community at large. With a much more strippeddown version of the band, if the credits are to be believed five regular members total, not counting any vocalists, funkadelic continued its way through life with cosmic slop. It includes a number of dance floor favorites such as the title track cosmic slop and the muchsampled nappy dugout. The first is about aliens which promise to solve americas major problems in exchange for its africanamerican people, making an extremely deep commentary on americas attitude toward. Apr 20, 2017 the result was cosmic slop the title is based on the funkadelic record featuring the mastermind of the group, george clinton, serving as the onscreen narrator between three separate stories, while wearing prosthetic makeup that gives him an alien vibe with a third eye on his forehead. A conservative african american politician must choose between. Yeah, bout to fly that knot redman, keith murray, erick sermon with the, cosmic slop and we all pack glocks word is bond, word is bond fuck around and get shot as i flip.
I havent seen this film since1994 when it first came out on hbo. An attempt at creating a sort of africanamerican version of the twilight zone, cosmic slop hbo, nov. Release dates 1 also known as aka 4 release dates usa 8 november 1994. Funkadelic cosmic slop 1973, pitman pressing, vinyl. The group was composed of antron big lurch singleton, marvin doonie baby selmon and ricardo rick rock thomas. But rarely does a scifi tv showfilm deal in themes and issues that have a direct effect on people of african descent, with a cast of black. Three stories center around a black politician, aliens, a hispanic priest and the virgin mary. Stream tracks and playlists from cosmic slop on your desktop or mobile device. This is the first album with gary shider and marks the beginning of the tighter, more commercial, funkadelic albums of the later westbound years. The story was adapted for television in 1994 by director reginald hudlin and writer trey ellis as part of the hbo anthology tv movie cosmic slop, which presented three twilight zone style stories from a black perspective. The space traders is a science fiction short story by derrick bell published in 1992. A killer party, a soundsystem, a charitytheres really nothing like this leedsbased organisation. And the first completely without eddie hazel on guitar.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. I was one of five born to my mother an older sister and three young brothers we seen it hard we seen it kinda rough but always with a smile she was sure to try to hide. He is a director and actor, known for guess who 2005, the adventures of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension 1984 and modern family 2009. Cosmic slop is a scifi anthology movie that aired on hbo in 1994. The movie the aforementioned tales from the hood follows a similar formula.
The result was cosmic slop the title is based on the funkadelic record featuring the mastermind of the group, george clinton, serving as the onscreen narrator between. It was hosted by parliament lead singer george clinton. May 05, 2019 a threepart anthology combining fantasy and topical social issues. Space traders, the first commandment, tang hosted by george clinton of parliamentfunkadelic, it covers some very. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from cosmic slop shop at the discogs marketplace. Cosmic slop hbos bizarre, thoughtprovoking film that seems to have been forgotten.
Watch the video for cosmic slop from funkadelics cosmic slop for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Kevin rodney sullivan was born on august 3, 1958 in the usa. Cosmic slop hbos bizarre, thoughtprovoking film that. Aug 02, 2017 provided to youtube by alpha pup records cosmic slop funkadelic cosmic slop. This 2005 cd includes the full nine tracks of the original album plus the. George clinton list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Space people universal lovers x4 i was one of five born to my mother an older sister and three young brothers we seen it hard we seen it kinda rough but. It also starred casey kasem, robert guillaume, and anthony anderson. Cosmic slop 1994 directed by reginald hudlin, kevin rodney. Directed by reginald hudlin, warrington hudlin, kevin rodney sullivan. Cosmic slop, westbound records vinyl, lp, album, reissue, stereo, gatefold rock, funk soul, p. Still great, not a bad track, and better than anything they did after 74. Reginald hudlin was born on december 15, 1961 in centerville, illinois, usa as reginald alan hudlin.
But to say the least the movie itself showed more like as if it was a tv mini series in a way. In 2000, the space traders first volume of the science fiction anthology dark matter. Cosmic slop london at the pickle factory, london 2018. In the tradition of the twilight zone, this bizarre, thoughtprovoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the worlds minorities. Aug 19, 2010 this is a movie i saw a looong time ago on cable. George clintons metaphysical masterpiece cosmic slop. He is a director and actor, known for guess who 2005, the. A science fiction anthology series that aired on hbo. In space traders, aliens offer solutions to the united states problems in exchange for all africanamericans. Funkadelic cosmic slop 1973, pitman pressing, vinyl discogs. Casey kasem, chi mcbride, noelle balfour, jason bernard, kelly jo minter, paula jai. He is a producer and director, known for house party 1990, django unchained 2012 and marshall 2017. Cosmic slop 1994 cast and crew three short tales space traders, the first commandment and tang examine contemporary social issues. A slightly more scattershot album than the groups other early efforts, with generally short tracks only two break the fiveminute barrier and some gonowhere ballads, cosmic slop still has.
Cosmic slop hbos bizarre, thoughtprovoking film that seems. Cosmic slop 1994 directed by reginald hudlin, warrington hudlin. Until we retired at the end of 2004, cosmic slop was a weekly radio feature dedicated to resurrecting the best and the worst pop music of the 1970s, along with occasional gems from the 60s and 80s. Listen to cosmic slop soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create leeds.
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