Late for the Future is the third studio album by the band Galactic, released in 2000.
The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Production The album was recorded at Kingsway Studios, in New Orleans, and was produced by Nick Sansano.
Critical reception Exclaim! wrote that the band "revitalise funk with such passionate playing that they invoke the genre's classic glory days of yesteryear." CMJ New Music Report deemed the album "addictive swamp funk and soul." Bass Player thought that "Galactic's New Orleans R&B sound has grown tougher—they're elbowing through a crowd rather than ambling down the street."
Track listing "Black Eyed Pea" – 3:46 "Baker's Dozen" – 4:18 "Thrill" – 3:28 "Century City" – 4:54 "Jeffe 2000" – 0:58 "Doublewide" – 4:54 "Running Man" – 4:12 "Villified" – 3:03 "As Big as Your Face" – 6:23 "Hit the Wall" – 6:05 "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" – 3:33 "Bobski 2000" – 1:41 "Two Clowns" – 6:17 "Untitled" – 1:29
Personnel Galactic: Theryl DeClouet - vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11) Ben Ellman - tenor/baritone saxophone, harmonica Robert Mercurio - bass, vocals, photography Stanton Moore - drums, loops Richard Vogel - keyboards Jeff Raines - guitar
Nick Sansano - producer, editing, mixing Tom Coyne - mastering Theresa Anderson - vocals Jay Blakesberg - photography Eugene Jackson - vocals (background) David Lefkowitz - management Roger Lewis - soprano/baritone saxophone Brandon Lively - art direction, design Danny Madorsky - assistant Harvie S. - A&R Donald Sylvester - vocals (background) Sullivan Wallace - vocals (background) Scott Williams - cover design
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