Album dossier / 1983
Future Shock
Herbie Hancock · Electro-Funk/Instrumental Hip-Hop
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock's pivot into electro-funk paired his keyboard work with Bill Laswell's Material production team and Grand Mixer D.ST's turntable scratching on 'Rockit'; the track's Godley & Creme-directed robot-dancer video became an MTV phenomenon and helped introduce turntablism and instrumental hip-hop production to mainstream audiences.
Record facts
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Producer
- Material (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn), Herbie Hancock
- Chart peak
- N/A (Grammy winner, Best R&B Instrumental Performance)
- Notable tracks
- ★ Rockit
- ★ Future Shock
- ★ Autodrive
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
10 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Herbie Hancock. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 6 tracks
- Rockit
- Future Shock
- TFS
- Earth Beat
- Autodrive
- Rough
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock_(Herbie_Hancock_album), https://www.discogs.com/release/35929-Herbie-Hancock-Future-Shock, https://www.herbiehancock.com/music/discography/album/future-shock/ · track listing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock_(Herbie_Hancock_album) · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-02