Funkatron Explained

Funkatron
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cult of Jester
Cover:	Cult of Jester - Funkatron.jpg
Length:	57:48
Label:	Flaming Fish
Producer:	Ed Finkler
Prev Title:	Winky Dink and You
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Golgo 13
Next Year:	2000

Funkatron is the debut studio album of Cult of Jester, released in 1998 by Flaming Fish.^{[1] [2] [3]} The song "John Carpenter", which originally appeared on the Awaiting the Dawn various artists compilation, was released on the 2017 digital remaster.^[4]

Reception

The Phantom Tollbooth commended the Funkatrons humor but criticized the lyrics for being "anti-Christian", calling it an "impressive yet uninspiring hour's worth of music that will either offend, intrigue, or amuse you." Despite this, the critic said "I found the album to be well layered with a solid mix, and a great effort all the way musically" and "every song has a killer groove or loop in there somewhere, and when it hits, it hits hard"^[5]

Track listing

Notes

• Tracks 11–15 consist of four seconds of silence each

Personnel

Adapted from the Funkatron liner notes.^[6]

Cult of Jester

• Ed Finkler – vocals, instruments, production

Production and design

• Carson Pierce – executive-producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	1998	Flaming Fish	CD	FFM019
	2018		DL	FFM006

External links

• • • Funkatron at Bandcamp
• Funkatron at iTunes

Notes and References

1. Web site: John . Bush . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0001613940/biography|pure_url=yes}} Cult of Jester ]. . September 2, 2020.
2. Book: Allan Powell, Mark . Cult of Jester . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . Xlibris US . 2002 . 1 . 220 . 9781565636798 . September 2, 2020.
3. Web site: Carson . Pierce . Cult of Jester: Funkatron . Flaming Fish Music . 2000 . September 2, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030909020548/http://www.flamingfish.com/catalog/display_product.php3?record_id=14 . September 9, 2003.
4. Web site: Jason . Morehead . Awaiting the Dawn by Various Artists (Review) . Opuszine.us . December 22, 2000 . September 2, 2020.
5. Web site: Justin . W. Jones . Cult of Jester: Funkatron . The Phantom Tollbooth . October 29, 2014 . September 2, 2020.
6. Funkatron . Funkatron . . 1998 . booklet . Flaming Fish Music . Lacombe, Alberta.