Bumblebee Unlimited

Bumblebee Unlimited was a studio-based disco device helmed by Patrick Adams and Gregory Carmichael. Similar to the various other groups/artists offering the handiwork of Adams and/or Carmichael (Cloud One, General Robot Band, Internal Lifestyle, etc.), Bumblebee Unlimited acted being a bridge between disco and home, stylistically (and occasionally chronologically) developing a wedge between those two forms and therefore a precursor to accommodate. Apart from the undeniable ties to a set of behind-the-scenes disco legends, Bumblebee Unlimited was most likely most known in the dancefloor because of their 1976 Crimson Greg (Carmichael’s label) one “Love Insect,” an ecstatic mid-tempoed amount with vocals sped to a higher pitch and swells of strings that mimicked “Air travel from the Bumblebee.” The vocal technique was utilized to even more extreme impact for 1978’s “Female Bug” one, which had taken the high-pitched vocals for an nearly Chipmunk-like level, although vocals sounded as though they were via bees, not really chipmunks (giveaway collection: “CAN I possess a nectar and tonic?”). RCA released BU’s just LP, Sting Just like a Bee, in 1979, including both “Woman Insect” and “Like Bug.” Between the contributors towards the recording had been longtime Adams/Carmichael affiliates Leroy Burgess (vocals), Norbert Sloley (bass), and Richard Taninbaum (drums). (Unidisc reissued the recording on CD many years later on.) BU also documented for Salsoul down the road, like the 1981 solitary “The Bumblebee Rap.”