Synopsis

Axiom Funk's video for "If 6 Was 9" is a performance-driven piece built around Bootsy Collins' vocal and bass presence. Rather than following a conventional storyline, it presents the track as a surreal funk showcase, matching the spacey, heavily processed arrangement of Jimi Hendrix's song. Bootsy anchors the performance while the video's unusual visual style emphasizes the project's P-Funk identity, with a cameo appearance by masked guitarist Buckethead.

Factoids & Trivia

• The song is Axiom Funk's 1995 reworking of Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9," originally released on the double album *Funkcronomicon*.

• Bootsy Collins handles the lead vocals and "space bass." The recording also features guitarists Blackbyrd McKnight and Nicky Skopelitis, backward guitar by Robert Musso, violin by Lili Haydn, and an intro guitar part by Buckethead.

• Bill Laswell produced the Axiom Funk project, while Grand Mixer DXT produced, arranged, and mixed this track for Material, Inc.

• The music video is notable for Buckethead's appearance. He contributes the song's opening guitar part and appears in the video despite not being presented as the main performer.

• The single received a dedicated 12-inch release in 1996 with four versions, including the DXT Instrumental Mix, the DXT Radio Edit, and "If 6 Minutes Was 9 Minutes."

• The song later appeared on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci's 1996 film *Stealing Beauty*.

• Bootsy's bass performance in the video is part of the song's visual presentation, but the finished recording also incorporates a sampled bassline from Herbie Hancock's "Bring Down the Birds."

• The video was shown on BET's *Video Soul* in June 1996, helping bring the unusually experimental Axiom Funk project to a broader television audience.