MonoNeon’s new song “Bottom Feeder” is a straight up 5-minute funk sermon featuring the godfather himself George Clinton alongside the unexpectedly perfect presence of Grandma Liz, a surreal slice of P-Funk southern soul built on 

MonoNeon’s homemade minimalist production, with his bass steady humping thru the whole song… giving George Clinton and Grandma Liz a space to just float with their preaching.

MonoNeon… sonically, spiritually, aesthetically—his art prefers the fertile mud at the bottom of the pond… the uncharted space, where the weirdest lifeforms thrive. On “Bottom Feeder,” he turns that instinct into a full-blown philosophy and unshakeable groove, pulling in none other than George Clinton, the godfather of funk chaos, and the disarmingly grounded presence of Grandma Liz to complete the ecosystem.

At first listen, “Bottom Feeder” sounds like it crawled out of a dumpster and left alone. MonoNeon’s signature bass tone—rubbery, vocal, and unapologetically forward—doesn’t just anchor the track; it narrates it. Each note feels like commentary, mocking and testifying at the same time. This is funk that doesn’t polish itself for approval. It feeds. MonoNeon’s bass plays like a testimony… “I knocks the bottom outta mind / I’m knocking the walls down”, the low frequencies shaking loose whatever separates body from belief. 

George Clinton’s presence blesses the track with P-Funk lineage, while Grandma Liz grounds it in like a mother from a South Memphis baptist church, making the groove feel ancestral and future-facing at once. As MonoNeon, George Clinton and Grandma Liz puts it plainly and powerfully: “You ain’t hearing flesh, you hearing faith.”

The title itself is a provocation. In MonoNeon’s world, being a “bottom feeder” isn’t an insult—it’s a survival strategy. It’s about taking what’s discarded, overlooked, or deemed unworthy and transforming it into nourishment. That ethos has always been central to funk, hip-hop, and Black experimental music, and MonoNeon pushes it to its logical extreme. He doesn’t chase prestige; he interrogates it.

Enter George Clinton, whose presence on the track feels less like a guest feature and more like a cosmic alignment. Clinton’s voice carries decades of funk mythology—Parliament’s Afrofuturism, P-Funk’s satire, and the gleeful dismantling of respectability politics. On “Bottom Feeder,” Clinton sounds right at home, reinforcing the idea that funk has always belonged to the margins. His contribution feels like a knowing grin from someone who’s been feeding at the bottom long before it was cool—or safe.

Then there’s Grandma Liz, the emotional curveball and grounding force. Her appearance isn’t novelty; it’s context. In MonoNeon’s universe, wisdom doesn’t only come from avant-garde innovators or legendary architects of funk—it also lives in kitchens, living rooms, and generational memory. Grandma Liz’s presence reframes the track, reminding listeners that culture isn’t just built in studios and stages, but in families and everyday conversations. She represents continuity, a lineage that predates trends and will outlast them.

What makes “Bottom Feeder” especially compelling is its refusal to explain itself. The groove is intentionally awkward, the structure slightly off-kilter, the humor sharp but unforced. It challenges passive listening. You don’t consume this song; you engage with it and let it sit. Like the creatures it celebrates, it thrives in places most people don’t think to look.

In the end of it all, “Bottom Feeder” is a statement of intent. MonoNeon isn’t asking to be understood—he’s asking who gets to decide what’s valuable in the first place. With George Clinton blessing the madness and Grandma Liz anchoring it in her soulful reality, the track becomes a funk manifesto: messy, intergenerational, and proudly uninterested in swimming near the surface.

The chant-like lyrics… “BOTTOM FEEDER- AMEN / PASS THE TIME / WITH A FRIEND / IF YOU CAN”…read like notes from a holy cookbook, while “HOLY FUDGE / SACRED GREASE” reframes funk as something both greasy and divine. When the hook lands…“BOTTOM FEEDER… LET US FEAST”… it’s clear the song isn’t about some leftovers, but about the need of spiritual nourishment.

MonoNeon’s “Bottom Feeder” is a hypnotic collision of P-Funk southern soul, surreal humor, and spiritual energy. Written and produced by MonoNeon and George Clinton, the song’s core came to life when MonoNeon laid down his all bass parts and Clinton tracked his vocals… both together in George’s studio in Tallahassee, capturing that raw, cosmic funk energy. Later, MonoNeon added Grandma Liz’s vocals, along with his own sparse keyboard synth parts and additional vocals, from their home in Memphis, infusing the track with playfulness… The track is a result of a musical conversation across space and time, connecting the mothership energy to everything! 

Link to song: https://dywanethomasjr.bandcamp.com/track/bottom-feeder-feat-mononeon-george-clinton-grandma-liz