Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell must be one of the more surprising musicians of our time. I've only just got a hold of his fantastic 2005 LP, Multiply and I can say I'm well and truly impressed. This is a white guy with soul! Imagine if you condensed some of the best musicians from 60s/70s soul, motown and funk and layered that on top of modern day electro beats.
Despite his music spanning across various genres, Lidell manages to sound like authentically old school soul. My first impressions were Jamiroquai minus the camp plus bags more talent. The core of his sound takes on a vintage songcrafting quality. He however improvises and experiments a lot, often layering his vocals, which may or may not have been altered electronically to form the song itself. Beatboxed beats underneath his strong singing amidst a variety of vocal histrionics you'd expect from Prince or Michael Jackson. All that apparently makes him a great live act to watch as well as he does it all on stage.
His 2006 release is a remix version of Multiply, Multiply Additions.
