My best friend introduced me to your work back in high school about 6 or 7 years ago and I dig your style, dude. I have a small handful of questions for you.
It's been said here on your website that psychedelic soul music has been a source of influence and inspiration. So, what "psychedelic soul music" does it refer to other than Rotary Connection and Funkadelic? Would artists such as, say, Miles Davis or Return to Forever also play a role in shaping your musical mind?
I tend to think that psychedelic soul music nowadays, if we tried to apply it in a modern sense, would be best described by artists like Christian Scott (a bad cat jazz trumpeter who plays lugubrious gold) and maybe Omar Rodriguez Lopez and The Mars Volta. (Not really a question, just my attempts at shooting the shit. But feel free to comment!)
Who are some of your favorite artists, or at least ones you respect?
Thanks for doing this AMA! "Ghostwriter" will always be a classic and a staple for my ears, and I'll never get over how smoothly you integrated Betty Wright's "Secretary" at 1:32!
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My best friend introduced me to your work back in high school about 6 or 7 years ago and I dig your style, dude. I have a small handful of questions for you.
It's been said here on your website that psychedelic soul music has been a source of influence and inspiration. So, what "psychedelic soul music" does it refer to other than Rotary Connection and Funkadelic? Would artists such as, say, Miles Davis or Return to Forever also play a role in shaping your musical mind?
I tend to think that psychedelic soul music nowadays, if we tried to apply it in a modern sense, would be best described by artists like Christian Scott (a bad cat jazz trumpeter who plays lugubrious gold) and maybe Omar Rodriguez Lopez and The Mars Volta. (Not really a question, just my attempts at shooting the shit. But feel free to comment!)
Who are some of your favorite artists, or at least ones you respect?
Thanks for doing this AMA! "Ghostwriter" will always be a classic and a staple for my ears, and I'll never get over how smoothly you integrated Betty Wright's "Secretary" at 1:32!
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