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Cliffk

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About Cliffk

  • Birthday 08/02/1970

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    University lecturer/musician
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    funk
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    London

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  1. Anybody else seen this? Musicianship is ace, and that distinctive red board is delivering, front and centre.
  2. Yeah Dylan seemed so sweet and humble, despite being such a cultural giant. A landmark night.
  3. Interesting topic around sounds, authentic(?) and emulated. In response to @ElmerJFudd, I was watching a Leonard Bernstein documentary last night where he described his music for West Side Story as hip and funky. I scoffed. But man, just from his and the producer’s playback sessions, he wasn’t wrong. What can be wrung out of traditional orchestral sounds and arrangements is jaw-dropping. At one point, the whole caboodle swung from symphonic movement into jazz combo feel. At that point even my wife looked up. 😄
  4. Just happened on this and thought I’d share. Light and poppy, but solid writing imho and dig the groove. Also, some unexpectedly tasty gospel tinges to the keys and the vocals (one of the ladies is definitely channeling Kim Burrell). Appropriation arguments notwithstanding (and I know they’re out there 😅), this got me grooving this AM. Happy Tuesday to y’all.
  5. Without being schmaltzy, the Beatles’ music has always had a strong affective, even personal, element to it. George’s All Those Years Ago is one that hits a strong emotional chord for me. This tune is another such example, a fitting coda to an unparalleled legacy.
  6. Yup, totally relate to that trajectory. Pity nobody will ever hear that one amazing album I’ve got inside me. 😅
  7. Morten’s vocals in Stay on these Roads: incredible!
  8. RIP Mr Bennett - a unique artist.
  9. Madonna may not strictly fit the genre, but that opening bass line on Like a Virgin made my teen soul-funk ears perk up for sure! That bass sounds very synthy, and is very similar to and at least as funky as Billie Jean’s. Come to think of it, Material Girl also rocks that same funky-ass bass. I think Nile Rodgers produced the album so no surprise there.
  10. He’s got his detractors but man, what an unprecedented run of success Face had. Talented mofo.
  11. You mean the one from Earth, Wind and Fire, who died?
  12. This guy’s time was deliberately ‘off’ and felt so sparse, but somehow the groove he created was rich and powerful. For my money, the best examples are on D’Angelo’s Voodoo album.
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