Jamie Lidell
By Marcus Kagler
As a British electronic artist with a powerful southern soul voice and a penchant for hip hop recording techniques, Jamie Lidell arguably sounds like a schizophrenic mess on paper. Musically, however, Lidell manufactures an inspired and infectiously experimental electronic/soul hybrid ripe for neo-soul enthusiasts and the electronic crowd alike. Armed with a penchant for looping his own beatboxed sound effects, a multi-octave vocal range, and an eclectic (if slightly deranged) sense of humor and fashion sense, Lidell and his laptop have ironically become more of a favorite within indie rock communities worldwide than with fans of electronica and soul. What’s even more ironic is although Lidell uses unconventional tools and... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
- Genre:
- Soul, R&B, Electronic-Dance, Electronica
- Birthdate:
- 09/18/1973
