I get a lot of P-Funk from it as well. I think he played with them at one point maybe? As you say, lots of obvious nods to Motown, but seamlesslessly blended with what is very recognisably “him”.
On Sat, 10 Feb 2024 at 02:24, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote: > "The One" is such a fantastic representation of Detroit music. Detroit > music attracted me by the way that unique musical environment > produces such original, heartfelt music. The very conscious use of > 1970s musical tropes in a new century to say something new. And > there's an unbroken chain going back to the 1950s and beyond. People > who were involved with Motown were still around as guys like Amp came > along. > > For me there's something that I hear as Detroit in music: it's honest > and openly emotional, it makes a direct appeal to your senses and your > heart. Marvin Gaye, Moodymann, Amp Fiddler are embedded in a > tradition. Make something excellent and if you can't quite do that, > make people feel something. > > On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 1:12 PM Tristan Watkins <phonop...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I'm don't think I mentioned this here when Amp Fiddler passed, but I > recently got this album, The One, with Will Sessions. Just had it on again. > Some of his best music here. Seven Mile is especially attention grabbing > (Moodymann shared a clip of this track on Instagram, which is how I found > out I'd slept on this), but the whole album is really nice. > https://willsessions.bandcamp.com/album/the-one > > > > RIP >
