Joseph ‘amp’ Fiddler hails from Detroit – a hub of musical creativity – and that city’s traditions of both electronic and organic soul are audible on his new album. A session musician who was a member of George Clinton’s band, amp fiddler’s maturity and vast experience (check out the list of people he’s played with on his website) are evident on this coherent and convincingly polished modern soul album, which takes in jazz, funk, hip hop and house. Perhaps the most appropriate comparison which offers itself is with jazz-funk legend Roy Ayers – Amp Fiddler has a similarly soulful vibe and multi-instrumental talent to the man whose back catalogue seems to provide a living for numerous record companies. Just as Ayers’ timeless sound rode the wave of funk and disco in the seventies, Amp Fiddler seems to incorporate house and hip hop into his production without fixing it in any particular style or era.

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