Fast Facts:
- Born: September 18, 1973 in Huntingdon, Cambridge, England
- Recent Albums: Multiply (2005), Muddlin Gear (2000)
- Former Bands: Subhead, and Super_Collider
Jamie Lidell is a UK based soul singer and producer. Lidell fuses old-fashioned soul music with modern techno to create a unique sound.
His 2005 album Multiply was met with great critical acclaim, despite taking audiences by surprise. Up until the album's release, Lidell was best known for his collaboration with electronic music producer and experimental DJ Cristian Vogel with whom Lidell recorded and toured as the act Super_Collider. Lidell's 2008 follow-up album Jim is expected to push his soul sound even further.
In addition to his recordings, Lidell is known for his energetic live performances during which he creates tracks by layering multiple vocal samples over each other. Popular music site Brooklyn Vegan wrote that Lidell's live performances, "make audiences pretty divisive, which is fine by me—love it or hate it, that's up to you. I happen to think he's on some genius-level-sh@t myself..."
Fast Facts
Born: September 18, 1973
Birthplace: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Record label: Warp
Album: Multiply, Released June 13, 2005
Album: Jim, Released April 29, 2008
Song "Multiply" was included on TV show Grey's Anatomy's soundtrack
Song "Little Bit More" used in Target commercials
Collaborated with Cristian Vogel in the group Super_Collider
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