https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68 en-us 2023-09-19 02:39:10 UTC 2023-10-08 03:03:30 UTC hello@padlet.com 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2710163530 Erykah Badu is a pioneer in my favourite genre, neo-soul. The jazzy harmonisations in her music have influenced the chords I tend to choose when song writing. I emulate her use of time signature and key changes to evoke different moods and enhance story telling. Her lyrics explore themes I resonate with such as emotional vulnerability and spirituality. I find her eccentric and fiercely unique, qualities that make her so engaging as a performer and composer.]]> 2023-09-19 05:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2710163530 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2710529069 Archy Marshall, known as King Krule breaks genre conventions by incorporating elements of jazz, hip-hop, grunge, and punk to create his one-of-a-kind sound. I love how his vocals can often crescendo to an intense and primal level. The atmosphere created in his songs is often very dark and melancholic as he discusses themes of loneliness and depression, creating a means of catharsis through his work. His instrumentation and use of effects create an other-worldly, ethereal feeling.]]> 2023-09-19 09:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2710529069 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2710529264 This band deepened my appreciation of jazz, soul and funk. The sheer skill of each member in their musicality influenced me to push myself in my playing/singing. I especially draw inspiration from lead singer and guitarist Nai Palm, and her complex melodies, soulful tone, and animalistic expressive vocal techniques. Their music is highly imaginative and evocative, creating otherworldly sonic textures matched with lyrics often rich in metaphor and references to fantasy landscapes.]]> 2023-09-19 09:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2710529264 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2712590098 2023-09-20 10:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2712590098 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2723928761 King Krule describes The Pixies' Album "Doolittle" as one of the first albums he listened to from front to back (Amoeba, 2014, 3:19). The Pixies' influence can be heard in the rough, jangly guitar tones and primal screams and growls that infect King Krule's sound (Taylor-Bell, 2013). As a burgeoning musician, this album inspired King Krule to think about creating soundscapes (Fitzpatrick, 2013), hence the prominence of atmospheric, at times abstract elements of King Krule's music.]]> 2023-09-28 00:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2723928761 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2727905146 In an interview Nai Palm describes the first memory of the joy of music was listening to Stevie Wonder's song "Boogie On Reggae Woman" (1974)(Being Here, 2015, 1:09). The influence of Stevie Wonder on Hiatus Kaiyote is reflected in funky synth grooves, lyrical themes of spirituality, and intricate phrasing of vocal melodies (Perone, 2006). Their song "Breathing Underwater" was written directly with Stevie Wonder in mind, incorporating key changes and time signature changes in hopes he would hear and appreciate it (Fuse, 2013, 1:00). ]]> 2023-10-02 02:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2727905146 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2731967244 Keyboardist Simon Mavin alludes to Herbie Hancock's album "Secrets" being an inspiration for his switching from classical piano to synthesizers (Amoeba, 2021, 2:40). Herbie's wide scope of genres in his catalog is mirrored in Hiatus Kaiyote's - ranging from classic jazz to Malian music and electronica. Another common thread in each of these musicians is the highly cathartic, spiritual nature of their music. Herbie describes jazz music as "a very spiritual music... in many ways its a celebration of the joy of life (Hancock et al., 2018, p. 6)" 

]]> 2023-10-04 12:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2731967244 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2731984057 One of the contributers to the jazzy nature of King Krule's sound is Fela Kuti (Potter, 2020) whose musical style synthesized Western jazz and African music. Many of King Krule's song feature jazz elements that characterize Kuti's music, such as syncopated rhythm, horn sections and jazz chords (Oikelome, 2009). It could be hypothesized that listening to the political activism and anti-establishment steeped in Kuti's lyrics from a young age inspired King Krule to be critical of the political structures he found himself within (Ozah, 2012).]]> 2023-10-04 12:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2731984057 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2732857192 Music from the Sahara desert has been a major influence on Nai Palm since she was a child, describing the genre as direct, intelligent, and soulful (Shahabian, 2015). 
Hiatus Kaiyote often uses African percussion instruments, as exemplified in their song "The World it Softly Lulls" (2012), as well as characteristics of desert blues such as call-and-response and repetitious guitar melodies (Hammer, 2021).]]> 2023-10-04 23:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2732857192 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2734005822 "Erykah Badu; The First Lady of Neo-Soul", a biography written by J. McIver, describes how a young Erykah Badu would pretend she was a backup singer for Chaka Khan (2011, pg 14). Black pride is a rich feature of Chaka Khan's music, due to her involvement in the fight for black rights from a young age, joining the civil rights organization Black Panther Party as a teenager (Brown, 2020). Both of these artists are celebrated for bringing black feminism into pop culture, (Painia) exemplified by songs such as "I'm Every Woman" (Khan, 1978) and "Cleva" (Badu, 2000).]]> 2023-10-05 14:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2734005822 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2734817370 From 1996 to 2002 a group of artists named "The Soulquarians" including Jay Dee (J Dilla), Mos Def, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Q-Tip, Bilal, D'Angelo, and Common collaborated from the iconic Electric Lady Studios (Williams, 2015). Badu was the sole female member. The group rejected the manufactured, polished sound that dominated RnB at the time, instead opting to return to the basics - live instrumentation, analogue equipment, and improvisation were emphasized in their recordings to produce a more raw and gritty sound. (McIver, 2002, pg 116)]]> 2023-10-06 01:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2734817370 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2736282160 Archy Marshall has another moniker "Edgar the Breathtaker" under which he has released hip-hop projects that highly resemble J-Dilla. In an interview with Nardwaur (2013, 9:40) King Krule states how he uses similar analogue equipment as Dilla's MPC3000, which contributes to the similarity of their beats. King Krule's song Neptune Estate (2013), features an example of Marshall emulating the signature, unquantized, loose sound of J-Dilla's beats (Anonymous, 2023).]]> 2023-10-07 05:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2736282160 10316515 https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2736403881 The extent of Miles Davis' influence on Erykah can be seen in Badu's "Rimshot" (1997) the opening song of her debut album "Baduizm", which interpolates Davis' "So What" (1959). Miles Davis is an icon of jazz and reshaped the genre, shifting away from bebop towards modal jazz, a freer form that offered musicians more opportunity to improvise (Polyphonic, 2018, 2:10). In 2016 Erykah collaborated with jazz pianist Robert Glasper to make a remix of Davis' "Maiysha" (1974).]]> 2023-10-07 11:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10316515/dwl4a6kxi6q1zm68/wish/2736403881