Moodymann
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90
Like most of his records, his self-titled LP shows a talent that stretches well beyond house music, weaving together funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz and R&B into a rich and unpredictable bricolage.
12y
90
Moody moves away the deep soulful grooves that made his name and instead focuses on creating a new sound that, while retaining the breaks and drum machines that are his trademark, is now coloured with live instrumentation and Kenny's delightfully sleazy croon.
12y
78
Kenny Dixon Jr.—aka Moodymann—represents the second wave of homegrown Detroit electronic music masters. His new self-titled album throws in plenty of gospel, blues, house music, and roller-rink funk on top of his singular sound.
12y
70
Granted, 10 of those are just a minute or less (sometimes far less: “Yet Unknown” is nothing more than a nine-second sample from a news broadcast), and 11 more don’t even break the four-minute mark. On the plus side, we’re treated to some of the best songs from his recent, out-of-print releases.
11y
70
Moodymann has inflated wildly, now standing at a monstrous 27 tracks in length through a generous stuffing of media samples and, in typical Kenny Dixon Jr fashion, a bunch of material that has already seen release.
12y
Look, I love the fact this album is a journey. And I can't stretch this enough, this is a fucking journey. But because of the overload of interludes, I lost interest after a while. Maybe it's just me not being open-minded enough and seeing the importance of these cuts. But it made me experience this record as really bloated. And besides that, some of the cuts didn't appeal to me at all. Still, some fantastic and hilarious songs that are so entertaining and fun.
An extrangely delicate piece of house and funk. The use of jazzy loops and instrumentation is delicious. By moments it's enigmatic, mysterious, disperse, puzzling but cleverly thinked. I really like the use of voice in this album, not only the vocals, which are great, but its sampling and manipulation.
My favorites: No (what a seductive voice and bass), Lyk U Use 2 (makes me sigh), ULookLykIceCreamInTheSummertime (the second part is outstanding) & sloppy cosmic.
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Track List
| 1 | Jimmy D...Nickle 1:03 | |
| 2 | Hold It Down 2:54 | |
| 3 | Never Quite The Same 0:24 | |
| 4 | Desire 4:23 feat. José James | |
| 5 | You're 2 Moody 0:24 | |
| 6 | Lyk U Use 2 5:43 feat. Andrés | |
| 7 | No 4:15 | |
| 8 | I Got Werk 3:28 | |
| 9 | Max Julien Jacket 0:16 | |
| 10 | IGuessuneverbeenlonely 2:42 | |
| 11 | U Don't Even Lyk This Song 0:32 | |
| 12 | Come 2 Me 3:18 | |
| 13 | Ulooklykicecreaminthesummertyme 6:20 feat. Nikki-O | |
| 14 | How do U Get 2 Detroit 0:41 | |
| 15 | Radio 3:30 | |
| 16 | Yet Unknown 0:09 | |
| 17 | Born 2 Die 3:10 feat. Lana Del Rey | 40 |
| 18 | The Most Fearful 0:26 | |
| 19 | I Still Don't Know Yo Name 0:27 | |
| 20 | Watchin U 2:48 | |
| 21 | PonyDownCrew 0:31 | |
| 22 | Got Dem Freaks Wit Me 2:44 | |
| 23 | Freeki Muthafucka 3:54 | |
| 24 | Sunday Hotel 4:11 | |
| 25 | Girl 1:50 | |
| 26 | Sloppy Cosmic 11:48 | |
| 27 | Heaven 3:34 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
