Moodymann
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Kenny Dixon Jr also known as Moodymann is a techno/house musician based in Detroit, Michigan. He creates a thoroughly hybrid form of techno/house dance music, jazz, soul, disco and funk via his innovative use of reworked riffs, samples (including old movie soundtrack samples mainly culled from the old blaxploitation and b-movie genres), and grooves taken from Detroit's historically influential jazz, R&B, soul, funk, and disco scene. He is outspoken on the current state of dance music, decrying the lack of black techno and the white domination of the genre.
His sets often feature him playing hidden from the crowd, the dj booth covered in white sheets. He is also known to stop records while they are playing to talk to the crowd.
Moodymann is a strong supporter of the vinyl preservation society, in most his gigs he would stop the music, scratch the vinyl on the decks then lift the record and refer to the crowd informing them how his women prefer 12". [1]
Discography
Studio Albums
- 1997 Silentintroduction
- 1998 Mahogany Brown
- 2000 Forevernevermore
- 2003 Silence in the Secret Garden
- 2004 Black Mahogani
- 2008 Det.riot '67
- 2009 Anotha Black Sunday
DJ Mixes
References
See also
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