◇ image via WikipediaAmp Fiddler
Amp Fiddler is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Corinne Bailey Rae, Fishbone, Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq and Will Sessions. Those roots explain a lot about how Amp Fiddler arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Brand New Heavies, Carleen Anderson, Change, Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Amel Larrieux, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into J Dilla, Q-Tip and Jay Dee, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Amp Fiddler, reaching back through Corinne Bailey Rae and forward to J Dilla. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Joseph Anthony "Amp" Fiddler was an American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. His musical styles included funk, soul, dance and electronica. He was probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton's Parliament and Funkadelic groups from 1985 to 1996.
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Amp Fiddler connections
Amp Fiddler grew out of Corinne Bailey Rae, Fishbone, Maxwell and Raphael Saadiq, shares an orbit with The Brand New Heavies, Carleen Anderson, Change and Brooklyn Funk Essentials, went on to shape J Dilla, Q-Tip and Jay Dee. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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