Editorial Reviews The face of soul is changing, and you are witnessing the transformation. Church-trained, Southern bred, reborn urban dread, Nadir (meaning RARE and UNIQUE) serves up a healthy portion of this rich, dirty, gumbo of emotion. This is the sound of life in motion - a snapshot of change. This is Distorted Soul. Distorted Soul represents the muddy people of the Mississippi, the coal-tinged children of the Congo, bodies and spirits chained together, yet insurgent against the crack of the whip. This is the curve of the breasts, the sweat of the brow, the proud, full lips and hips wailing sanctified hymns of protest, solace, love, and celebration. Attention: This is not your child’s R&B. Drawing on all traditions of Hymnology and Afrikan philosophy, Nadir brings that Grown-Ass soul, never the humdrum. Simply put, Distorted Soul rocks that barefoot, jailbreak Funk, releasing us from the physical and psychic repugnance of the fields, cubicles, and workstations of our modern Big Houses. Distorted Soul is that Hushed Whisper, a Lover’s Respite. The liberated sounds offer substance and sustenance for your heart, your body, and your consciousness.This is the real spirit of resistance, a musical Underground Railroad. Evolution IS Revolution, and you are witnessing the emergence of The New Face of Soul. But that ain't so. Put your ear to the ground of this new sound born of funk, rock and soul born of melodies that ain't part-time mellow but full-time bold. This sound that plays your eardrums like the congas making your head bob and you wonder... Hmph. This sound is baaaaad. This sound that makes conspiracy cool that makes you think of politics as you switch your hips to a beat that makes your backbone slip while rhythmic intellect keep the lyrics legit. This sound that makes emotion electric, making heartbreak seem so smooth, you wish you had a taste of the ache yourself so this sound can strum your spirit and get you back in your groove. This sound that reaps what the past has sown that still croons of love and liberation that heaps fresh chords on themes sought, sung and sold. This sound, this music, call it Distorted Soul, call it renaissance funk, call it blues now seared red from rock 'n' roll coals. Some say innovation is dead but listen up, that ain't so. by Tasneem Tewogbola
About the Artist
Think all Soul’s the same? Think again.
Album Description
Some say that innovation is dead, long since buried beneath old-school soul that dons contemporary threads.
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Distorted Soul 2.0
Nadir Manufacturer: Eclipse America Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Alternative Rock
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| R&B
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| Soul
| R&B
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General
| Alternative Rock
| Indie Music
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ASIN: B0002R24Y6 Release Date: 2004-07-01 |
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Peppered with acoustic-driven soul ballads, revolutionary hip-hop rhythms and good old-fashioned, Southern-fried funk, Distorted Soul, Nadir's solo debut, builds bridges even as it knocks down barriers of genre and style that shouldn't have been built in the first place. Distorted Soul 2.0 is the updated, streamlined version of Nadir's 2003 release.
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Evolve
Manufacturer: Soul Circuit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Dance & DJ
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Electronica
| Dance & DJ
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ASIN: B000CAGLRO Release Date: 2003-07-29 |
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Distorted Soul
Nadir Manufacturer: Eclipse America Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| R&B
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soul
| R&B
| Styles
| Music
General
| Alternative Rock
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
General
| R&B
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B0000C1HFL Release Date: 2003-07-15 |
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Album Description
Some say that innovation is dead, long since buried beneath old-school soul that dons contemporary threads.But that ain't so.
Put your ear to the ground of this new sound born of funk, rock and soul born of melodies that ain't part-time mellow but full-time bold.
This sound that plays your eardrums like the congas making your head bob and you wonder... Hmph.
This sound is baaaaad.
This sound that makes conspiracy cool that makes you think of politics as you switch your hips to a beat that makes your backbone slip while rhythmic intellect keep the lyrics legit.
This sound that makes emotion electric, making heartbreak seem so smooth, you wish you had a taste of the ache yourself so this sound can strum your spirit and get you back in your groove.
This sound that reaps what the past has sown that still croons of love and liberation that heaps fresh chords on themes sought, sung and sold.
This sound, this music, call it Distorted Soul, call it renaissance funk, call it blues now seared red from rock 'n' roll coals.
Some say innovation is dead but listen up, that ain't so.
by Tasneem Tewogbola
Customer Reviews:
Great Music, even better live........2004-02-04
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