フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (アメリカ盤) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2015年09月05日 |
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規格品番 |
STH2358 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
659457235826 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 01:15:33
Recording information: Funkmosphere Lab - Lodera Heights, Los Angeles, CA. It's accurate but rather misleading to consider Invite the Light to be the first Dam-Funk album in six years. Toeachizown, a quintuple-LP set issued in 2009, provided enough high-caliber content to keep funk fans satisfied through an extended creative hibernation, but Damon Riddick was active through the release of his second proper album. He teamed up with Steve Arrington and Snoop Dogg for Higher and 7 Days of Funk, was behind a clutch of shorter-form releases and collaborations, continued to DJ, and even backed Todd Rundgren for a lengthy U.S. tour (unfortunately billed not as Dam-Runt). All the while, at various points, Riddick recorded Invite the Light in his bedroom. Substantial enough to require three pieces of vinyl (the CD version is a single disc with three fewer tracks), it's more outward-looking than Toeachizown, not only through its dizzying and multigenerational list of collaborators, but also through Riddick's increased ability and confidence as a vocalist who promotes positivity, whether it's blissful escape or strong-willed perseverance. There are instances, exemplified by the bounding "We Continue," where he goes all out. They're balanced by moments when he uses his voice as he tended to do before, as an atmospheric element offering mantras. "O.B.E.," an airy but taut eight-minute groove, works a persistent light stomp and clap as a serene Riddick prompts the listener to unwind, while "Floating on Air," containing colorful input from Flea and Computer Jay, is among Riddick's most to-the-point cuts while displaying new details with each dazzled listen. There's a bounty of slow to midtempo tracks that involve vocal collaborations, most prominently the churning "I'm Just Tryna Survive (In the Big City)," with a complementary uplifting verse from Q-Tip. A couple later inclusions further exhibit Riddick's deep roots in the enduring sound of Los Angeles: the swaying "Virtuous Progression" incorporates a hook from Jody Watley, and the descriptively titled "Glyde 2nyte" is fronted by Leon Sylvers IV with support from his father, Leon Sylvers III. Appropriately enough, the manner in which the standard album begins and ends is just as funky -- like nine cans of shaving powder -- via "transmissions" from Junie Morrison, the Midwest funk legend whose work with Ohio Players and P-Funk, and on his own, has been embraced and emulated by the West Coast funk-flag flyers, Riddick included. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.Junie's Transmission - (featuring Junie Morrison)
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2.We Continue
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3.Somewhere, Someday
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4.I'm Just Tryna Survive (In the Big City)
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5.Surveillance Escape
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6.Floating on Air - (featuring Computer Jay/Flea)
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7.HowUGonFu*kAroundAndChooseABusta?
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8.Hunt & Murder of Lucifer, The
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9.It Didn't Have 2 End This Way
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10.Missing U
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11.Acting
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12.O.B.E.
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13.Glyde 2Nyte - (featuring Leon Sylvers IV)
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14.Just Ease Your Mind From All Negativity - (featuring Snoop Dogg)
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15.Virtuous Progression - (featuring Nite Jewel/Jody Watley/Novena Carmel/Jane Jupiter/Jimi James)
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16.Junie's Re-Transmission - (featuring Junie Morrison)
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17.Junie's Re-Transmission
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先行曲"We Continue"などみずからのヴォーカルを前に出した楽曲や、ラフさを払拭して洗練された音鳴りをはじめ、前作『Toeachizown』からの6年間に生まれた成果を明確に感じるソロ名義2作目。レッチリのフリーらとの高速セッション"Floating On Air"、アリエル・ピンクのお返し共演"Acting"でのファンクとサイケの融合、シカゴ・ハウスな"O.B.E."などで聴かせる新味も耳を惹くし、師匠レオン・シルヴァーズ親子を迎えた"Glyde 2nyte"やスヌープとの再タッグにおける十八番のメロウなもてなしも流石。自身の提唱する〈ブギー・ファンク〉に太い軸足を置きつつ、さまざまなコラボ仕事で得たものを反映させ、ソロとしての新機軸も披露し、タイトにアルバムへと凝縮させる……という見事な傑作!
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