The album is based around the famous ‘Philly Sound’ of the 70s and 80s, spearheaded by Gamble and Huff, and exchanging styles with both Barry White and Isaac Hayes. I meticulously researched and tried to reproduce the original studio sound, from individual instrument EQ to mic types and recording distances. I then re-styled the songs themselves to fit into a Nu-Soul kind of vocal delivery. The result is Soulful, Melodic, Emotional, Orchestral, Funky and Conscious.
The video itself is set in Philadelphia and is based upon the 1970s US cartoon Black Dynamite.
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