Jamie Lidell

Singer, songwriter, and producer Jamie Lidell has a varied body of work that encompasses -- and sometimes synthesizes -- unorthodox electronic music and traditional R&B. The British musician came to notice in the late '90s as one-half of Super_Collider before he made his full-length solo debut with Muddlin Gear (2000). Whereas that album veered from IDM at its most abstract to heartfelt doo wop, Lidell's next two LPs, Multiply (2005) and Jim (2008), saw him fully indulge his love for vintage soul and funk while putting his voice, ranging from grainy baritone to sugary falsetto...