--- AeOtaku@aol.com wrote:
quoted 3 lines I'm not sure if "soulful" means it sounds like Motown soul
> I'm not sure if "soulful" means it sounds like Motown soul
> or if it has a lot of emotion and heart in it, but I would say
> the artist who best combines both is John Beltran.
I know Ben E King satisfactorily answered this question over 30 years
ago, but I don't think the description 'soulful' has any place in
discussions of Electronic music.
I accept the use of the word 'soul' to describe works by Aretha
Franklin, Otis Redding, Al Green etc. because they all learnt there
trade in Church and brought a gospel passion to their music. However,
extending the use of this word to describe the works of John Beltran
(incidentally, love his new one on Transmat) and others is going too
far.
In what way can it be described as soulful? Is it the extensive use of
Minor chords? Is it the large dollops of echo and reverb? Is the artist
who has made the track been influenced by yer Marvin Gayes and Donny
Hathaways and how can you tell?
Probably the only reason for its use is to make one feel that one piece
of music is superior to another. And I've been as guilty as anyone else
of using it.
Matt.
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