Artist: Moodymann: mp3 download Genre(s): House Moodymann's discography: Black Mahogani Year: 2004 Tracks: 10 Kenny Dixon, Jr.'s straight-from-the-shoulder views on the state of matter of calamitous techno and his distaste to promotional material put him in a league occupied by few Detroit producers other than Underground Resistance supremo "Sore" Mike Banks, though his tech-house productions as Moodymann ar soulful in a league few could expect. Dixon began producing early in the '90s, and inaugurated his possess KDJ Records in 1994 with the Moody Trax EP. Following singles like "The Day We Lost the Soul" and "I Can't Kick This Feelin When It Hits" proven one of the topper fusers of short, soulful disco samples to the harder minimalist Detroit techno. Further singles for After Midnight, Music Is..., and Carl Craig's Planet E Records (including the brilliant Dem Young Sconies EP) solidified Dixon's place in Detroit techno, though his position on furtherance remained unshakable. Much of his KDJ yield appeared on 1997's A Silent Introduction, patch the following year's Mahogany tree Brown brought much modern material. Forevernevermore, released in 2000, self-possessed more of his KDJ material and added several fresh tracks as well. |