From: Jon Freer (jon-freer_at_excite.com)
Date: 2004-02-15 18:08:33
Amp Fiddler Live at Scuba, The Fez Club, Sheffield. Sat 14th February 2004.
A much travelled session musician, Detroit ghetto soul maestro Amp Fiddler has been around long enough to understand the importance of sincerity in music. On record, his compositions cleanse you in a spirit-nourishing bath of luxurious golden-soul, invoking memories of his city’s celebrated musical past. Live, the untamed emotion coupled with a highly animated performance, the sound is intensified one hundred-fold. Alongside a supremely talented collective of musicians and vocalists, the music is not merely heard it is felt deep within.
Scott Moncrieff had the formidable task of warming up the crowd, but he managed admirably. He kept the tempo down but raising the anticipation with a selection of honey-kissed soulful smoothies and volatile Hipped Hopping bangers.
As the temperature soared, the numerous bodies squashed tightly into the compact Fez Club swayed collectively to a hypnotic hour and a half’s live performance. The energetic mind-blowing set flew through album cuts such as ultimatum giving “I Believe In You” and the statement making “Love & War”, as well as visiting Amp collaborations like the uplifting “I’m Doing Fine”, especially applicable to those single and in need of a confidence boost on this day of the year. The length of the encore, energetic dancing and smiles adorning the faces of the musicians showed this night had been a pleasure for those on stage, as well as the audience. Their obvious love for spreading the music was metaphorically typified by the Valentine’s Day roses the group gave out at the end of their inspirational show. An enormously talented artist and a wonderfully kind-hearted fellow, the day for Mr. Fiddler to shine is finally here!
*Interviews with Yam Who, Osunlade and Amp Fiddler & more forthcoming!!!
Jon Freer(jon.freer_at_wrongsteps.com)
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