The Roots’ Questlove also worked with D’Angelo’s Voodoo during this time, banging out songs and working on new sounds over the course of five years. Through funky basslines, innovative melodies, and forward-thinking instrumentals, the Virgin Records LP set a new standard in the genre and garnered love from many new fans.Ī New Documentary Explains D’Angelo’s 14-Year Absence From The Music Scene (Video) This included Badu, Common, The Roots, J Dilla, James Poyser, the late Roy Hargrove, and others. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York while Common was working on Like Water For Chocolate and Erykah Badu was working on Mama’s Gun, Voodoo was guided by a legendary cast of newly-formed Soulquarians. Released 20 years ago last month, Voodoo was one of the apexes of the Neo-Soul movement. His breakthrough soul album Brown Sugar came out in 1995, but it would take the singer five more years to perfect his Voodoo, before it saw the light of day. He has maintained that status, even with over half of that time spent between albums. D’Angelo is known to be one of the greatest producers, writers, and singers of the last 25 years.
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