psychedelic soul
{{Short description|Music genre}}
{{Hatnote|"Black rock" redirects here. For the fusion of black metal and hard rock, see black 'n' roll.}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name = Psychedelic soul
| other_names = {{Hlist|Black rock|psychedelic funk}}
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Soul|psychedelic rock|rhythm and blues}}
| image = Jimi Hendrix 1967 uncropped.jpg
| caption = Jimi Hendrix on stage at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden in June 1967
| cultural_origins = Mid to late 1960s, United States
| derivatives = {{hlist|Funk rock|cinematic soul|neo-psychedelia|disco}}
| subgenres =
| fusiongenres =
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| other_topics = {{hlist|Progressive soul|psychedelic funk|psychedelic pop}}
}}
Psychedelic soul (originally called black rock or conflated with psychedelic funk{{cite book|last1=Echard|first1=William|title=Psychedelic Popular Music: A History through Musical Topic Theory|date=2017|publisher=Indiana University Press|pages=123–125|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJoqDwAAQBAJ&q=psychedelic+funk+funkadelia|access-date=26 January 2018|isbn=9780253026590}}) is a form of soul music which emerged in the United States in the late 1960s. The style saw African-American soul musicians embrace elements of psychedelic rock, including its production techniques, instrumentation, effects units such as wah-wah and phasing, and drug influences. It came to prominence in the late 1960s and continued into the 1970s, playing a major role in the development of funk and disco.
Pioneering acts working in the genre included Sly and the Family Stone, Isaac Hayes, the Temptations, the Chambers Brothers, and Parliament-Funkadelic.
History
{{see also|Psychedelic funk|progressive soul}}
=Origins=
File:Chambers Brothers 1970.JPG in 1970]]
Following the lead of Jimi Hendrix as he moved from soul to psychedelic rock, the psychedelic subculture of the 1960s began to have a widespread impact on African-American musicians, particularly the stars of the Motown label.[http://www.allmusic.com/style/psychedelic-soul-ma0000005025 "Psychedelic soul"], AllMusic, retrieved 27 February 2017. Influenced by the civil rights movement, this style had a darker and more political edge than much contemporary psychedelic rock. The Temptations and their producer Norman Whitfield moved from a relatively light vocal group into more hard-edged and topical material like "Cloud Nine" (1968), "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (1969), and "Psychedelic Shack" (1969). Sly and the Family Stone also helped pioneer the sound with songs like "Dance to the Music" (1968), "Everyday People" (1968) and "I Want to Take You Higher" (1969), which combined psychedelic rock with funk and emphasized distorted electric guitar and strong basslines.R. Gulla, Icons of R&B and Soul: an Encyclopedia of the Artists who Revolutionized Rhythm, Volume 2 (London: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2008), {{ISBN|0-313-34046-3}}, pp. 278–81.
=Development=
Other Motown acts soon followed into psychedelic territory, including the Supremes with "Reflections" (1967), "Love Child" (1968), and "Stoned Love" (1970). Psychedelic influences could also be heard in the early 1970s work of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Going On.J. Ankeny, [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4344|pure_url=yes}} "Marvin Gaye"], AllMusic, retrieved 3 July 2010. Acts that broke through with psychedelic soul included the Chambers Brothers with "Time Has Come Today" (1966, but charting in 1968), Arthur Brown with "Fire" (1968),{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1114-fire-the-arthur-brown-story/|title=Arthur Brown: Fire: The Arthur Brown Story|website=Pitchfork.com|accessdate=25 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/the-crazy-world-of-arthur-brown-album-of-the-week-club-review|title=The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown: Album Of The Week Club Review|last=November 2018|website=Loudersound.com|date=6 November 2018 |accessdate=25 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-02-17/the-crazy-world-of-arthur-brown/|title=The Crazy World of Arthur Brown|website=Austinchronicle.com|accessdate=25 February 2021}} the 5th Dimension with a cover of Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic" (1968),G. Case, Out of Our Heads: Rock 'n' Roll Before the Drugs Wore Off (Milwaukie, MI: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010), {{ISBN|0-87930-967-9}}, pp. 70–1. Edwin Starr with "War" (1970), and the Undisputed Truth with "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (1971).
George Clinton's interdependent Funkadelic and Parliament ensembles and their various spin-offs took influence from Detroit rock groups including MC5 and the Stooges, using extended distorted guitar solos and psychedelic sound effects coupled with surreal imagery and stage antics forming part of an Afrofuturist overarching mythology,J. S. Harrington, Sonic Cool: the Life & Death of Rock 'n' Roll (Milwaukie, MI: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002), {{ISBN|0-634-02861-8}}, pp. 249–50. leading to three US top ten singles, and three platinum albums.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), {{ISBN|0-87930-653-X}}, p. 226. Shuggie Otis' 1974 album Inspiration Information emerged too late to take advantage of the style's peak of popularity, but later found acclaim when it was reissued in 2001.{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r108038 |tab=review |label=Shuggie Otis: Inspiration Information > Review |first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine |access-date=August 26, 2011}}
=Decline and influence=
While psychedelic rock began to waver at the end of the 1960s, psychedelic soul's popularity continued into the 1970s and declined only towards the end of the decade. Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield added orchestral instrumentation to psychedelic soul, creating a style known as cinematic soul which became a predecessor to disco.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmuw.org/post/musical-space-cinematic-soul|title=Musical Space: Cinematic Soul|first=Mark|last=Foley|work=KMUW|date=December 23, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2018}} Artists which began in psychedelic soul such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, and the Ohio Players incorporated its sounds into funk and disco.A. Bennett, Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions (Abingdon: Routledge, 1993), {{ISBN|0-203-99196-6}}, p. 239.
=Modern artists=
Modern psychedelic soul artists include Erykah Badu,{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=February 11, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/arts/music/13beatmachine.html|title=Lots of Beats, but No Drum in Sight|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=August 20, 2020}} Bilal,{{cite news|page=33|title=Music|url=https://issuu.com/willametteweek/docs/42.24_-_willamette_week__april_13__|via=Issuu|newspaper=Willamette Week|date=April 13, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2020}} Black Pumas,{{cite news |last=Carras |first=Christ |date=November 20, 2019 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-11-20/2020-grammy-nominations-who-is-black-pumas |title=Who are Black Pumas, the Grammys' most mysterious new artist nominee? |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California}} Janelle Monáe,{{cite news|newspaper=USA Today|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|date=October 24, 2013|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/10/24/janelle-monae-named-billboard-2013-rising-star/3176213/|title='Billboard' names Janelle Monáe its 2013 Rising Star|access-date=August 20, 2020}} Adrian Younge,{{cite web |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/adrian-younge-kicks-off-produced-by-series-with-georgia-anne-muldrow-terrace-martin-collab/ |title=Adrian Younge kicks off "Produced By" series with Georgia Anne Muldrow & Terrace Martin collab |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=February 1, 2019 |publisher=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=2023-02-09 |quote=Amazon Music's "Produced By" series continues with psychedelic soul great Adrian Younge.}} and Kali Uchis.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kali-uchis-red-moon-in-venus/|title=Kali Uchis: Red Moon in Venus Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Santiago|first=Gio|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=March 3, 2023}}
See also
References
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