Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla by Amazonundefined

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He wasnt known to mainstream audiences, and when he died at age thirty-two, he had never had a pop hit. Yet since his death, J Dilla has become a demigod, revered as one of the most important musical figures of the past hundred years. At the core of this adulation is innovation: as the producer behind some of the most influential rap and R&B acts of his day, Dilla created a new kind of musical time-feel, an accomplishment on a par with the revolutions wrought by Louis Armstrong and James Brown. Dilla and his drum machine reinvented the way musicians play. In Dilla Time, Dan Charnas chronicles the life of James DeWitt Yancey, from his gifted Detroit childhood to his rise as a sought-after hip-hop producer to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death. He follows the people who kept Dilla and his ideas alive. And he rewinds the histories of American rhythms: from the birth of Motown soul to funk, techno, and disco. Here, music is a story of what happens when human and machine times are synthesized into something new. This is the story of a complicated man and his machines; his family, friends, partners, and celebrity collaborators; and his undeniable legacy. Based on nearly two hundred original interviews, and filled with graphics that teach us to feel and "see" the rhythm of Dilla's beats, Dilla Time is a book as defining and unique as J Dilla's music itself.
Recenzja
Does what good music books should: send you back to the source material
Dilla Time
is
an important piece of music writing, affording its African-American subject the respect that the rock establishment has long accorded its white heroes
-
The Economist
A portrait of a complex genius taken too young
, as well as a glorious study of the music and culture he created -
Spin
'
Incisive
and sometimes
brilliant biography
' - Mosi Reeves,
The Wire
J Dilla turned what one generation deemed musical error into what the next knew to be musical innovation.
In this splendid book, Dan Charnas offers an uncanny mix of research and vision, documentation and interpretation, plenitude and momentum.
Dilla Time
is definitive
. And
exhilarating
- Margo Jefferson, author of
Negroland
The
greatest hip-hop producer of all time is getting the love and care his legacy deserves
.
Dilla Time
is a master class - Dream Hampton
I look at J Dilla as a man who redefined the word innovative. This book
makes you feel like you traveled his journey every single step
- DJ Premier
'A
remarkable
feat' - Tola Ositelu
'
Stunning
portrait of the short life and fast times of James Dewitt Yancey ... sad, funny and unfailingly humane, its not only
one of the best books
this writer has
ever read about hip-hop
but also sets a
new gold standard for writing about music
full stop' - Ben Johnson,
Mojo Magazine
'
Shines a well-deserved light
on Dillas life and musical career' -
Esquire
'
Exceptional
... Charnas has done well to untangle the ever-evolving skein of art and money and family and friends [Dillas] legend encompasses ... A
rich read
... Deeply and vividly reported' - Robert Christgau,
Observer
'One of the
most extraordinary music books
Ive ever read ... If you care about music and want to experience it more deeply ... this book is full of revelations' - Craig Morgan Teicher,
The Paris Review
'Charnass book isnt only, or even chiefly, about the complexities of the man, though it makes room for them. It is mostly about the complexities of his music' - Francis Gooding,
London Review of Books
'Charnas adeptly recounts his life' - Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, Best Books of 2022
Financial Times
Opis z tylnej okładki książki
He wasnt known to mainstream audiences, and when he died at age thirty-two, he had never had a pop hit. Yet since his death, J Dilla has become a demigod, revered as one of the most important musical figures of the past hundred years. At the core of this adulation is innovation: as the producer behind some of the most influential rap and R&B acts of his day, Dilla created a new kind of musical time-feel, an accomplishment on a par with the revolutions wrought by Louis Armstrong and James Brown. Dilla and his drum machine reinvented the way musicians play. In Dilla Time, Dan Charnas chronicles the life of James DeWitt Yancey, from his gifted Detroit childhood to his rise as a sought-after hip-hop producer to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death. He follows the people who kept Dilla and his ideas alive. And he rewinds the histories of American rhythms: from the birth of Motown soul to funk, techno, and disco. Here, music is a story of what happens when human and machine times are synthesized into something new. This is the story of a complicated man and his machines; his family, friends, partners, and celebrity collaborators; and his undeniable legacy. Based on nearly two hundred original interviews, and filled with graphics that teach us to feel and "see" the rhythm of Dilla's beats, Dilla Time is a book as defining and unique as J Dilla's music itself.
O autorze
Dan Charnas
is the author of the definitive history of the hip-hop business,
The Big Payback
. Hes also the author of
Work Clean
, a book detailing applying chefs techniques to almost any life situation. He was also the co-creator and executive producer of the VH1 movie and TV series,
The Breaks
. He lives in Manhattan, and is an associate professor at NYU/Tischs Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
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