It’s a bit hard to believe Jamie Lidell used to be an artist who made such hard-hitting experimental music that was so out there he basically wore black garbage bag-like outfits on stage to accompany his avant-garde sound. However, we also knew that he liked to incorporate vocal percussion (that’s beat boxing for all you folks who didn’t know there was an actual term for that) so it wasn’t much of a surprise when his sound dramatically shifted more toward the soul elements.
It’s always kind of sad when an artist’s older material is forgotten but, personally, I didn’t really get into Lidell until he released Multiply which spawned groovy tunes such as “When I Come Back Around” and “What’s the Use?” Then Jim gave me one of my favorite jams, “Little Bit of Feel Good.” He’s since then returned with Compass, which unfortunately slightly let me down (I’m hoping it grows on me though.) However, “I Wanna Be Your Telephone” is one of the hot tracks so I’m glad he made a video for it.
The basic components for this clip only include a red curtain, a gal scantily dressed up in a 50s pin-up two-piece and a telephone, but knowing Lidell for things such as his dancing make it an interesting watch. Check the video out and grab an older track, “Figured Me Out” below!
WILD TONIC 