In this episode, Sam and Karl listen to Sam's mini-documentary on the history of neo soul guitar.
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https://www.pickupmusic.com/master-classes/neo-soul-pathway
Timeline:
The ‘Birth of Neo Soul’ (1995-2000)
The’ DVD era’ (2005-2008)
The ‘YouTube era’ (2007-2013)
The ‘Early Instagram era (2014-2018)
The ‘Late Instagram era (2018-2021)
/// Further reading and listening ///
The origin of "neo soul": http://hellozumble.com/kedar-massenburg-the-father-of-neo-soul/
Learn to play neo soul guitar:https://www.pickupmusic.com/master-classes/neo-soul-pathway'
Spanky' Alford:https://www.al.com/life/2019/02/this-alabama-guitarist-should-be-a-lot-more-famous.html
Jonathan Dubose: https://jdubose.com/bio
Dave Chappel’s Block party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akttj2K_NWA&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies
Jonathan DuBose’s solo in 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHJScBga3Y&ab_channel=Shab1510
Jairus Mozee instructional clip in 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHIb3WGUrAQ&ab_channel=hearandplay
Spanky Alford playing The Lord’s Prayer in 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obXUbSk5VPM&ab_channel=JASSIE0614
Kazuki Isogai with his 2019 recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI3ZBCyl6Ec&ab_channel=PickupMusic
Learn more about Lofi HipHop: https://medium.com/@victoriavouloumanos/an-exploration-of-lo-fi-hip-hop-part-iii-from-nujabes-and-j-dilla-to-youtube-livestreams-f0a5cc719e50
Credits:
Minor 9 chords meme: https://www.instagram.com/davidb.music/
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