{"id":14835,"date":"2021-08-06T19:48:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T19:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/?p=14835"},"modified":"2021-08-06T19:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T19:48:09","slug":"diamond-ortiz-bulletproof-limited-lp-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/2021\/08\/06\/diamond-ortiz-bulletproof-limited-lp-available-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Ortiz – Bulletproof Limited LP Available Now!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For some, the funk is inescapable, and multi-instrumentalist, talk box artist, and production wizard Diamond Ortiz is one such lifer. His musical output reveals both the deep impact the genre has had on him creatively and his passionate desire to keep pushing the style forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bulletproof<\/span><\/i>, Ortiz\u2019s <\/span>seventh <\/span>full-length release and his third for Bay Area-based Needle to the Groove Records, is his most complete musical statement yet, further solidifying the direct lineage to the music he represents. Ortiz may have made a name for himself as a music industry secret weapon on talkbox, but his music as a solo artist — which he typically writes, records, arranges, produces, and mixes himself — shows he\u2019s equally skilled at all other aspects of the creative process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On his latest, Ortiz expertly showcases his songwriting and studio expertise, peppering the varied sounds on his ten-song set with a thoughtful addition of diverse layers. You\u2019ll hear anthemic choruses that recall the best of boogie\u2019s early \u201880s heyday, slow-burners that sound like GAP Band sitting elbow-to-elbow in studio with Egyptian Lover, and new-school slaps that can still trace their sonic DNA back to old-school architects Zapp and Funkadelic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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