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"  Photo: Lindsay Rome In Nashville, virtually no one knows the name Jamie Lidell. And that&amp;#039;s exactly how the UK neo-soul singer likes it. &amp;quot;In Nashville I&amp;#039;m very normal,&amp;quot; said the musician and Music City resident who is regularly approached by fans in Europe where he&amp;#039;s a household name. Maintaining this sense of anonymity, Lidell noted, was a crucial element in helping him best create his new, self-titled sixth album, released last month. &amp;quot;I just try to escape into a fantasy universe of sound and energy,&amp;quot; he explained, characterizing the album&amp;#039;s reclusive sessions. &amp;quot;I like to stay in that world as long as I can.&amp;quot; Make no mistake, though: Jamie Lidell, who kicks off a world tour tonight in London, has traversed the world for quite some time. It&amp;#039;s just that only recently did mainstream music fans&amp;#039; interests begin to coincide with the futuristic, funky soul Lidell has been drumming up since the mid &amp;#039;90s. Thanks to the popularity of contemporary R&amp;amp;amp;B artists like Frank Ocean and Miguel, Lidell&amp;#039;s funked-up, synth-aided jams, like the new Prince-style toe-tapper &amp;quot;Big Love&amp;quot; or the slippery electro-groover &amp;quot;You Naked,&amp;quot; suddenly don&amp;#039;t seem all that out-there. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve always been skirting the boundaries of what&amp;#039;s acceptable with soul,&amp;quot; he contended, specifically referencing his seminal dance-pop project Super Collider with Cristian Vogel. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really happy that people are digging that sound now. It&amp;#039;s not often my tastes are aligned with the popular tastes. It&amp;#039;s quite a nice change.&amp;quot; After working with musical mastermind and close friend Beck on his last album in 2010, Compass, Lidell opted to self-produce his new effort. Ask him, however, and he&amp;#039;s the first to admit he&amp;#039;s never really let another take charge. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so particular and I&amp;#039;m very forthright in my ideas,&amp;quot; says the self-described &amp;quot;control-freak weirdo. If I&amp;#039;m adamantly against something then there&amp;#039;s no way I&amp;#039;ll do it. I&amp;#039;m just stubborn.&amp;quot; Read the latest breaking culture news. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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