Latest posts tagged with #Oddisee on Bluesky
...this #RyanCalavano directed video, w/ photography / cinematography by Calavano & Sean Gowdy, is just sooo excellent. A visual treat even with the sound turned off, but it matches "Brea" by #Oddisee so well. Can't say enough good things about this video.
(dancers: Taylor Swantek and Jason Ulysses)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #hiphopsky #instrumentalhiphop #jazzrap #amazingvideo #RyanCalavano
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 15, rank # 1
Oddisee: "Brea" (The Odd Tape, 2016)
.. also: #Oddisee is "both a rapper chronicling the perils and joys of ordinary existence, and a virtuosic producer attuned to the vibrations of how life actually sounds. ... [The Odd Tape] is that internal soul-jazz reverberating at the back of your brain.
oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/the-od...
...The Odd Tape by #Oddisee follows a typical day. Per Bandcamp: "It starts w/ 'Alarmed,' that sounds like Shuggie Otis doing a psychedelic eye-opening cover of Nas’ 'Shootouts,' then 'Right Side of the Bed' w/ glitter-gold sax lines, loose drums & sunshine-slanting-through-the-blinds keyboards."
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #instrumentalhiphop #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 14, rank # 2
Oddisee: "Right Side of the Bed" (The Odd Tape, 2016)
"I mean what's more tragic, living in a hyper reality
Or the systematic murder of magic
I'm chasing the wild things and they're becoming harder to find
In time I'm sure they'll only live in my mind..."
Slow Groove by #Oddisee (and Alwatsa Ep) on bandcamp :
oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/track/slow-g...
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
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Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 13, rank # 3
Oddisee: "Slow Groove" (Alwatsa Ep, 2016)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
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Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 12, rank # 4
Oddisee: “Want to Be” (The Iceberg, 2017)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
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Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 11, rank # 5
Oddisee: "Tomorrow Can't Be Borrowed" (En Route, 2025)
. . ."Choices" (and the To What End album) by #Oddisee on Bandcamp:
oddisee.bandcamp.com/track/choice...
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 10, rank # 6
Oddisee: "Choices," feat Phonte, Bemyfiasco & Kay Young (To What End, 2023)
. . . "Small Talk" (and En Route Ep) by #Oddisee on bandcamp :
oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/track/small-...
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 9, rank # 7
Oddisee: "Small Talk" (En Route Ep, 2025)
. . . "Silver Lining" on Bandcamp:
oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/track/silver...
. . . and as a bonus: #Oddisee used beats from Silver Lining on "This Girl I Know" (The Iceberg, 2017) :
#hiphopsky #MusicChallenge #hiphop #jazzrap
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #instrumentalhiphop #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 8, rank # 8
Oddisee: "Silver Lining" (The Odd Tape, 2016)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 7, rank # 9
Oddisee: "Rain Dance" (The Iceberg, 2017)
A portion of lyrics to Lifting Shadows by Oddisee: "I was on tour when the migrants came, saw their camps on side of the road I met a boy who arrived in the rain, he lost his folks when they torched his home That made me want to bring my fam before they see that side of a drone "But who wants us? We build your world!" It’s “labor’s cool, neighbors no” I got a cuz that’ll drive your taxi, I got a cuz that’ll make your food I got a cuz that’ll watch your kids and pick them up when they’re done with school I got a cuz that’ll pump your gas, I got a cuz that’s good with tools I got a cuz that’ll be your doctor after a test that I hope he’ll pass Isn’t that what you fear most? But fear don’t trump your needs Our pros do trump our cons though. And cons don’t trump your greed And monsters’ what you make of us and we make you succeed And that’s what makes this country great, it’s built by those who bleed It’s built by those who came on boats, it’s built by those who flee And you forgot your family tree and we’re just all your leaves So if you just try to chop us down you only hurt your knees And we could go in pieces but we’d rather come in peace"
..."Lifting Shadows" by #Oddisee released in Trump 1.0 but even more relevant today
I love my country, hate its politics
Regardless my belief ...
I thought the fathers wrote it clear
But darkness all I see
And darkness all I hear
I’m trying to lift the shadow but the cloud ain’t got no give
Plus:
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphop #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 6, rank # 10
Oddisee: "Lifting Shadows" (Alwatsa Ep, 2016)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge#MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 5, rank # 11
Oddisee: "All I Need," feat. Olivier St. Louis (To What End, 2023)
..."Still Strange" (Odd Cure, 2020) on bandcamp:
oddisee.bandcamp.com/track/still-...
Odd Cure by #Oddisee was recorded & released during the height of the COVID-19 epidemic (check the lyrics); NPR did a special Tiny Desk (Home) Concert feat. "Still Strange" and other songs from Odd Cure:
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select & rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #hiphopsky #jazzrap #PriyaRagu #SainteEzekiel
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 4, rank # 12
Oddisee: "Still Strange," feat. Priya Ragu & Sainte Ezekiel (Odd Cure, 2020)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 3, rank # 13
Oddisee: "Already Knew" (To What End, 2023)
Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #hiphopsky #InstrumentalHipHop #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016-2025
day 2, rank # 14
Oddisee: "On The Table" (Odd Tape, 2016)
Another month of Artist Fave 15: Pick an artist, then select and rank 15 fave tracks. A song a day, March 1-15.
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #HipHopSky #jazzrap
Artist: #Oddisee pt. 2: 2016 - 2025
(did pt. 1, 2009 - 2015, last month)
day 1, rank # 15
Oddisee: "Digging Deep" (The Iceberg, 2017)
... Bonus #Oddisee Tiny Desk Concert from 2015 that kicks off with a fun, audience-interactive, and impressive performance of "That's Love" with only Oddisee, Ralph Real on keyboards, and John Lane on drums. Followed by "Contradiction's Maze," and "Belong to the World" (from The Good Fight, 2015):
liner notes:
"Imbued w/ love, honesty, and selflessness, The Good Fight is virtuosic in its musicality, direct in its language, & infinitely relatable. In a landscape overrun with indulgence and shallow trend-chasers, #Oddisee created a record that reminds you that it’s music before it’s hip-hop."
