But don’t mistake the Odd Tape for the noise of birds chirping, idle chatter, or car alarms it’s that internal soul-jazz reverberating at the back of your brain.įor the last decade, the Mello Music Group artist has alternated between instrumental albums, full-length rap records, and his role as one-third of Diamond District. Both a rapper chronicling the perils and joys of ordinary existence, and a virtuosic producer attuned to the vibrations of how life actually sounds. He GIVES with his art, through work.Oddisee is an everyman with extraordinary talent. Maybe that’s what makes his albums different from so many other artists out there. The album is cohesive, meaningful, and while the first word that comes to mind is inspired I don’t know if that accurately describes it. “Book Covers” Lessons Learned “Meant It When I Said It” Acceptance of Selves “Fight Delays” – I’m Good “What They’ll Say” – Recognition of the need for further growth. “Counter Clockwise” & “First Choice” – Mistakes, Recognizing Endings/Promise of New Beginnings. “Contradiction’s Maze” – Uncertainty…Choices. Then comes “Want Something Done” – Branching out on your own. The album begins with “That’s love” talking about love in many forms, perhaps showing that the inspiration for fighting the good fight comes from love. Keep in mind this is only my bumbling interpretation, so take it with a grain of salt. If I had to briefly describe the album I would call it a blueprint of evolution. When his latest release, “The Good Fight,” came out, not listening was not an option. He knows himself well enough to process the stimuli and create his message. He’s able to remove himself from what is going on around him. I’ve done a lot of analysis on the matter and feel it boils down to two things:ġ. What impresses me, is his ability to evoke that same feeling from so many of his fans on a regular basis. Whole songs that could have come from my journal. There are too many quotes that have struck chords within me. Not too tough of a task, since his lyrical prowess impresses me repeatedly. More specifically, on “The Second Date” off Odd Autumn. But it didn’t happen for me on Rock Creek Park. He had a concrete vision of his inspiration, and told the listener the back story of the album. Listening to him over the next few months and then years, led me to discover Oddisee had this ability, to create stories with just music. =) The first encounter with Oddisee was an acoustic version of “You Know Who You Are,” with Olivier Daysoul. This is not how my relationship with Oddisee started.

But the music itself tells the story as clearly as any words could. Every once and while you hear a piece of music and know what it’s saying.

Oddisee the good fight zip