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01. Odd Nosdam - Mirrors I
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02. Odd Nosdam - Air Up
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03. Odd Nosdam - Beyond (1:30
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04. Odd Nosdam - Cookies
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05. Odd Nosdam - The Burn
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06. Odd Nosdam - Tall Wind
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07. Odd Nosdam - Mirrors II
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08. Odd Nosdam - Re: Flect
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ARTIST
ODD NOSDAM
TITLE
Mirrors
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
ALIEN TRANSISTOR
CATALOG #
N 067LP
N 067LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
4/12/2019
Acclaimed abstract hip-hop producer and cofounder of Anticon Records,
Odd Nosdam
, presets
Mirrors
, a new LP via Alien Transistor. Composed entirely of found sounds, most of them sourced from rare and private press vinyl,
Mirrors
' instrumental beats and sound collages pulse with a sense of exploration and rediscovery that has been Nosdam's calling card since the turn of this past century. Its every track presents a treasure trove of unique aural gems, each nestled in atmospheric textures that swirl like a cloud of dust just blown off of some once-overlooked heirloom. Designed specifically for vinyl, the record's A and B sides play out like a pair of cohesive psychedelic dreams. Yet even a skilled psychoanalyst would struggle to categorize these reveries as either pure seraphic bliss or full-on nightmare. By sneaking strategic bursts of beauty into
Mirrors
' more sinister beats ("Mirrors I") and by lacing its largely angelic compositions with foreboding tones ("The Burn"), Odd Nosdam has crafted a record that is not only engrossingly nuanced, but that captures a highly specified, often hypnogogic, mental state with breathtaking accuracy: cognitive dissonance. The sensation of experiencing an emotion that runs in direct opposition to one's circumstantial narrative -- a sense of melancholy when things are ostensibly fine, a smile as the world seems to crumble -- may once have been predominately the stuff of dreams. But in our current age of ebullient social media facades, and at a sociopolitical moment when joy feels like an aberrant blip in an up-scrolling sea of horror,
Mirrors
provides an unsettlingly apt soundtrack to the waking experience of the modern era. Oneiric interpretations aside, at its core
Mirrors
is simply a stunning and dynamic beat tape. As he has for two decades -- whether in crafting instrumentals for avant-rap legends
cLOUDDEAD
and art-rapper
Serengeti
, sound tracking skate videos for Element Skateboards, or adding to his prolific catalog of solo recordings -- Odd Nosdam uses his special knack for marrying monolithic, lumbering drum arrangements with novel melodic flourishes to create a breed of experimental hip-hop music entirely his own. An evocative record that seamlessly blends transcendence with menace,
Mirrors
is a captivating addition to the producer's body of work and one that will continue to leave listeners awed by his creativity, versatility, and his singular vision. Includes download code.
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