Oddisee - A Year In

A Year In is a 20 track limited download (only the first 1000 are free), by one of the hardest working producer/ MCs in the business Oddisee, as a thank you for all of the support he received this past year.

The selection includes 20 of his favourite tracks from 2010 with a diverse list of features including; Kidkanevil, Trek Life, Tokimonsta, Asher Roth, Blu, Tranqill, Eric Lau, Homeboy Sandman, Olivier Daysoul, X.O. & yU of Diamond District, Stik Figa, Keziah, and Tiron. The collection is taken from some of the full length projects Oddisee produced this year such as Trek Life’s album Everything Changed Nothing, the Mr Saint Louis EP by Olivier Daysoul, Stik Figa’s From The Top EP, the West Coast Beat Tape, Odd Winter, Odd Spring, and also from various other tracks he contriubuted to or featured on).

People Hear What They See, Oddisee’s long awaited debut solo album is set for release in May 2011, so expect a few more projects between now and then.

Olivier DaySoul “Mr Saint Louis” EP (Prod. by Oddisee)

I've always felt fortunate when it comes to the artist I have at my disposal. They're talented, dedicated, self sufficient and above all, they're my friends. For those of you who don't know, Olivier Saint Louis aka "Olivier Daysoul" is one of my best friends & has been for sometime. We came together on this project to bring you something we started when we first met, a soul project. Our careers have taken us down many paths but we've always wanted to write, produce & record classic material.
The first 1,000 downloads are free, after that it will be available for "name your own price".

The download includes:
Four Original Tracks
Instrumentals
Acapellas [BPM Included]
Von Pea Of Tanya Morgan Remix of "In The Now'

Vocals by DaySoul, and produced by Oddisee; more need not be said! My pick is track 3 - Foolish. The toms on that are immense!



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Oddisee - Spring

For those of you who initially missed earlier iterations of Oddisee’s unique seasonal releases, the last of which came out a couple of months back...

Oddisee (of celebrated group Diamond District) is coming off the back of a west coast tour, and has also been busy compiling a few pieces on the "Everything Changed Nothing" album released by Trek Life recently.

His first season-themed EP, Odd Summer, dropped in May 2009 starting Oddisee’s way into his “Odd Seasons” series creating a large fan base for the producer/emcee. As he went through the seasons and the year, the unique concept of the series became more apparent to anyone listening. Now that Oddisee has offered all four seasons for FREE download, he will be packaging all four seasons into an exclusive vinyl box set available though Mello Music Group in the coming weeks so keep your eyes out for that one.

Anyway, here's the "Odd Spring" offering again. It's a classy showcase of the 'samples & real instruments' sound, away from the 808s and synth strings that have dominated the Dirty South vibes of recent years; if you like funk drums, classic string arrangements, soul melodies and blaxploitation organ riffs this is gonna be right up your street.

Olivier Daysoul provides the vocals on track 6, but being a drum nerd, this one's all about those chopped up breaks for me. Dope!




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