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12 Odd Future Songs
Hip-Hop · 2011

12 Odd Future Songs

Odd Future

A raw distillation of the collective's early DIY era. Abrasive synths and nihilistic flows capture the chaotic energy of a suburban basement mosh pit.

October 3, 2011 · Odd Future Records

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This compilation is the sonic equivalent of a middle finger raised toward the hip-hop establishment of the early 2010s. It sounds like a group of teenagers who have locked themselves in a bedroom with nothing but a pirated copy of Reason and a deep-seated desire to annoy their neighbors. The production is defined by its jagged edges: blown-out bass, eerie piano loops, and synth chords that feel like they were inspired by Pharrell Williams if he had spent his formative years watching B-grade horror movies. It is messy, unpolished, and vibrantly alive, capturing a moment when the internet allowed a group of outsiders to build their own universe from scratch.

Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden shift to a menacing, slowed-down vocal on 67 that creates a disorienting sense of dread
Earl Sweatshirt's dense internal rhyme schemes on epaR cutting through the murky, minimalist production
the chaotic energy of Sandwitches where the synths sound like they are screaming over the distorted bass
the transition from Tyler's gravelly hook to the surgical precision of the verses on Orange Juice
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does 12 Odd Future Songs sound next to the rest of Odd Future's catalogue?

Identity+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into identity than the rest of the catalogue.

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