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Bastard
Hip-Hop · 2009 · 15 tracks · 55m

Bastard

A raw, self-produced descent into teenage angst and horrorcore. Distorted synths, heavy piano chords, and unfiltered baritone raps recorded in a bedroom.

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Provocative debut

Low, distorted piano chords rumble under a gravelly baritone, sounding like they were recorded straight into a cheap PC microphone in a dark suburban bedroom. There is a cold, metallic hiss to the synths that feels like fluorescent basement lights flickering over teenage rage. You are pulled into a claustrophobic therapy session where the beats are clunky, the anger is unvarnished, and the raw, self-taught production scrapes against the ears like rusted iron.

Bastard · vs · Tyler, The Creator
Basement Show+2.2σ

This record plunges into a pitch-black late night atmosphere that feels far more claustrophobic and insomniac than the brighter, more expansive worlds of subsequent releases.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 55m
01
Bastard
6:09
02
Seven
3:29
03
Odd Toddlers
3:36
04
French!
4:03
05
Blow
2:55
06
Pigs Fly
3:35
07
Parade
2:22
08
Slow It Down
3:08
09
AssMilk
3:40
10
VCR/Wheels
3:28
11
Session
3:29
12
Sarah
4:46
13
Jack and the Beanstalk
3:50
14
Tina
3:07
15
Inglorious
4:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
01BastardThe title track opens the album with a sparse, repeating piano chord progression that establishes the record's dark, therapeutic concept.
01BastardA pitch-shifted, demonic voice representing the therapist Dr. TC interrupts the music to initiate the album's psychological framing.
04French!The production on 'French!' pairs aggressive, buzzing synth lines with frantic, uptempo percussion to create a chaotic, industrial-leaning backdrop.
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