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Onomatopoeia
Hip-Hop · 2001 · 14 tracks · 54m

Onomatopoeia

Flobots

Gritty, jazz-inflected underground hip-hop where raw viola melodies and sharp social commentary collide. A dusty, cerebral debut from the Denver collective.

June 15, 2001

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A cerebral and slightly murky exploration of social systems and personal identity.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 54m
01
Free-Written
5:04
02
The Form
4:20
03
Onomatopoeia
4:59
04
Blue Planet Kingdom Come
1:00
05
Headz n Da Sand
3:51
06
The Last Straw, Part 2000
4:37
07
Imitator
1:47
08
101101010010100
7:39
09
S.P.A.R.
4:32
10
L'ennui
4:58
11
Naturalsounds
0:40
12
Magic #
3:50
13
Simulacra
4:19
14
Simulacra (Reprise)
2:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the viola cuts through the gritty drum break on the title track, creating a tension between classical and street sounds.
The seven-minute descent of track 8, where the repetitive binary title gives way to a hypnotic, spiraling jazz-rap odyssey.
The sudden transition from the ambient nature sounds of track 11 into the driving, urgent rhythm of Magic #.
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 Onomatopoeia sound next to the rest of Flobots's catalogue?

Late Night+4.0σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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