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As a producer, he has crafted beats that perfectly complement his lyrical prowess, creating an immersive listening experience for fans.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-good-fight-2","title":"The Good Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOddisee's\u003c\/strong\u003e breakthrough album: \u003cem\u003eThe Good Fight\u003c\/em\u003e is imbued with love, honesty, and selflessness. It is virtuosic in its musicality, direct in its language, and infinitely relatable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a landscape overrun with abstract indulgence and shallow trend-chasers, the Prince George's County, Maryland artist has created a record that reminds you that it's music before it's hip-hop. For \u003cstrong\u003eOddisee\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"\u003cem\u003eThe Good Fight\u003c\/em\u003e\" is about living fully as a musician without succumbing to the traps of hedonism, avarice, and materialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's music that yields an intangible feeling: the sacral sound of an organ whine, brass horns, or a cymbal crash. It's a meditation on our capacity to love and the bonds binding us together. It's our ambition and greed warring with our sense of propriety - a list of paradoxes we all face when living and striving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOddisee's\u003c\/strong\u003e production simmers in its own orchestral gumbo. You sense he's really a jazzman in a different form, inhabiting the spirit of Roy Ayers and other past greats. The Fader has compared him to a musical MC Escher, hailing his \"grandiose and symphonic sound\" and \"relevant relatable messages.\" Pitchfork praised his \"eclectic soulful boom-bap.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Music","offers":[{"title":"Yellow LP","offer_id":50394926219595,"sku":"2056959","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50394926514507,"sku":"2056970","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Good_Fight_5b556c21_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726450624"},{"product_id":"rock-creek-park","title":"Rock Creek Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eOddisee once again proves why he’s such a celebrated producer, creating a slick record that feels like a tremendous ode to summer, perfect days, 1970s cool and an iconic D.C. locale. Released in August 2011, \u003ci\u003eRock Creek Park\u003c\/i\u003e is a 10-track, mostly instrumental album of sample-based production and live arrangements, saturated with nostalgic grooves and soul-ridden compositions. \"It's a soundtrack to my memories and experiences in Rock Creek Park,\" Oddisee says. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Music","offers":[{"title":"LP - Autumn Gold","offer_id":50419626672459,"sku":"1154065","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP - Gold Forest","offer_id":56893660037451,"sku":"R4689-3341","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56893667934539,"sku":"R4689-5434","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/005a33db-767f-4f6c-9ddf-d3f5c5dd41c6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726748700"},{"product_id":"people-hear-what-they-see-3","title":"People Hear What They See","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This album is about influence, inspiration, perception and reality. Every song was written in an outside environment, so that I could observe the subjects that would become my subject matter. All too often in Hip Hop, reality is limited to that of the artists own, actual experiences. People Hear What They See is my attempt to liberate the MC from those constraints and allow reality to be penned other than my own. Listening to congressmen and lawyers converse on the steps of the supreme court inspired 'American Greed', Watching a couple argue over the phone in a bar inspired 'Maybes'. By having a visual representation of my subject matter, my hopes are that the listener will see them through the words and melodies of my songs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50433215988043,"sku":"2223548","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/People_Hear_What_They_See_5ddb4992_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726877946"},{"product_id":"the-odd-tape","title":"The Odd Tape","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter his 2015 breakout second solo album 'The Good Fight', Oddisee is back with an instrumental gem that shows his growth as an artist that has led more than he has followed. Originality is king with Oddisee, and this new album shows that his creativity is unlike any other, collecting influences from across the world. Entitled 'The Odd Tape', this release is a perfect thinking man's companion album for cold mornings and warm coffee with significant depth. Oddisee has created his own distinct sound in hip-hop through the years. Seeing himself as an artist above all, he has blended influences from 70s soul to modern sampling. Most fans will immediately recognise his signature approach to double time drums and sweeping synths.LP - Black vinyl.LP+ - Purple and green splatter vinyl and Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Music","offers":[{"title":"Orange | LP","offer_id":50457767969099,"sku":"1149619","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP.","offer_id":50457769181515,"sku":"401924","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/82992b2d-94ee-4443-b5c7-f1d5fd41ed47_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727208033"},{"product_id":"the-good-fight","title":"The Good Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003eImbued with love, honesty, and selflessness, The Good Fight is virtuosic in its musicality, direct in its language, and infinitely relatable. 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The Fader’s compared him to a musical MC Escher, calling hailing his “grandiose and symphonic sound” and “relevant relatable messages.” Pitchfork praised his “eclectic soulful boom-bap.” “The Good Fight” acknowledges the stacked odds, but refuses to submit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Music","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50461442867531,"sku":"1134431","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/50733897-5ce7-4298-b462-6e5861067d4b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727248399"},{"product_id":"the-beauty-in-all","title":"The Beauty In All","description":"\u003cp\u003eInstrumental album from Oddisee.\u003ci\u003e The Beauty In All\u003c\/i\u003e is about the flaws and mistakes that give life its character and worth - how even ignorance can give light to knowledge. For me, not knowing how to do something and still trying is a process that helped my production style evolve. If everything we are is out in perfect tutorials, we might never deviate from the teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis record is dedicated to imperfection and the sense of pride and accomplishment we get from our struggles. Hopefully, you listen to this record, reflect on the ups and downs of life, and see the beauty in all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Music","offers":[{"title":"Purple LP","offer_id":50468751769931,"sku":"2009402","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50468751442251,"sku":"369679","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Beauty_in_All_e8bfdf6e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727351190"},{"product_id":"the-iceberg","title":"The Iceberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe prolific MC, producer and musician Oddisee’s new album \u003ci\u003eThe Iceberg \u003c\/i\u003eis a plea for humanity to dig deeper in search of understanding and common ground. His third release in just 12 months, The Iceberg is a distillation of stereotypical tropes in hip-hop and beyond, 12 tracks about money, sex, politics, race and religion that appear superficial until his multi-dimensional lyrics unfurl to expose the complexities of individuality and identity: how we see ourselves and how others see us. Deeply soulful, and shot through with jazz, Go-go, gospel, thick r\u0026amp;b and hard beats, the album is a timely, poetic statement. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mello Music","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50482264310091,"sku":"2028376","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c1eecf0c-213f-47ae-bdcb-b62bdc3842d9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727550348"},{"product_id":"mental-liberation-3","title":"Mental Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Oddisee \u0026amp; Mello Music Group's first records together, \u003ci\u003eMental Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e has been remastered by Joe Hutchinson and features all new artwork. This is the first time the full album has ever been available on vinyl and includes bonus tracks. 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