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MH-212 Reaching Quiet - In The Shadow Of The Living Room  why? and odd nosdam, two-thirds of the cLOUDDEAD dirt-hop massive, have produced a full-length of catchy bits that each maintain the mystique of a hidden track. A year in the life of two art school dropouts, In The Shadow Of The Living Room finds the obsessive-compulsive duo fighting demons from the bedrooms of their parent's suburban homes. why?'s lyrics read like a list of secrets the world is keeping from itself; odd nosdam's production echoes the slow and low ghost of lo-fi past. Their first full-length release nearly killed them; it's the sound of Edison's ghost, a player piano, and a drum machine broadcast over a Ham radio; or Daniel Johnston and the Ghetto Boys rolling deep in a '57 Chevy with the top down in the dead of winter. |
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| Full of the joy of creating and exploring - All Music Guide / Add this to your arsenal - Tokion / There are so many wonderful beats and sample constructions here that I really have to recommend it - Aiding & Abetting / A fascinating piece of work – Dusted / To be idealised by shoe-gazers and utterly confused by hardrocks for sure - Hip-Hop Connection |
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| why? and odd nosdam seem to have never really made it all the way in the hip-hop world. why? definitely raps and proves fully capable of several stylistic changes throughout this thirty-song album, and in turn, odd nosdam appears pretty capable of making really crunchy lo-fi-ish beats (born from rampant Dr. Sample usage) that sound quite good as well. They're not totally indie-rocked out either. They are definitely in the middle, definitely on a different tip. It's one worth pondering at great length while enjoying the overall variety and interestingness of this album. To be idealised by shoe-gazers and utterly confused by hardrocks for sure. - Hip-Hop Connection |
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