Earl Sweatshirt

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hi i'm matt

everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 22 August 2013 23:51 (ten years ago) link

j.k. but i guess i don't hear the pharrell as much, feels much more kinda like i said stone's throwy...some of the beats remind me the percee p or guilty simpson records

everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 22 August 2013 23:52 (ten years ago) link

yeah i haven't heard all of this album so maybe the skateboard p vibe is not heavy on it

some dude, Thursday, 22 August 2013 23:56 (ten years ago) link

i've probably listened to this about twenty times through now, it's good.
good look with the axelrod samples too

YOU FOOLS PAY OVER $2.50 for a comic book (forksclovetofu), Friday, 23 August 2013 02:05 (ten years ago) link

nevermind i don't care

― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:21 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, 23 August 2013 03:13 (ten years ago) link

was looking forward to this, but am also finding it a bit boring - lacking the puerile guignol and malignant mischeif of the first album (or the turns on Radical, Blackenedwhite and Earmilk). Earl's voice is still captivating, just find his manner more limited than before. Hmm, listening now and not sure that's fair, maybe it's the music - will give it more goes - still find that early OFWGKTA stuff fascinating and it's great to have a new Earl LP.

Just one thing, and he's in no way alone in this - wish he wouldn't do that thing having a go at 'the critics'. Go the MES route and NAME them - yr enemies - otherwise it's meaningless and also slightly laughable for someone so generally critically praised.

Fizzles, Friday, 23 August 2013 06:13 (ten years ago) link

Just one thing, and he's in no way alone in this - wish he wouldn't do that thing having a go at 'the critics'. Go the MES route and NAME them - yr enemies - otherwise it's meaningless and also slightly laughable for someone so generally critically praised.

otm, but he does call out Complex specifically fwiw

s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Friday, 23 August 2013 06:58 (ten years ago) link

ok, fair enough!

Fizzles, Friday, 23 August 2013 07:03 (ten years ago) link

only thing i don't like about this album is RZA saying "fuck the freckles off your face bitch"

― usic for 18 magicians (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

OTM. This ruins, for me, what should have been the best track on the album.

Also, second half > first half, "Chum" and "Burgundy" aside.

Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Friday, 23 August 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link

there's also this way that RZA has of almost pronouncing words like "freckles" like "fweckles" but he doesn't quite do it and it's this weird imaginary letter that's between "R" and "W" that only RZA knows and it sounds like shit to me

everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link

is that not a speech impediment?

j., Friday, 23 August 2013 18:24 (ten years ago) link

his lispiness is nice when (/back when) he's rapping fast imo

szarkasm (schlump), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link

everyone say the word bjork like rza

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link

its fun

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 23 August 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link

Yeah, it's really good, starting to think that Tyler's output might be the weakest of the gang.

Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 August 2013 17:34 (ten years ago) link

^regardless of what you think of OFWGKTA, I think that, a couple of clear exceptions aside, is clearly the case. To what extent does his (to me fairly moribund) musical influence permeate the others' stuff?

Fizzles, Friday, 30 August 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link

In terms of who influences who, have no idea how OFWGKTA works, but I came to enjoy Tyler way more when he is on other people's tracks. The thing is that he doesn't seem to care that much about making music like Earl, Frank Ocean and perhaps to a lesser extent, Domo Genesis. I feel Tyler's album are there to be there, because to do what he is doing he needs to releases album. That being said, I would have been way more excited about Odd Future if it wasn't for Tyler's antics, but I can totally see how people would feel the exact opposite. It's hard to tell really.

Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 August 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link

Tyler seems to enjoy that act of <i>entertaining</i> way more than Earl and Frank do. He's not always successful at it, but I usually appreciate the effort.

Evan R, Friday, 30 August 2013 18:36 (ten years ago) link

The thing is that he doesn't seem to care that much about making music like Earl, Frank Ocean and perhaps to a lesser extent, Domo Genesis

doesn't he produce waaaay more of his own tracks than they do? i get the sense that he cares more about that side of it than rapping.

festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 30 August 2013 18:40 (ten years ago) link

i thought earl produced his whole new record himself?

everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 30 August 2013 18:46 (ten years ago) link

Actually, what Earl did on this album that I really enjoy is to keep things short. Songs like 20 Wave Caps and Sunday don't need to be longer than 2:12 and 3:26, it's really good editing. Tyler's songs just go on and on and on and there is so many of them and it's tiring.

xpost, oh I wasn't aware of that, but perhaps it explains why his output feels lukewarm compared to his big potential?

Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 August 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link

i thought earl produced his whole new record himself?

haha what?

festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 30 August 2013 19:19 (ten years ago) link

i guess he did some beats and co-production, but he's also got samiyam, alchemist, neptunes, tyler, badbadnotgood (ugh), etc on there.

festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 30 August 2013 19:21 (ten years ago) link

eh it said that in some review i read (under pseudonym like random black guy or something)? so yeah maybe not

everything I do is funky like Debussy (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 30 August 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link

He did two tracks by himself and co-produced a few others

s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Friday, 30 August 2013 22:45 (ten years ago) link

one month passes...

wau

Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:54 (ten years ago) link

crazy

lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link

ten months pass...

Vince Staples on Hive >>>> everything else ever

alpine static, Sunday, 24 August 2014 06:07 (nine years ago) link

six months pass...

and based on his furious twitter feed, this looks like a worse-than-kendrick fuck up release
https://twitter.com/earlxsweat

EARL @earlxsweat · 11m 11 minutes ago
THEY GOT ME FUCKKKKEEEDDDD UP

EARL @earlxsweat · 12m 12 minutes ago
DON'T TRUST IT IF IT DOESN'T COME FROM THE SOURCE

EARL @earlxsweat · 55m 55 minutes ago
TOO MANY FUCKING COOKS

EARL @earlxsweat · 1h 1 hour ago
DAMN

EARL @earlxsweat · 1h 1 hour ago
IM LIVID

EARL @earlxsweat · 1h 1 hour ago
ITS TRASH TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S ERRORS, I AM FUCKING HOT

EARL @earlxsweat · 1h 1 hour ago
I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK @SonyMusicGlobal 4 FUCKING UP THE ROLL OUT PROCESS OF MY SHIT. SOMEONE GOTS 2 PAY 4 THEIR MISTAKES ! #SWEAT

EARL @earlxsweat · 1h 1 hour ago
label got me FUCKED up!!!!!!!!

Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 06:50 (nine years ago) link

^ this is weird btw, minimal/dirgelike/sorta lean-influenced
dunno what to make of this

Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 07:00 (nine years ago) link

it's awesome is what i make of it

Earl >>>>

alpine static, Tuesday, 17 March 2015 07:07 (nine years ago) link

God this album is good

Van Horn Street, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link

Doris was already a weird little triumph for me, I like this one even more.

Van Horn Street, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link

is there a non-Spotify way to stream this yet?

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 23 March 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link

this is really good, kind of don't care about a lot of what he's saying, but whatever

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 23 March 2015 21:43 (nine years ago) link

fuck it, i just bought it on itunes. okay so far, sounds like an extended status update from planet Earl.

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 23 March 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link

I like how he doesn't give a fuck about going pop

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 23 March 2015 22:17 (nine years ago) link

if your rap handle is "Wiki" you should really be a crazy fount of random facts

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 23 March 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link

i loled at that too!

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 00:14 (nine years ago) link

Digging the hell out of this.

Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 02:34 (nine years ago) link

good subtitle too

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt

j., Tuesday, 24 March 2015 02:49 (nine years ago) link

the video for grief is really something else. that's all i know.

scott seward, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 03:16 (nine years ago) link

witch house! i didn't know they had that around anymore. awesome song & video too. in the middle of watching a girl walks home alone at night, and it fits right in. also someone has seen under the skin. spooky styley.

2-chords, a farfisa organ and peons to the lord (contenderizer), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link

on first contact it's interesting how little he gives a damn about contemporary trend
this feels personal and bummed out

Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:55 (nine years ago) link

i love this album so much. total hopelessness

flappy bird (spazzmatazz), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 07:19 (nine years ago) link

This improves with each listen.

RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 11:23 (nine years ago) link


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