Odd Future: Oldie

I think it's fair to say that few music videos can sum up a band as Oldie did for Odd Future. And it's far from the most complex of videos.



From the start Tyler could sense that there this was something worth filming and didn't care if it pissed people off or ruined Terry Richardson's photoshoot. This song is ten minutes long. Yet that is not long enough. This is largely due to the fact that almost every member of OF (no doubt Syd was on the beat) gets their camera time to spit their verse. And they spit it well. The mysterious Earl is there. Even Frank Ocean (who looks like the group's babysitter more than ever) can rap. Tyler doesn't hog the lime-light, yet you always get the feeling this is all going to his plan.

The Odd Future boys have clearly stepped up their game with their second mixtape. As a collective, they never really hit it for me, never lived up to the hype - if possible. There was always talent in there, see Hodgy, See Tyler, see Syd - but it was always just a bit of a mess together. But they're most definitely stepping up their game. However at no point in the video do they take it too seriously (see Jasper yelling out he's not a rapper and doesn't know his verse, see the water pistols and lightsaber). It is Odd Future after all.

Tyler's final lines sum up OF perfectly: "They say we ain’t acting right / Always try to turn our fucking color into black and white / But they’ll never change him, never understand him / Radical's my anthem / Turn my fucking amps up / So instead of critiquing and bitching, being mad as fuck / Just admit: Not only are we talented, we’re rad as fuck."

Tyler, The Creator feat Frank Ocean: She.

Say what you like about Tyler The Creator, and many have, but the kids is a talent. Maybe his raps about rape and suicide or his videos featuring him eating cockroaches doesn't prove this to you, but be patient and watch, this boy will shine to all.



This video for his track with Frank Ocean, She, was directed by Tyler himself and gives him a chance to show off his diversity. It's far from the simple, yet dark as blackest marker, video that was Yonker, there's comedy in there as well as some well thought out shot.

And Tyler is scary as hell at the end.
Keep watching.

Madbury Does Goblin.

There's some people who just do things differently in life. They strive to be the best, to be creative, to create stuff that people haven't seen before, to be innovative. They do things their way, not just to be different but because they feel that that is the right way to go about their business. There are few examples of these people in the world, yet these are the people that make things happen, shape culture and make the difference. An example of these types would be Philip T Annand and the boys over at The Madbury Club.

I can't recommend The Madbury Club enough, whether it's album reviews, product reviews or just their general adventures, it's always captured with lyrical and visual beauty.

I digress. Now, if you've been on the internet in recent times, you would have heard of Tyler The Creator and Odd Future. No doubt. With reviews and opinions flying in every direction, or "online circle-jerkers surronding Tyler The Creator's latest album Goblin," Madbury decided to take to the streets of New York with their iPad and Sennheisers and get some real reviews from real people. Or people that don't have Twitter. "Wait, not everybody has Twitter?"



As you can see the boys do it differently, and the boys do it good.

"Im from BK. Name is John. Don't believe in God. Or Luck. Or Government. Only believe in the beauty of life. Like women like this one here. I wish I was a child so she could be my nanny."

Just Fucking Do It.

Music Monday 50.

Wow, 50 that's kind of special. Thanks to everyone that checks out the blog every week, or even more often, it really does mean a lot. And thanks for everyone who puts up with my shameless plugging on Twitter and Facebook. It's a pretty huge dance special (almost entirely) this week for you. Here we go.

Toddla T - Take It Back (Dillon Francis Remix)



It’s amazing what a remix can do to a song, sometimes it takes some of the original and just freshens it up a bit, sometimes it can completely destroy a song and there’s the times that it completely transforms it into a new beast. The original Toddla T track featuring Shola Ama and J2K, is ok, just ok. However when Dillion Francis got his mucky mits on it, the song went straight from just ok to incredible. This track does everything I want it to, just when I want it to. Needless to say it’s been on repeat.

Jakwob - Right Beside You



Jakwob is one of my favourite producers and has been for some time now, whether it’s with his remixes or tracks under his own name, it’s always some special. Jakwob always seems to manage to produce soemthing new and different from everyone else, yet strangely familiar. Great new track.

DJ Fresh - Louder



Remember Gold Dust? Remember how good that tune was? Well DJ Fresh is back with Louder, a song that you’ll likely to become pretty familiar with over the next few weeks. Not only will it be all over the radio, but it’s also backing the latest Lucozade advert. I don’t think it quite lives upto Gold Dust, but it’s a big summer tune anyways.

The Bullitts - Landspeeder



Here we are, back to some hip hop. And what a way to come back. This is the latest installment from the hip hop project, The Bullitts. Another fantastic, cinematic effort, it is definitely the sort of thing that can be expected in the future from a projected that includes Jay Electronica, Mos Def and a narration from Lucy Liu. I simply can’t wait to hear the finished article, it’s truly going to be something special.

Tyler The Creator and Frank Ocean - She



When I first heard Frank Ocean, I wasn’t really sure how he fitted into Odd Future, but this track with OF front man Tyler shows that they can go hard and soft, all in the same song. An impressive effort from a group that continue to impress and will do so for a long time.

Music Monday 40.

Tyler The Creator - Yonkers



So yeah Odd Future have pretty much exploded after their appearance on Jimmy Fallon and rightfully so. Widely hailed as the future of hip-hop, Odd Future, fronted by Tyler The Creator are spitting in the face of Akon, T-Pain and the such. This is Tyler's first single off his album. I love the video, it gives Tyler a chance to bask in the glory he loves and gets to show his attitude and showmanship directly to the audience.

Foo Fighters - White Limo



Foo Fighters are back. And they're back HARD. Everything that I've heard from the new album, including the first single White Limo, is everything you'd expect off a band's debut album before they clean themselves up to go mainstream. However Foos are doing it exactly the way that they want to, the new album sounds raw, grimy and loose and in no way is that a bad thing.

Radiohead - Lotus Flower



All the musical press was focused on the return of Radiohead last week, their huge and devoted fan-base is difficult to ignore. The new album suddenly became avaliable a day early along with this video and the internet went mad. This five minute solo performance by Thom Yorke gives fans something to touch themselves over as he stumbles, flexes and prances about. I do like it, and Radiohead in general, although not to the extent that I've got locks of Yorke's under my bed.

Mumford And Sons - Untitled



It's really nice to have something new from the Mumford boys as their massive, MASSIVE debut album. And yeah it sounds good, not groundbreaking, but good.

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Killed It.

I posted earlier the incredible Adele performance from The Brit Awards this TV performance, is something else. There is so much hype over Odd Future, it is unreal, and their front man, Tyler The Creator is another level of unreal. I'm still trying to get my head around them, they're not an easy pill to swallow. But it certainly looks like they know how to put on a show, a very very weird show.