Oaklandasylum

Why?
Anticon
Hip-hop | Sep 2003

Reviews

stirling
Reviewed 2003-11-04
The production on these songs is really cleaver and intriguing. What else would you expect from one part of cLOUDEAD? Why? has a whiney out of tune voice that is on every song here. All of it feels pretty singer/songwriter with really excellent music. I like it a lot in small doses, but his voice gets to me if I listen to the album straight through.

((1)) Fun production involving many elements with sing songy male vocals. *starts with a quick fcc* 2) Short song with rapid beats somewhat distorted. 3) Another short song with strings, bells, and beats.((4)) A spookier song with male vox with strings, beats, and synths.((5)) A basic house beats is clouded with synths, and Pet Shop Boys type vocals. Song evolves away from this a couple times. 6) Lots of singing. In the beginning accompanied by piano and recorder. The singing turns into a light electronic piece and the song ends with accapella singing. 7) Soft singer/songwriter song with some drums and picked guitar.8) Silly song with interesting procession, voices and effects. ((9)) Cute pop song: “ I just found out for sure, the girl I have a crush on is a lesbian” Effects on the voice, synths and interesting beats. 10) starts with a computer voice. Farm animal sounds, casio beat, noise and synths collage. Comes together eventually, and then Why? starts singing out of tune.11) *FCC* 12) *FCC* more rap like than sing-songy. Pretty, but dirty in parts. 13) *FCC* guitar + drums + effects + why’s vocals. Turns really heavy at the end. ((14)) Buzzing sounds that rotate around your ears, drums, and cool synths. Why’s voice is not so much in the forefront on this one. *false ending* after 3 min. then about 10 seconds at the end of the track of random recording.

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Track listing

1. Ferriswheel
2. Col Lunch
3. Afterschool America
4. Our Neighbor's Daughter
5. A Little Titanic
6. Weak Moon
7. Early Whitney
8. Dreamon Cortelyou
9. Women Eye, "No"
10. Dirty Glass
11. Shirtless, Sheetless, and
12. Bad Sntropy
13. Seventeen
14. Ape in Cage with Wire Cuters