Ill Sevenz Music Group: The 18 – track LP features production by Megalawge, Andy Mac, DJ Lord Ron, Bill Cash, Sentence, Jay Large, Drumz, Domingo, Djimon, DJ Elite and Scarecrow. Guest appearances by Wildelux, Aarophat, Eneeone, Mecca, Constant Flow, Miles O’Keefe and Mr. Bakaa
Melodious Monk’s Ghetto Blues have been expressed in a project that’s honest, gritty, and raw. Ghetto Blues was never officially released as a full length album but it was discovered in the internet galaxy and since 2005 Melodious Monks music has been found in many places with projects such as “Guns”, “Hymns”, production credits on Mighty Joseph’s “Empire State”, Vast Aire’s “Dueces Wild”, and various other projects. “Ghetto Blues” is the first chapter to the story of Melodious Monk’s life and today is the 6th year anniversary of the project and it has finally been released exclusively as an album for free!
Written, arranged, produced, recorded, mixed, and designed by Melodious Monk. Mastered by Michael Dominichi, bonus track produced by Tone.
“You Don’t Close Your Eyes” is about the dynamics of a relationship turned cold. Clever wordplay and an effortless cadence propel this insightful tale of domestic apathy, which finds Oddisee questioning what changed in his relationship: “restaurant parking lots seem like the spot in the plot where you like to talk a lot, where it used to be the spot in the plot where the windows was steamed because the heat coming off was hot.” Also along for the ride is frequent collaborator/keyboardist, Ralph Real, whose tenor adds an emotional intensity that helps accentuate the frustrations of unrequited love.
Oddisee has sharpened his technique to a refined point. Teeming with layers, heartfelt chords flutter from the piano forming inverted triads. Smooth drums and thick, rubbery basslines lend themselves to the mood, subtly moving and shifting as the track builds up steam. Crisp strings bring it all to a pleasant musical crest. Oddisee’s production is charged with the kind of craftsmanship that’s easily digested, yet brimming with complexity for those eager to dive beneath the surface.