And he's still one of the coolest mofos on the planet.
November 16, 2023 11:11 AM Subscribe
As someone who has directly observed the music in retirement homes change from Glen Miller to Mick Jagger, I'm anxiously awaiting the first good colonoscopy rap.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 11:33 AM on November 16, 2023 [15 favorites]
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 11:33 AM on November 16, 2023 [15 favorites]
lovely read
posted by supermedusa at 11:34 AM on November 16, 2023
posted by supermedusa at 11:34 AM on November 16, 2023
Extra points for using the word "literally" correctly.
posted by Liquidwolf at 11:45 AM on November 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by Liquidwolf at 11:45 AM on November 16, 2023 [3 favorites]
It wouldn't hurt to mention the subject of the post, since the mobile site doesn't show tags. (It's an article about Andre 3000 of Outkast.)
posted by Umami Dearest at 11:48 AM on November 16, 2023 [13 favorites]
posted by Umami Dearest at 11:48 AM on November 16, 2023 [13 favorites]
I'm into it. I got into Japanese ambient when the Youtube algorithm went nuts for it a few years ago, and this sample sounds similar.
posted by tofu_crouton at 12:11 PM on November 16, 2023
posted by tofu_crouton at 12:11 PM on November 16, 2023
This is a really good piece, but I wanted to add a footnote to this statement: “This year, the duo’s fifth album, 2003’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, was certified platinum for the 13th time, making it the best-selling rap album in history.”
Because the Recording Industry Association of America, the organization that doles out platinum certifications, counts by number of discs per album. So a double album like Speakerboxxx/The Love Below gets twice the number of platinum discs per sale than regular albums. It’s up there, though. Unless I missed someone on this list, it’s the eighth bestselling hip hop album of all time in the US, behind only Notorious B.I.G, Lauryn Hill, Nelly, MC Hammer, the Beastie Boys and a couple of Eminem albums.
posted by Kattullus at 12:31 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Because the Recording Industry Association of America, the organization that doles out platinum certifications, counts by number of discs per album. So a double album like Speakerboxxx/The Love Below gets twice the number of platinum discs per sale than regular albums. It’s up there, though. Unless I missed someone on this list, it’s the eighth bestselling hip hop album of all time in the US, behind only Notorious B.I.G, Lauryn Hill, Nelly, MC Hammer, the Beastie Boys and a couple of Eminem albums.
posted by Kattullus at 12:31 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
I'm anxiously awaiting the first good colonoscopy rap.
Sure you wouldn't settle for a bad one?
posted by Paul Slade at 12:47 PM on November 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
Sure you wouldn't settle for a bad one?
posted by Paul Slade at 12:47 PM on November 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
He seems happy, and that is good.
posted by scruss at 2:37 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by scruss at 2:37 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
Extra points for using the word "literally" correctly.
I don't know. Technically he blew the wind, not vice versa.
Nice read, and glad André 3000 is enjoying life and making music he likes. I'll definitely check this album out.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 2:45 PM on November 16, 2023
I don't know. Technically he blew the wind, not vice versa.
Nice read, and glad André 3000 is enjoying life and making music he likes. I'll definitely check this album out.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 2:45 PM on November 16, 2023
Unless I missed someone on this list, it’s the eighth bestselling hip hop album of all time in the US, behind only Notorious B.I.G, Lauryn Hill, Nelly, MC Hammer, the Beastie Boys and a couple of Eminem albums.
It brings me no joy to observe that you missed the person with the third-best-selling rap album (in the US) of all time, Kid Rock.
posted by box at 3:22 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
It brings me no joy to observe that you missed the person with the third-best-selling rap album (in the US) of all time, Kid Rock.
posted by box at 3:22 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
I need someone to identify those amazing flutes.
The big one he plays sideways (similar to a regular flute) appears to be a "contrabass" wooden flute, possibly made by Pat Haran. The other he plays facing forward seem to be Mayan double and triple flutes similar to the ones in this video.
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:25 PM on November 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
The big one he plays sideways (similar to a regular flute) appears to be a "contrabass" wooden flute, possibly made by Pat Haran. The other he plays facing forward seem to be Mayan double and triple flutes similar to the ones in this video.
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:25 PM on November 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
In the photos of the gq interview, Andre is playing a handmade Mayan drone flute from Quetzalcoatl Music, which seems to be a one man shop. They seem really cheap for what they are; classical (metal) flutes are much more expensive
posted by The River Ivel at 3:29 PM on November 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by The River Ivel at 3:29 PM on November 16, 2023 [1 favorite]
box: It brings me no joy to observe that you missed the person with the third-best-selling rap album (in the US) of all time, Kid Rock.
oh no now I must sign up yet again for a session with Lacuna to erase from my mind all memories of Kid Rock
posted by Kattullus at 10:47 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
oh no now I must sign up yet again for a session with Lacuna to erase from my mind all memories of Kid Rock
posted by Kattullus at 10:47 PM on November 16, 2023 [2 favorites]
There’s still time for Kid Rock to start playing wind instruments in laundromats in a new Kenny G phase of his career like Andre 3000.
posted by dr_dank at 4:33 AM on November 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by dr_dank at 4:33 AM on November 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
Wow, this is great, a wonderfully insightful look into a fabulous artist's life and process. Thanks for linking it.
posted by mediareport at 5:33 AM on November 17, 2023
posted by mediareport at 5:33 AM on November 17, 2023
This is the week where headlines conspire to remind me of the greatest Key and Peele skit of all time.
posted by FallibleHuman at 5:33 AM on November 17, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by FallibleHuman at 5:33 AM on November 17, 2023 [4 favorites]
Extra points for using the word "literally" correctly.
OK, let's do this and roll out the pedantry: 'literally' has also meant 'figuratively' in American English for almost two centuries at least. So can we stop with this forever? (OED citation credits Mark Twain with first published usage.) 'Literally' means both what it literally means and its opposite, what it figuratively means. We do this in American English all the time, use a word as its opposite meaning (flammable and inflammable mean the same thing, for instance).
Also, looking forward to listening to this new Andre 3000 album over the weekend, he's a consistently interesting and engaging musician.
posted by LooseFilter at 6:46 AM on November 17, 2023 [4 favorites]
OK, let's do this and roll out the pedantry: 'literally' has also meant 'figuratively' in American English for almost two centuries at least. So can we stop with this forever? (OED citation credits Mark Twain with first published usage.) 'Literally' means both what it literally means and its opposite, what it figuratively means. We do this in American English all the time, use a word as its opposite meaning (flammable and inflammable mean the same thing, for instance).
Literally: 2 : in effect : virtually—used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possibleSo please, folks, no more "correcting" use of the word 'literally,' it literally also means figuratively. I know this is frustrating to some, that words can mean their opposite, but *shrug* that's English for you.
Literally: in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually: I literally died when she walked out on stage in that costume.
Literally: used to emphasize what you are saying: He missed that kick literally by miles.
Also, looking forward to listening to this new Andre 3000 album over the weekend, he's a consistently interesting and engaging musician.
posted by LooseFilter at 6:46 AM on November 17, 2023 [4 favorites]
The whole New Blue Sun album is up at YouTube for free.
posted by mediareport at 11:47 AM on November 17, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by mediareport at 11:47 AM on November 17, 2023 [3 favorites]
The loops and layered soundscape behind the flute lines remind me a lot of Brian Eno's ambient records.
posted by lwxxyyzz at 3:53 PM on November 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by lwxxyyzz at 3:53 PM on November 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3000, must surely be proud.
posted by otherchaz at 3:56 PM on November 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by otherchaz at 3:56 PM on November 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
There’s a 3LP 180g release (if that site seems sketch, I would note that Andre 3000 is signed to Epic Records and that places like Turntable Lab and Rough Trade also have preorders), if you’re into that kind of thing.
The credits are kinda nuts—Carlos Niño co-produced it; Matthewdavid, Mia Doi Todd, Nate Mercereau, and Surya Botofasina all feature prominently. I would not have thought that Andre 3000 would want to make an International Anthem kind of album, but I guess he did.
It’s been interesting to see fan reviews.
posted by box at 4:55 PM on November 17, 2023
The credits are kinda nuts—Carlos Niño co-produced it; Matthewdavid, Mia Doi Todd, Nate Mercereau, and Surya Botofasina all feature prominently. I would not have thought that Andre 3000 would want to make an International Anthem kind of album, but I guess he did.
It’s been interesting to see fan reviews.
posted by box at 4:55 PM on November 17, 2023
Worth noting that the FPP’s quote is the name of the title track. Mwah! The rest of the titles are also highly evocative, as befits an instrumental album. What a flex! What fun!
posted by whuppy at 6:47 PM on November 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by whuppy at 6:47 PM on November 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
Soundwise it is a drowsy soundscape from the first age of headphones and is very good at being that.
posted by whuppy at 6:50 PM on November 17, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by whuppy at 6:50 PM on November 17, 2023 [3 favorites]
Yeah, it doesn't sound so much like a "flute album" as it does an "early 90s chillout album heavily referencing mid-70s chillout albums." Very nice, with some gorgeous sections I'm sure I'd love at 6am coming down from something, but not really much of a musical revelation. Great that he went in the direction he wanted, though.
posted by mediareport at 11:57 AM on November 18, 2023
posted by mediareport at 11:57 AM on November 18, 2023
Rap isn't really my favourite in music, but I really like minimalist/ experimental stuff - and this sounds great.
posted by jb at 9:38 PM on November 18, 2023
posted by jb at 9:38 PM on November 18, 2023
Damn that last track is such sweet and beautiful ambient music (the swelling climax after 13' kind of spoils the mood, but ok), even while not coming down at 6am. Reminds me of some of the gorgeous Japanese 80s stuff on this playlist.
I keep defaulting to this record as my daily background listening and keep finding wonderfully compelling moments that draw me in. The Gandhi/Dalai Lama/Jesus track is another current fave - reminds me of the quieter moments on Alice Coltrane's "Journey In Satchidananda."
posted by mediareport at 7:32 AM on November 19, 2023 [3 favorites]
I keep defaulting to this record as my daily background listening and keep finding wonderfully compelling moments that draw me in. The Gandhi/Dalai Lama/Jesus track is another current fave - reminds me of the quieter moments on Alice Coltrane's "Journey In Satchidananda."
posted by mediareport at 7:32 AM on November 19, 2023 [3 favorites]
At the Daily Show, Leslie Jones's reaction at 8:11 minutes is edifying.
posted by y2karl at 9:19 AM on November 20, 2023
posted by y2karl at 9:19 AM on November 20, 2023
I'm listening to it for the first time right now, and I'm about 8 minutes in, and I'm like "this is good ambient wallpaper music" and then I do a doubletake when I remember it's Andre 3000. Reminds me kinda like a doubletake I did when hearing Lil Yachty's Let's Start here. Not expecting it but liking it a lot.
posted by not_on_display at 10:15 PM on November 23, 2023
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