![]() ![]() Then, everything fell apart.īut the sketchy tracks that now comprise Bait Ones endured for good reason. Leading up to the 2013 leak, some of the feverish anticipation surrounding Paul’s official debut album involved the widespread notion that it was high time for him to fully claim his place alongside such peers-and that, if things fell into place, he could very well surpass them all. James Blake was stretching Destiny’s Child songs into alien new shapes Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon was wailing on Kanye records Rostam Batmanglij was toying with Auto-Tune in Vampire Weekend and Discovery Frank Ocean was covering Coldplay with startling sincerity. When Paul arrived at the start of the decade, he found himself among a vanguard of innovative and ambitious musicians who were opening up a dialog with the major pop establishment. Both tracks, which also appear on Bait Ones, are at once propulsive and elusive, like quicksand pumping out of a speaker cone, with Paul’s mumbling falsetto self-consciously buried in the mix (in the recent note, he mentioned, “It will always be a little painful for me to listen to myself.”) Here was a guy in his early 20s spiking his obsessions with J Dilla, Michael Jackson, and D’Angelo with uncanny pauses, flyby instrument breaks, and laser zaps-a meticulous introvert whose slippery sound was soon being sampled by Drake and Beyoncé. On the couple of songs he properly released before the leak, “ BTSTU (Edit)” and “ jasmine (demo),” he bent pop music to his off-kilter will. The official release of the unofficial document Paul has decided to call Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)- Bait Ones being a slangy working title for the project during the original sessions-brings with it a sense of closure, of finally wrangling some dominion over chaos.Īn ability to control the uncontrollable is part of what made Jai Paul’s music so mesmerizing in the first place. He wrote of a withdrawal, a breakdown, and a slow trek toward recovery, aided by therapy. “Looking back, it’s sad to think about what could have been, but it is what it is and I had to let go.” Elsewhere in the statement, he candidly discussed the seismic breach of trust he felt following the initial leak as well as an unmoored feeling of being perpetually misunderstood. “I’ve grown to appreciate that people have enjoyed that music and lived with it, and I accept that there is no way to put that shit back in the box,” the 30-year-old wrote. It's evil.On June 1, along with two totally new songs, Paul put this work that was once ripped from his hands onto streaming services as well as his own website, alongside a heartfelt note to fans. The other tries to replicate the look of the official pressing but without the gatefold and has a "promotional use only" message on the back (the official ones either have nothing there or have the XL Recordings logo in that spot).įrank Ocean hates us and I don't know why. One has a white background and a colour photo. Just an FYI on Blonde, there are two different covers you can find of the pirated versions. I'll leave the discogs links below so you can look at the Endless pirated LP and the many pirated versions of Blonde. ![]() I don't know anything about the quality of each one so that will be something you will have to find unless if someone comments on here telling of their experience (which I would hope for if that is the case). Blonde on the other hand has several unofficial pressings, so many to a point that it's ridiculous there isn't a mass-scale reissue. From the comments I saw on discogs, it's not the best quality so head's up there. Shitpost Free Shitpost Free for Mobile Give me MemesĢ023 April 16th - morgandoesntcare, jaredmuros, lvnarboymusic and tomsymusic - for the 2023 Frank Ocean Coachella ExperienceĢ021 May 4th - u/isen6 - absurdly predicted the Homer brand 94 days before launchĢ020 February 27th - /u/budsNhops - actually made 's terrible customer service care about customer voiceĢ018 April 9th - /u/jxnnt - Sacrificed her career for the greater good.Ģ016 August 20th - unknown - Had a lovely night with DadĢ016 August - /u/TheChosenSon - Ate a sock for the subįor Endless, there is only one unofficial vinyl pressing. On mobile? Check bottom for filtered views: ![]() Excessive shitposting will result in a ban. Requesting or providing any personal information such as phone numbers or addresses will result in a banįan content is encouraged, positive feedback is also encouraged This is a Frank Ocean sub, so posts should be directly related to Frank OceanĪny hateful messages toward others or Frank will result in a ban Blonde out now Welcome to /r/FrankOcean +++ Official /r/FrankOcean Chatroom is open now! +++ Rules ![]()
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