Channel Orange

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During their writing sessions, Malay noticed Ocean's use of gender pronouns in his lyrics, but attributed it to Ocean's poetic license rather than his sexuality. [5] In an interview after Ocean's open letter, Malay called him "the new hybrid of what an MC used to be in the '80s or '90s ... the true storyteller" and said of the lyrics, "I don't think anyone during any given point during the creative process knew what was happening ... when he's singing maybe from a female perspective or whatever, it's a story, it's a world that he created. It's not necessarily his personal—like something that he's experiencing. Maybe it is and it's a metaphor the way he did it". [5] They finished writing Channel Orange in two to three months. [5] Ocean said of the album's development in an interview for Rap-Up, "It succinctly defines me as an artist for where I am right now and that was the aim. It's about the stories. If I write 14 stories that I love, then the next step is to get the environment of music around it to best envelop the story and all kinds of sonic goodness." [15] Recording and production [ edit ] The exterior of EastWest Studios in Hollywood, where the album was mainly recorded Townsend (May 11, 2013). "FRANK OCEAN, ANY DAY NOW, KEVIN KELLER AMONG GLAAD MEDIA AWARD RECIPIENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO". GLAAD. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013 . Retrieved May 27, 2013.Alternative Top 30" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts/nl. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014 . Retrieved May 30, 2014.

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Less melodic and hook-oriented than Nostalgia, Ultra, [35] Channel Orange features subtle melodies and articulation, [40] spatial arrangements, [41] and mid-tempo drum beats, [27] although the more ruminative songs feature slower tempos. [4] Robert Christgau asserted that, without its predecessor's reliance on samples, "Ocean resists making a show of himself—resists the dope hook, the smart tempo, the transcendent falsetto itself." [42] Ocean, a baritone, [43] sings with casually expressive vocals, [4] free-form flow, [44] conversational crooning, [45] and alternating falsetto and tenor registers. [6] ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved April 29, 2015. Skey, Jamie (December 17, 2012). "Singles column 17 Dec 2012 – Frank Ocean, Killers, Ellie Goulding, Toy, The National & more". Q. London. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012 . Retrieved December 17, 2012. a b c d e f g h Channel Orange. Def Jam Recordings (CD liner). Frank Ocean. New York: Island Def Jam. 2012. B0015788-02. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

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