Braille Brandishing

by Departure

Braille Brandishing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2025
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:20
  • Community rating: 3.38/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed from raw, noisy samples and kinetic turntablism, this release channels acute anxieties and LGBTQ+ themes through fractured, abstract hip-hop beatwork. The production is abrasive and deeply unconventional, prioritizing chaotic, broken loops over traditional rhythmic structures. It serves as an introspective, hyper-conscious document that boldly reimagines experimental rap boundaries.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, sampling, lgbtq, noisy, rap, underground, experimental, witty, satirical

Tracklist

  1. The Braille Brandishing (5:09)
  2. My Boyfriend Is An Artist (5:01)
  3. Eurogirls Go to Baltimore (5:49)
  4. Corey Feldman Chamber (4:04)
  5. Saddam Hussein Roleplay Club (1:11)
  6. Don't Trip (3:25)
  7. Poet's Lamentation for Water (2:58)
  8. War Is Not a Threat (4:01)
  9. Word Targets (3:15)
  10. Luv Silhouette (3:39)
  11. The End of the World (6:10)
  12. Brownsville Porchlight - bonus track (4:34)

Credits

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