BLK ODYSSY: Tiny Desk Concert
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Published 2024-01-25
The BLK ODYSSY aesthetic ignites all of the human senses and it's impossible to nail down exactly what type of music he makes after one, two or even three listens. When he arrived at NPR headquarters, Juwan Elcock, aka BLK ODYSSY, pulled out a lifelike severed human head made of silicone and placed it on the Desk. It's the same head seen in the hands of a woman on the cover of his latest album, DIAMONDS & FREAKS, a project that depicts love and lust as addictive vices.
The visual components are just as compelling and help specify that BLK ODYSSY is the modern personification of funk. I love where the current state of R&B music sits, but it can always use more funk. This Tiny Desk is an 18-minute flex, highlighting the best of DIAMONDS & FREAKS, plus the premiere of a new song, "I WANT YOU," and a set that climaxes with 2021's "FUNKENTOLOGY."
SET LIST
"ODEE"
"JUDAS & THE HOLY MOTHER OF STANK"
"ADAM & EVE"
"WANT YOU"
"FUNKENTOLOGY"
MUSICIANS
BLK ODYSSY: lead vocals
Alejandro Rios: guitar
JeMarcus Bridges: keys
Art Hays: saxophone
Paulo Santos: flute
Ari Burns: trumpet
Andre Taylor: vocals
Maya Sampleton: vocals
LARA': vocals
Marcus Jones: drums
Jimmy Blazer: bass
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Technical Director: Josh Rogosin
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Zayrha Rodriguez, Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Valentina Rodrรญguez Sรกnchez
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Photographer: Estefania Mitre
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Hazel Cills
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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All Comments (21)
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This Tiny Desk has been LONG overdue. These guys are putting out some of the best music I've heard in a long time and deserve all the recognition they're getting
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The musicality in this group is out of this world! Thank you for blessing us with such!
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Group was built for Tiny Desk & this type of setting. This sounds so darn good ๐ฅน.
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Please go stream / buy Blk odyssy's album Diamonds and Freaks its phenomenal no skips
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I hope they finally get the recognition they deserve
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Don't sleep on Lara you guys her vocals are WOW.
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OMG, thank you for this! Blk Odyssey and Tiny Desk. This is how I want the live to sound whenever he finally comes to Dallas. Bring the background singers and band.
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INSANE!!! I always said that a BLK ODYSSY tiny desk could be a complete trip. AND IT IS!
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Underrated fr, he was one of my most listened artists last year. Would love to see Hang Low live as well.
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dear lord her voice is so good too huh
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I saw them live in Paris last year and I can say that it was one of the best things that happend to me during 2023! Their whole show and music was ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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This is definitely entering my top 3 favourite concerts๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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Stooopppp this group flowed so well together and Rico had such amazing energy with the guitar
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Lovin this..... Grand rising and good vibrations kings and queens. Thank you for brightening my life โคโคโค
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Wow wow wow wow wow. The future is now for R&B and Funk with these guys....
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Fortunate enough to see Blk Odyssy live in London and easily the best and most immersive performance ive seen to date. He deserves every W that comes his way
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Thank you for introducing me to this artist! ๐๐ฝ I greatly enjoyed this mixture of talent!!
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Top three Tiny Desk Concert for me and not number 3 ๐ฅ๐ฎโ๐จ
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I feel like Iโm a part of a special tribe getting to watch this band grow. I canโt imagine anybody on this planet not liking their music ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
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BLK Odyssy is a outstanding talented group with exceptional vocals & musicans! ๐ค๐น๐ธ๐ท I'm on a mission to share your music with family & friends! ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ
