Mixtape: Opoetik – Lessons Learned
I found this mixtape on Opoetik’s Bandcamp page. When he released the Two Sides To Every Story remix project with DJ Happee, I was curious to hear how they compared to the originals, many of which are on this mixtape. And truthfully …… the thing is, Two Sides isn’t by any means wack. The problem with Two Sides is that the production most of the time just sounds way too much like the originals. Mellow, jazzy, sample-based production is remixed into slightly more mellow, jazzy, sample-based production. It’s not bad but it’s just too comfortable.
From a consumer standpoint, you’re probably better off going with this Lessons Learned mixtape, which is currently still free, has more songs, is mixed well, and maintains the core of what Opoetik is about. Op is a spiritual dude who seems to use music as a way to make sense of the world. He’s a sort of wandering, weary traveler, dropping wisdom on us just as much as he’s kinda dropping wisdom on himself, like schooling us from the position of another classmate. It’s a journey and he’s right there with us, searching for something himself.
Reading be fun though:
