Odyssey (Bligg album)

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Odyssey
Studio album by Bligg

Publication
(s)

2004

Label (s) Nation Music

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

14th

running time

50 min. 58 sec.

production

Bligg, Lexx, Yvan, Sam B, Cutmando, Dimos and Dan Suter

chronology
Normal (2001) Odyssey Okeydokey (2005)

Odyssey is the second solo album by Zurich rapper Bligg . The album was released on May 23, 2004 on the Nation Music label. The publication reached number 19 in the Swiss charts. The single was able to occupy number 18 and received attention from the radio. With the second video single King Size Bligg had his first collaboration with the German rapper Kool Savas . The musicians Stress , Emel and Stéphanie also appear on the album.

Track list

Bligg (2008)
  1. Intro - 3.38
  2. Bomdiggy - 4.11
  3. Single - 3.09
  4. Odyssey feat. Stress - 3.18
  5. Wändwäischwasimäin - 3.01
  6. Predicto feat. Emel - October 5th
  7. VIP - 3.10
  8. Du Chöntsch - 3.30
  9. Räge - 3.43
  10. Sexy Mamy - 3.46
  11. Give nöd uf feat. Stéphanie - 3.21
  12. King Size feat. Kool Savas - 3.26
  13. Angela - 4.39
  14. Outro - 2.33

Text content

Bligg presents a wide repertoire of topics on his second album. Recurring elements in the songs include positive self-expression, battle rap and Bligg's views on hip-hop music. VIP and Sexy Mamy can be rated as party or club songs. With Odyssey and Räge , the sound carrier also contains thoughtful pieces. In addition, Bliggensdorfer presents personal titles: In Predicto the musician speaks to a not yet existing descendant. Angela is dedicated to his mother of the same name as a thank you.

production

Six producers were involved in the creation of the Odyssey album . These are Bligg's brother Samuel Bliggensdorfer, Yvan from the hip-hop group Double Pact , Dan Suter, Lexx, who is Bligg's former partner, and Dimos and DJ Cutmando, who produces most of the beats for Bligg. Sam B produced the songs Intro , VIP , Angela and Outro . Yvan is responsible for the beats of the tracks Odyssey , Gib nöd uf and King Size . Dan Suter produced with Sam B songs Intro , VIP and Angela . DJ Lexx took over the production of the pieces Bomdiggy , Wändwäischwasimäin , Predicto and Sexy Mamy . Du Chöntsch was produced by DJ Cutmando. Dimos provided the background music for Räge . Bligg was involved in the production of the songs Intro , Wändwäischwasimäin , VIP , Sexy Mamy and Angela , and produced the song Single .

Self-awareness

Bligg described his album as “an odyssey through the musical landscape and a mixture of entertainment and poetry.” The basis is rap, refined with elements from rock, pop and soul. In terms of content, the album is more personal than normal , which is mainly due to the two songs Predicto and Angela . The first of the two pieces is dedicated to his unborn baby, the second to his mother.

illustration

The cover shows Bligg with a white New Era cap and leather jacket against a black background. He raised his arms like a conductor . Red sparks spray from behind him. Plants grow to the left and right of the musician, from which microphones and CDs sprout as flowers. At the top of the picture you can see the large Bligg lettering at the time, and the album title at the bottom.

Odyssey Club

Parallel to the album, the Zurich rapper released an Extended Play (EP) on the music label Dialog Records as a vinyl record entitled Odyssey Club . This contains five of the pieces of music contained on the album and thus serves as a "smaller version" of the full album.

Title List of Odyssey Club EP:

  1. King Size (feat. Kool Savas)
  2. VIP
  3. Wändwäischwasimäin
  4. Sexy mamy
  5. Bomdiggy

Singles

The first single from the album Odyssey is single in which Bligg discusses the separation from a woman. The sound carrier, on which the title song Odyssey is also included, reached number 18 in the singles charts.

The second single from Odyssey is called King Size and is Bligg's first collaboration with Kool Savas . In 2005, they released another single called Kein Grund . A music video was shot for King Size as well as for the single .

Chart success

The album entered the Swiss charts at number 19 on June 6, 2004. It then stayed on the charts for another eight weeks before it landed at number 93 on September 19, 2004. On June 13, 2004 Odyssey was at number 28, on June 20 it was only at number 44. On June 27, it was at number 69 and on July 4 at number 72. On July 11, Odyssey was only at number 80 , but on July 18th it was back at number 79. On July 25, Odyssey was only at number 85.

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  1. ^ Hitparade.ch: Publication date of Odyssey
  2. ↑ Steffen Hung: Bligg - single. In: hitparade.ch. December 31, 2019, accessed January 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Booklet of the album
  4. ↑ http://well-wicked.ch/wellwi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=48 (link not available)
  5. ↑ Odyssey Club on Discogs.com
  6. ↑ Odyssey Club on hhv.de.
  7. ^ Title list of the single single
  8. ^ Hitparade.ch: Odyssey chart placements