''Dropped Frames'' is a multi-album project by American hip hop musician

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, currently consisting of three volumes. ''Dropped Frames, Vol. 1'' was released on July 10, 2020, with subsequent volumes following on July 31 and September 18 of the same year. The project was composed interactively with fans on Shinoda's

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channel. All three albums were distributed via Kenji Kobayashi Productions, Shinoda's own company capitally related to Machine Shop co. With the exception of the opening track of volume 1, "Open Door", tracks on ''Dropped Frames'' are primarily instrumental.

Background

When the

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quarantine began, Shinoda became enamored of

. The singer spent Monday through Friday making art on Twitch while fans gave feedback. Four days of every week involved making music, while one day per week was dedicated to creating visual art. In late June 2020, Shinoda announced that he planned to publish his second studio album in early July 2020. He also stated that the songs were made with the assistance of fans who viewed his Twitch channel. At that time, he also allowed free streaming of songs "Open Door", "Super Galaxtica" and "Osiris". The song "Open Door" has vocals from Shinoda and over half a dozen fans worldwide. The remainder of the album is entirely

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with multiple

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s represented.

Critical reception

Kelsey Chapman of ''

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'' describes ''Dropped Frames, Vol. 1'' as "an abnormally relaxed and joyful record to come out during a time marred by shared

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and fear". Brenton Blanchet of ''

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'' characterized ''Dropped Frames, Vol. 1'' as "a mesh of '

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,' 'Bollywood hip-hop' and '90's boy band pop' suggestions, featuring flute loops, Nintendo

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-driven chords and vocal chants made up of hundreds of fan submissions".

Track listing

Personnel

* Mike Shinoda – instrumentation,

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, mastering, producer, vocals * Ai Mori – vocals * Debbie Darroch – vocals * Jessy Boray – vocals * Joar Westerlund – vocals * Pershard Owens – vocals * Sage Douglas – vocals * Slava – vocals *

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– drums (track 7, vol 1 and track 10, vol 2)

Charts

''Vol. 1''

''Vol. 2''

''Vol. 3''

References

{{Authority control 2020 albums Mike Shinoda albums Albums produced by Mike Shinoda