David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American

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producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists including

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, and Sole.

History

Odd Nosdam was first noticed for his production on '' cLOUDDEAD'', the debut album released in 2001 by cLOUDDEAD, his former group with

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of Why? and

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. In 2002, under the name Reaching Quiet,

and Nosdam released their collaborative effort, '' In the Shadow of the Living Room''. Nosdam's third beat tape, '' No More Wig for Ohio'', self-released in 2002, was rereleased by Anticon in 2003. In 2005, Odd Nosdam released his first proper solo album, '' Burner'', which features Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason of

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, Jessica Bailiff, Andrew Broder of

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, Dosh, and Dax Pierson, among others. '' Level Live Wires'', Nosdam's second solo album, was released in 2007 and features Tunde Adebimpe of

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, Dee Kesler of Thee More Shallows, Chris Adams of Hood, Jel, and Jessica Bailiff. Also in 2007, Nosdam created the soundtrack for

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video '' This Is My Element'' and in 2009, released the music as the '' T.I.M.E. Soundtrack''.

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, Jel, and Odd Nosdam's first collaborative effort, '' Kenny Dennis EP'', was released in 2012. It was followed by '' C.A.R.'', '' Kenny Dennis LP'', ''C.A.B.'', and '' Kenny Dennis III''.

Discography

Solo

* ''Anecdoticselfportrait'' (1998) cassette * ''Plan 9... Meat Your Hypnotis.'' (1999) cassette * ''Nonametape'' (1999) cassette * ''Reject'' (2001) CD * '' Plan 9... Meat Your Hypnotis.'' (2002) 2LP/CD * ''No More Wig for Ohio'' (2002) CD * '' No More Wig for Ohio'' (2003, reissue) 2LP/CD * ''Your American Bonus'' (2004) 7" * ''Untitled Three'' (2005) 12" * '' Burner'' (2005) 2LP/CD * ''Vol. 8'' (2006) CD * ''cLOUDDEAD instrumentals'' (2007) CD * '' Level Live Wires'' (2007) LP/CD * ''The Exciting Sounds of Level Live Wires'' (2007) bonus CD * ''This Is My Element Soundtrack'' (2007) CD * ''Pretty Swell Explode'' (2008) 2LP/2CD * ''15 Minutes of Funk'' (2008) CD * ''Circus Faux Prez Beats!'' (2008) download * '' T.I.M.E. Soundtrack'' (2009) LP/CD * ''Vol. 9 (2004-2007)'' (2010) CD/download * ''If Grill du Rot (1999-2001)'' (2012) download * ''Vol. 7.1 (2000-2003)'' (2013) download * ''Kenny Dennis LP Instrumentals'' (2013) download * ''T r i s h'' (2013) cassette/download * ''Vol. 17 (2005-2009)'' (2014) download * ''Music to Psychic Drive By'' (2014) cassette/download * ''Sisters'' (2016) LP/VHS/download * ''Music For Raising'' (2016) cassette/download * ''LIF'' (2017) CD/download * ''Off Tapes Outtakes'' (2017) download * ''Mirrors'' (2019) LP/download

Mixtapes

* ''Le Mixtape'' (2001) * ''Le Mixtape Delux'' (2002) * "Le Mix Live" (2004) * ''Rap Tapes Mixtape'' (2005) * ''Le Mix Ambient'' (2006) * ''Thrift Store Mixtape'' (2006) * ''Dies of Happiness, of Sorrow, Dreams'' (2008) * ''Mixtape Super Delux'' (2008) * ''Nofoolisnotaintready'' (2009) * ''Albatross Pub Dub'' (2009) * ''Le Mix Ambient'' (2013) cassette version

Collaborations

* Madtoons Beat Orchestra - "So Long, Mike Part 1" b/w "Black Light District" (2000) * Reaching Quiet - "113th Clean" on ''Ropeladder 12'' (2000) * Why? / Odd Nosdam - '' Split EP!'' (2001) * Anticon - '' We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)'' (2002) * Reaching Quiet - '' In the Shadow of the Living Room'' (2002) * Odd Nosdam / Drape - ''Flower Snow Falls'' (2009) * Jel & Odd Nosdam - "Tune in an Afternoon" (2009) * Bre'r with Odd Nosdam - ''Woulds Gallery Show'' (2009) * Odd Nosdam / Matthewdavid - ''Swedish Fish'' (2011) * Jel & Odd Nosdam - ''Pot Holes Beat Tape'' (2012) * Jel & Odd Nosdam - ''Geti Beats Vol. 1'' (2012) * Bre'r & Odd Nosdam - "0911" (2012)

Productions

* Sole - "Man and Woman" & "Bottle of Leftovers" from ''

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'' (2000) *

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- "Eviction Notice" from ''

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'' (2002) * Sole - "Salt on Everything" & "Selling Live Water" from '' Selling Live Water'' (2003) * Dosh - "Naoise" from '' Pure Trash'' (2004) * Sole - "Cheap Entertainment", "Sin Carne", "Manifesto 232", "Banks of Marble", "Atheist Jihad" & "Dumb This Down" from '' Live from Rome'' (2005) *

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- "Five Seconds" & "Your Neighborhood Spaceman" from ''

'' (2006) * Sage Francis - "Underground for Dummies" from '' Human the Death Dance'' (2007) *

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- "Rapping 4 Money" from '' The Free Houdini'' (2009) *

- '' Kenny Dennis EP'' (2012) * Serengeti - '' C.A.R.'' (2012) * Serengeti - '' Kenny Dennis LP'' (2013) * Serengeti - ''C.A.B.'' (2013) * Serengeti - '' Kenny Dennis III'' (2014)

Remixes

* Sole - "Selling Live Water (Dead Food Remix w/ Jel)" from "Plutonium" (2003) *

- "You Devil You (Remix)" from '' The No Music of AIFFs'' (2004) *

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- "The Toss & Turn (Quick Dub)" (2004) * Skyrider - "No Good (Nosdam's Dub)" (2006) * Windsor for the Derby - "Empathy For People Unknown (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2006) * Serena-Maneesh - "Don't Come Down Here (Blasted Remix)" (2006) *

- "Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)" from ''

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'' (2006) * Thee More Shallows - "Freshman (Remix)" from '' Monkey vs. Shark'' (2006) * Alias & Tarsier - "Ligaya (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2006) * The Klez-X - "Yom Pom Nosdam (Remix)" (2007) *

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- "(Growin' Up in the Hood) Four Thousand Style" (2007) *

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- "Forever Heavy (Shoegangster/JB Remix)" (2008) *

- "Sleep (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2008) * Danielson - "Our Givest (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2008) * Genghis Tron - "Colony Collapse (Odd Nosdam Remix)" from '' Board Up the House Remixes Volume 4'' (2008) * Sole and the Skyrider Band - "One Egg Short of an Omelette (Odd Nosdam Remix)" from '' Sole and the Skyrider Band Remix LP'' (2008) * Restiform Bodies - "Consumer Culture Wave (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2008) * Dark Dark Dark - "Junk Bones (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2009) * Themselves - "Skinning the Drum (Odd Nosdam Remix)" from '' Crowns Down & Company'' (2010) *

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- "Safe Tomorrow (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2011) *

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- "Outrigger (Jel & Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2011) *

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- "Sleep Deep (Jel & Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2011) * Main Attrakionz - "J Bar (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2011) *

- "Dennehy (Jel & Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2012) * Black Moth Super Rainbow - "

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(Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2012) * Sole - "Young Sole (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2012) * Kaigen x Shing02 - "Jikaku (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2012) * Blade Runner - "Cities and the Sky (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2013) * Blade Runner - "Waiting... (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2013) * El Ten Eleven - "Thanks Bill (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2013) * MJC - "Archetype One (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2013) * MJC - "Archetype One Reprise (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2013) *

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- "Outside Chimes (B-Day Bonus Beat)" (2013) * Saroos - "Sequoia (Odd Nosdam remix / feat. Drape & Bre'r)" (2014) * Harold Budd - "Feral (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2014) * WC Tank - "Reconsidering (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2014) * Teebs - "The Endless (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2015) * Nmesh - "White Lodge Simulation (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2017) *

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- "Doubts (Odd Nosdam Remix)" (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nosdam, Odd Anticon Alternative hip-hop musicians Place of birth missing (living people) American hip-hop record producers Living people 1976 births