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As a musi­cian, life is often lived on the road. Each city leaves its imprint on the artist as they develop their craft. For Oddisee, the pro­ducer and MC brain­child behind 2009's crit­i­cally acclaimed Diamond District, the life and trav­els of the artist is no mys­tery. Touring, record­ing, and keep­ing up with friends and fam­ily took Oddisee beyond his home­town of Washington DC to Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Rather than keep these expe­ri­ences to him­self, Oddisee is instead releas­ing a new 24-track instru­men­tal album, shar­ing his worldly expe­ri­ences – through music, directly with his fans; a 24 city sonic tour of the world. With this new release, Oddisee is the Traveling Man.

Being released dig­i­tally today and as a lim­ited edi­tion vinyl press­ing on February 23rd, Traveling Man is an instru­men­tal album truly influ­enced by the producer's sur­round­ings. Each track was pro­duced while Oddisee stayed in the city it was titled after. With these first three, take a visit to the fes­tive "San Fran" as you travel with the woman who so smoothly sings, "Do every­thing you wanted to do, you're on your own, that's how it goes". Or take a ride to "Chicago" where you can let your swag­ger loose on the windy streets as a soft voice is con­jured up to ser­e­nade you over the beat's gui­tar plucks, horns, and dense instru­men­ta­tion. Not con­fined to U.S. bor­ders, Oddisee next takes you over­seas, as the hyp­notic "Khartoum" in Sudan beck­ons you to visit its streets. No need for a pass­port because Oddisee sees the world, so that you can hear it. Listen up.

Oddisee's Traveling Man is avail­able dig­i­tally today via Mello Music Group.

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Previously on HipHopIsCoolAgain.Com

• 01/22/2010 -- Oddisee – Odd Winter
• 01/07/2010 -- Mello Music Group Announces Plans For A Hyperactive 2010
• 03/12/2010 -- Diamond District – Instrumentals x 3
• 02/24/2010 -- Oddisee – Kansas Bay (South Central Remix) feat. Stik Figa
• 02/08/2010 -- Oddisee – yU Traveling (NYC Remix) feat. yU
• 02/02/2010 -- Diamond District – Who I Be (Marco Polo Remix)
• 01/21/2010 -- Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime – Get Up feat. Prince Po, yU & DJ Clear x Get Up (GoGo Remix)
• 01/14/2010 -- Diamond District – The Stand Interview [Video]
• 11/17/2009 -- Sareem Poems – Rude Awakening (remix) feat. Kenn Starr & Oddisee
• 11/04/2009 -- Diamond Disctrict – Gully

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