Last year, Frank Ocean broke barriers by becoming the first major recording artist to openly use Tumblr. “I thought Tumblr was only for people obsessed with Doctor Who or Sherlock or anything with gaunt British men, but I guess if Frank Ocean uses it, it must be okay” said the public. After Ocean revealed that he was a Tumblr user, Tumblr usage rose by 5000000000%, making the microblogging platform the most popular website in the history of the internet. But what does a man who has changed the face of the internet and put out the acclaimed record Channel Orange (TMT Review) do next? Well, as reported by FACT, he sits back and lets some bootlegger release a vinyl-only rarities collection by the title of unreleased, MISC.
Printed on clear vinyl, the double record is limited to only 750 copies. The release includes “Wise Man,” written for Django Unchained but previously unused, and OF Tape 2 track “Wise Man,” along with all sorts of other Tumblr-inspired tracks from Ocean. John Mayer’s even there on “White,” if that’s a factoid that you’re at all interested in knowing. Supposedly, you could buy the release from Rough Trade’s store, but the album seems to have mysteriously disappeared since FACT’s initial report. Did they sell all 750 copies already? Did the release disappear into the ether? Did Frank Ocean decide to sell it exclusively through Tumblr? These are all possibilities.
unrelated, MISC tracklist:
A1. Rocket Love
A2. Time Machine
A3. Heartbreak + Jet Lag
B1. Bedtime Story
B2. Voodoo
B3. White (ft. John Mayer)
B4. No Love
B5. 4 Tears
C1. Acura Integurl
C2. Analog 2 (ft. Tyler, The Creator)
C3. Whip Appeal
D1. Pyrite (Fool’s Gold)
D2. Scared of Beautiful
D3. Wise Man
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