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Dropped Frames, Vol. 1 (2020)

Where the lyrics of Dropped Frames, Vol. 1 take you, and where it was really made.

The album was built with fans who watched Mike Shinoda's Twitch streams during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine, and fans can be heard on its one track with vocals.

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Album story

Overview

• Dropped Frames, Vol. 1 (Spanish title: Marcos caídos): multi-album by Mike Shinoda
• Spanish Wikipedia describes it as three instrumental discs
• Released 10 July 2020 through Kenji Kobayashi Productions
• Italian Wikipedia calls it Shinoda's second studio album
• Mostly instrumental; Open Door is the only track with sung parts and was released as a single
• Italian Wikipedia lists twelve tracks, from Open Door to Booty Down

Background

• Shinoda fell for Twitch when the COVID-19 quarantine began
• He made art on Twitch from Monday to Friday while fans commented
• Four days a week involved making music; one day a week was for visual art
• In late June 2020 he announced a second studio album for early July 2020
• He said the songs were made with help from fans who watched his Twitch channel
• Super Galaxtica, Osiris and Open Door were streamed free at that time
• Open Door has vocals from Shinoda and more than half a dozen fans around the world
• The rest of the album is entirely instrumental, with several genres represented

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Michael Kenji Shinoda, born February 11, 1977, in Los Angeles, California, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer.
• He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 with Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson, initially as the band Xero.
• He formed the hip-hop side project Fort Minor in 2004.

Members

• Shinoda served as co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter, and producer of Linkin Park.
• Shinoda's rapping style has been compared to Eminem.

Career

• Linkin Park's debut album Hybrid Theory became a breakthrough success.
• Fort Minor's debut album The Rising Tied was released in 2005, with the single "Where'd You Go" peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Shinoda released his debut solo EP Post Traumatic in 2018, about his feelings after Chester Bennington's death.
• He co-founded Machine Shop Records with Brad Delson.
• He works as an artist and graphic designer, and co-founded a scholarship at Art Center College of Design.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Spanish Wikipedia: released on 10 July 2020 through Kenji Kobayashi Productions
• Italian Wikipedia: among the twelve tracks, Open Door is the only one with sung parts and was the single taken from the album
• Italian Wikipedia: the album is mainly instrumental and was made by the rapper working with his fans through Twitch.tv

Reappraisal

• No critic reviews or retrospective assessments are cited in the available sources

Records

• No chart positions, sales figures, certifications or awards are cited in the available sources

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Shinoda announced in late June 2020 that the second studio album would come out in early July 2020.
• Open Door includes vocals from Shinoda and more than half a dozen fans from around the world.
• Open Door, Super Galaxtica and Osiris were streamed free of charge when the album was announced.
• The album's Spanish Wikipedia entry notes that Shinoda fell for Twitch during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

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