Endless (2016)
August 19, 2016Release Date
Endless (2016)
August 19, 2016Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Frank Ocean
Self / Director / Creative Director / Music Producer / Original Music Composer
Thomas Mastorakos
Production Design / Creative Director
Wendi Morris
Producer
Paper Mache Monkey
Art Department Manager
Tom Sachs
Thanks
Francisco Soriano
Editor / Director of Photography
Henri Helander
Wardrobe Assistant
Rita Zebdi
Wardrobe Master
TMG
Construction Manager
Taj Francois
Assistant Editor / Digital Imaging Technician
Grant Lau
VFX Artist
Caleb Laven
Sound Mixer / Sound Engineer
Keith Ferreira
Assistant Camera
Maarten Hofmeijer
Sound Designer
Brandon Chavez
Colorist
Brent Kiser
Sound Designer
Robert Ames
Conductor
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Noah Goldstein
Mixing Engineer
Joe Visciano
Assistant Sound Engineer
Three Six Zero
Manager of Operations
Def Jam
Recording Supervision
King, Holmes, Paterno and Soriano, LLP
Legal Services
Caius Pawson
Production Coordinator
Mike Dean
Mixing Engineer
Joe Thornalley
Music Producer
Troy Noka
Music Producer
Michael Uzowuru
Music Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Endless is a visual album by American singer Frank Ocean. It was released on August 19, 2016, as an exclusive streaming-only video on Apple Music, and preceded the August 20 release of Ocean's second studio album Blonde. Endless was later remastered and had a limited reissue in physical audio and visual formats on April 10, 2018.The album followed a period of controversy for Ocean, who was in a highly publicized battle with Def Jam Recordings, and it was the subject of widespread media discussion upon release. Endless was recorded in various studios across California, as well as in London, Miami, and Berlin, with production handled primarily by Ocean, Vegyn, Michael Uzowuru, and Troy Noka; Ocean previously collaborated with Noka on his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra (2011).
The film follows Ocean silently woodworking on a staircase while the audio plays. Music journalists have noted the album features a minimalist aesthetic with a loose musical structure and contains similar elements featured on Blonde, including ambient pop, avant-soul, R&B, and trap. Thematically, Endless explores Ocean's status as a celebrity, love and heartbreak, and age. It also contains uncredited guest appearances from Sampha and Jazmine Sullivan.
Endless received generally positive reception, with critics praising the musical content, namely its abstract structural compositions, although some were divided over the visual aspects, noting its length. Upon its re-release, it was positively reassessed, with praise directed toward its variety and since then became a cult-favorite among Frank Ocean fans.