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05-27 New Clams Casino & Lil B song
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Clams Casino is the pseudonym of New Jersey resident Mike Volpe, who has shot from relative obscurity to production sensation
thanks to a handful of blistering tracks. Edging into the limelight after passing tunes to Soulja Boy and Bay Area superstar Lil B, his
originality has resonated with more than just rap fans. Clams hasn’t confined his songwriting to rap music alone, and listening to his
productions you can hear a keen sense of harmony, a pop sensibility and a willingness to let sounds dissolve into an uncharacteristic
dream-like haze.
After a genre-bending EP Rainforest< ...read more
Clams Casino is the pseudonym of New Jersey resident Mike Volpe, who has shot from relative obscurity to production sensation
thanks to a handful of blistering tracks. Edging into the limelight after passing tunes to Soulja Boy and Bay Area superstar Lil B, his
originality has resonated with more than just rap fans. Clams hasn’t confined his songwriting to rap music alone, and listening to his
productions you can hear a keen sense of harmony, a pop sensibility and a willingness to let sounds dissolve into an uncharacteristic
dream-like haze.
After a genre-bending EP Rainforest on the esteemed Tri Angle label, his LP Instrumentals compiles some of Clams’ most
crucial and sought after beats. Surprisingly, with the raps stripped away the tracks take on a life of their own, and hearing Clams’
intricate productions with the space to breathe feels like a real privilege. The half-heard vocals, twisted, rolling beats and acid-
bathed samples are now pushed to the forefront, and you’d struggle to hear how a rapper, no matter how competent would manage
to compete with such precise songwriting. Clams’ real skill is to combine the delirious club sound of post-2010 rap with something
almost unheard in the genre. His sound is totally unique, and as he punctuates tracks with blissful ambience and inspired samples
it’s hard not to believe this is a producer destined for true greatness.
Platin Casino sponsored the release of a second instrumental mixtape, simply titled Instrumental Mixtape 2, for free via his
Twitter on June 4, 2012. « hide |
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