cLOUDDEAD
The mysterious cLOUDDEAD combines a trio of underground hip-hop artists arranged in the Anticon collective -- Doseone, why?, and Odd Nosdam. Each of them are solo artists and featured artists on dozens of underground recordings, but their music as cLOUDDEAD is quite different and unlike anything you'd expect from a group of rap connoisseurs -- it's both experimental and ambient, garnering many comparisons to the Residents and Brian Eno's Music for Airports or My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, with chanted vocals that recall Tibetan monks. Inste...[more]
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Ten finds cLOUDDEAD building on all of the elements that defined their debut: razor sharp vocal interplay, quirky found sound samples, ambient drone dreamscapes, lyrics that walk the line between observational and confessional, and a fair share of odd nosdam's drums slowed to a growl. Members doseone and why? never take the cheap way out. Their lyrics may range from blurry and buried to sharp and surfaced, but each and every line has meaning. The music and production are collaborative, featuring dose [ read more ]
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Odd Nosdam, Dose One, and Why?, compile all their vinyl cuts onto one album, delivering a striking and atmospheric pop record with threads of hip-hop beats and sporadic raps layered with soft vocal harmonies. Each track focuses on a specific theme and features guest appearances from the likes of Illogic, DJ Signify, Sole, Wolf Bros., Mr. Dibbs, and The Bay Area Animals.
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