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MH-206 cLOUDDEAD - cLOUDDEAD  "It's all the same shit but they call it cLOUDDEAD." cLOUDDEAD is the avant-hip-hop grouping of Doseone, why?, and odd nosdam. Fusing abstract beats, ambient pads, and interweaving vocals, cLOUDDEAD has created a release that owes as much to the Beatles as it does to hip-hop. Like Doseone and why?'s Greenthink project, cLOUDDEAD renounces the traditional hip-hop song format in favor of music made in movements. Six such movements were created to be released as a limited edition ten-inch series. Each release features a guest (Illogic, Dj Signify, Sole, the Wolf Bros., Mr. Dibbs, and The Bay Area Animals) and focuses on a specific theme. All six are combined to create a full-length that nullifies any preconception of style and raises the artistic bar for future Mush releases. |
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| Genius. - Mixmag / Utterly Essential - NME / Enthralling - All Music Guide / Startlingly Original - Wax / Certainly Beautiful And Strange - Rocksound / Fascinating And Addictive - Esquire / A Landmark Album - Seven / No combination of adjectives could accurately portray what you'll hear and no second-hand gushing will prepare you for the immense pleasure that is sure to wash over you when you put this album on. - Stylus |
| In the last issue, our very own Neil Kulkarni talking about Spooks, wondered aloud about the validity of "alternative" rap. Well, what the hell does that make this odd rooster? Comprising the wonderfully named trio of Doseone, why?, and odd nosdam, cLOUDDEAD mix the spaced out atmospherics of Labradford and Slint with beats the size of a house and distinctly off key vocals. "apt. A" sounds like the Beta Band on Mogadon while "and all you can do is laugh" is Anti-Pop Consortium fronted by Harmony Korine. Slow drones, distorted voices, samples from old acid-rock albums, and plenty of attitude - whatever's going on in there, it's certainly beautiful and strange. So does that make cLOUDDEAD the first post-rock hip-hop act? And who the hell will dig this? And does it matter? You decide. - Rocksound |
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