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MH-230 cLOUDDEAD - Ten  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 nosdam drums slowed to a growl. 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 Doseone's knack for bottling emotion, why's self-taught multi-instrumentalist efforts, and odd nosdam's flair for borrowed genius. Individually, Doseone, why? and odd nosdam are as prolific and fearless as anyone in today's new music scene, but together as cLOUDDEAD they are able to create music that captures all of the promise of their individual talents in an unequaled sound. |
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| All must hail - BBC / A brilliant swan song - CMJ / Genuinely Original - Uncut / Catchy and Sublime - Under The Radar / Unquestionably, cLOUDDEAD have arrived - Pitchfork / It's golden. - Magnet / Original and eccentric - Alarm / Its merits are aplenty and deep - Flyer / Strident and sophisticated - Grooves / Uniquely promising and satisfying - Stylus |
| Ten, the second album from Oakland's cLOUDDEAD, is another mixed bag of treats and surprises. Experimentation with their hip-hop sound is the key to its appeal and with Ten, we've got poetic samples, nursery-rhymes and power-drills. But this doesn't add up to endless, meaningless noise. The unconventional basslines and haunting vocals throw something very different into the hip-hop arena. The ever-expanding gun culture in America is acutely tackled on "Son of a Gun." It definitely hits its target. While recent single "Dead Dogs Two," pushes them more towards the indie-rock line. It might take a few listens, but if you're eager to have your imagination prodded, this is the right bandwagon to jump on. - Mega Star |
