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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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| Reviews Summary |
| 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 |
| cLOUDDEAD impressed a load of people with their debut album, but they also confused more than they impressed. Nobody really knew how to take this self-proclaimed hip-hop act. With Ten cLOUDDEAD aren't out to change that impression at all. It's just as messed up as their self-titled debut was. "The Wood Man and his splintering self / The Wooden Woman and her hollowing out" is the first repeated lyric that you hear on the first track, "Pop Song." Imagine if Oliva Tremor Control had a run in with Dj Shadow. That's kind of along the lines of cLOUDDEAD. Their music is totally quirky. Hardcore hip-hop fans should stay away from cLOUDDEAD. This group is more suited towards people who may like Cex or something along those grounds. The samples are cutting edge and the lyrics are brilliant and whacked at the same time. Some of their music is a little abstract but for the most part Ten is maybe a little more accessible than their debut. I totally enjoyed it anyway. - Insound |
