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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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| Reviews Summary |
| Genius. - Mixmag / Utterly Essential - NME / Enthralling - All Music Guide / Startlingly Original - Wax / Certainly Beautiful And Strange - Rock Sound / Fascinating And Addictive - Esquire / A Landmark Album - Seven / A never less than intriguing debut - Q / Unequivocally the finest space-rock-rap album of 2001 - Mojo |
| To refer to this collection of ten-inches as "ambient" hip-hop, does no justice. It isn't even "experimental" per-se. Cincinnati's Doseone, why? and odd nosdam (along with guest Sole, Illogic, Dj Signify, Mr. Dibbs, and more) have created what I consider one of the better "chill" albums, and the crew could even give some of the best electronic acts a few tips. Comparisons are inevitable, and these guys could easily be paired with Gas/Mike Ink, Umo, Tom Waits, on a compilation. Lyrical delivery is assured - very solid, very prose-like. We get so many washes and smears of musical color, it's almost overwhelming. Some sections are just plain beautiful, just more evidence that hip-hop is and can be "art." Yeah, this isn't for everyone, but it's well worth it to turntablist heads, and those who dig this type of sound. - Insomniac |
3XLP/Out Of Print