cLOUDDEAD

Composed of Doseone, Odd Nosdam, and Why? (along with a plethora of guest artists), Clouddead's music is so far away from what's usually considered to be hip-hop (they've been compared to Boards of Canada and Brian Eno) that it's uncertain whether they deserve the label at all. Their eponymous debut LP, which is actually a collection of 6 double-sided singles, shifts between melodic and unsettlingly discordant, usually within the same track (see "Apt. A, Pt. 2"). While most hip-hop uses a rigidly structured combination of beats and samples, Clouddead's music drifts and stutters: synthesised melodies slide in and out, samples appear from nowhere, beats mutate over the course of a track, and the MCing style ranges from fast and confrontational to subdued and menacing. These highly experimental production techniques differentiate Clouddead from other underground hip-hop heroes such as Aesop Rock.

Discocgraphy:

Clouddead

1. Apt. A, Pt. 1
2. Apt. A, Pt. 2
3. And All You Can Do Is Laugh, Pt. 1
4. And All You Can Do Is Laugh, Pt. 2
5. I Promise Never to Get Paint on My Glasses, Pt. 1
6. I Promise Never to Get Paint on My Glasses, Pt. 2
7. Jimmybreeze, Pt. 1
8. Jimmybreeze, Pt. 2
9. (Cloud Dead #5), Pt. 1
10. (Cloud Dead #5), Pt. 2
11. Bike, Pt. 1
12. Bike, Pt. 2

The Peel Sessions

1. Apt. A (Part 1: Touching Story)
2. And All You Can Do Is Laugh (Part 1: Grey)
3. I Promise Never To Get Paint On My Glasses Again (Part 1: Out For The View)
4. I Promise Never To Get Paint On My Glasses Again (Part 1: Mother Pregnant)
5. Jimmy Breeze (Part 1: I Taught Myself To Survive)
6. Jimmy Breeze (Part 2: Ram's Crumpled Horn)
7. Bike (Part 2: Edison Accapella)
8. Bike (Part 2: Dead Dog)
9. The Sound Of A Handshake
10. Unknown