Pictures at an exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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The libraries' assessment
d. 12. Aug. 2016
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Thomas Tiedje
d. 12. Aug. 2016
Den 29-årige amerikanske hip hop-producer Michael Vulpe aka Clams Casino, har i flere år siden starten af 10'erne befundet sig på kanten af urban-scenen. Hans musikalske tilgang, hvor kormusik, new age, pop og r&b toppes af skarpe beats, har gjort ham til en efterspurgt herre, og undervejs har han leveret tracks til blandt andre A$AP Rocky, FKA Twigs og The Weeknd. Efter flere mixtapes og et utal af produktioner og remixes er det her Clam Casinos første reelle album på et <i>major label</i>, hvormed han tager et stort skridt ind på mainstream-scenen. Bedst er albummet på den første halvdel, hvor lyden af CC's karakteristiske hip hop får vokal på i form af A$AP Rocky og Lil B. Den sidste halvdel er med sine airplay-målrettede pop- og r&b-numre med mere ukendte og anonyme vokalbidrag en blandet fornøjelse fra en kunstner, der normalt krævede din opmærksomhed.
PopMatters
d. 20. July 2016
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Brian Duricy
d. 20. July 2016
"Being boxed in as just a "cloud rap" producer is an ill-fitting label for somebody who has created one of the most influential beats of the decade. His legacy will live on thanks to "I'm God", but with the rest of his discography just as strong, it's hard to see him as anything less than one of music's foremost production talents".
The observer
d. 17. July 2016
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Damien Morris
d. 17. July 2016
"At best, Clams's beats seem beaten, staggering in a space filled with distortion, as if someone's trying to hoover up the song before it finishes. 32 Levels begins and ends strongly but sags in the middle like an old sofa, never bettering Casino classics such as A$AP Rocky's LVLor FKA twigs' flutteringly majestic Hours".
Pitchfork
d. 18. July 2016
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Mehan Jayasuriya
d. 18. July 2016
"The influential hip-hop producer's debut album, 32 Levels, has two distinct sides: a uniformly strong rap side and a pop side that's not nearly as engaging or distinctive".