Clouddead (stylized as cLOUDDEAD) is the debut album by American hip hop trio Clouddead. It was released on May 1, 2001 on Big Dada in the United Kingdom[1] and on May 8, 2001 on Mush Records in the United States.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 5/5[8] |
Stevie Chick of NME said, "This music takes the most abstract fallout of trip-hop as its starting point, working in white noise, telephone pranks and post-rock textures to create a disorientating mush you'll spend weeks getting lost in."[5] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "Clouddead follows more along the lines of Frank Zappa or Captain Beefheart than it does hip-hop, but it remains rooted at all times in beats and samples."[9]
Clay Jarvis of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of A, saying, "No combination of adjectives could accurately portray what you'll hear and no second-hand gushing will prepare you for the immense pleasure that is sure to wash over you when you put this album on."[7] Mark Pytlik of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "It's menacing, it's enthralling, and it's one of few modern-day records (hip-hop or otherwise) that honestly doesn't sound like anything -- or anyone -- else."[3]
In 2014, it was described by Arron Merat of Fact as "a key touchstone for the North American hip-hop underground."[10]
Some music experts somewhat considered this the first ever cloud rap album due the heavy usage of hazy ambient samples with hip hop beats which those are the main elements of the genre.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apt. A (1)" (featuring Illogic) | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Apt. A (2)" | 5:52 |
| 3. | "And All You Can Do Is Laugh. (1)" | 5:34 |
| 4. | "And All You Can Do Is Laugh. (2)" (featuring DJ Signify) | 5:51 |
| 5. | "I Promise Never to Get Paint on My Glasses Again. (1)" (featuring Sole) | 5:45 |
| 6. | "I Promise Never to Get Paint on My Glasses Again. (2)" | 6:01 |
| 7. | "JimmyBreeze (1)" (featuring The Wolf Bros.) | 7:01 |
| 8. | "JimmyBreeze (2)" | 5:32 |
| 9. | "(Cloud Dead Number Five) (1)" (featuring Mr. Dibbs) | 5:24 |
| 10. | "(Cloud Dead Number Five) (2)" (featuring Mr. Dibbs) | 6:00 |
| 11. | "Bike (1)" (featuring The Bay Area Animals) | 7:12 |
| 12. | "Bike (2)" (featuring The Bay Area Animals) | 6:53 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Yoni Wolf (Why?) – vocals
- Adam Drucker (Doseone) – vocals
- David Madson (Odd Nosdam) – production
References
- ^ "cLOUDDEAD – cLOUDDEAD". Big Dada. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "MH-206: cLOUDDEAD – cLOUDDEAD". Mush Records. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Pytlik, Mark. "cLOUDDEAD – cLOUDDEAD". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Wyse, Pascal (May 18, 2001). "cLOUDDEAD: cLOUDDEAD (Big Dada)". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Chick, Stevie (May 7, 2001). "cLOUDDEAD : cLOUDDEAD". NME. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Dare, Christopher (April 24, 2001). "cLOUDDEAD: cLOUDDEAD". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Jarvis, Clay (September 1, 2003). "cLOUDDEAD – cLOUDDEAD – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Amneziak. "cLOUDDEAD – cLOUDDEAD". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (July 1, 2001). "CLOUDDEAD – CLOUDDEAD". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Merat, Arron (November 7, 2014). "cLOUDDEAD: Dose One, Odd Nosdam and Why? look back at indie rap's defining moment". Fact. Retrieved May 29, 2017.