I recently made a selection of some of my favourite Clams Casino songs. Nothing fancy, nothing complex, simply a no frills mix that I feel maintains the ethereal vibe he manages to weave into all of his tracks.
For those of you that don't know, Mike Volpe is the unsuspecting Physiotherapy student turned highly in-demand beatician hailing from New Jersey. He reached out to the 'based' community (pioneered by Lil B) over Myspace back in 2007. Since then he's been hounded by pretty much every up and coming rapper for his hazy, other-wordly instrumentals.
For those new to Volpe's work, Lil B's signature growling and unconventional raw style may be a little too much to adjust to straight away. For this reason I have only included tracks without the rappers in this mix. I also think this allows the listener to better appreciate the musicianship and themes of ClammyClams' music.
Download the mix here
Not only has Clams Casino worked with based rappers such as Lil B and Soulja Boy, he recently produced a number of songs for Harlem fashionista A$AP Rocky's full length debut album, LiveLoveA$AP. Check out the (VICE produced) Scarface/Belly/The Warriors inspired video for 'Wassup' below:
A$AP Rocky Wassup Prod. Clams Casino from Daniel Ible on Vimeo.
Words & Photo: My Own
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