Clams Casino (musician)
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Birth name | Michael Volpe |
Also known as | Clammy Clams |
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Nutley, New Jersey, United States | May 12, 1987
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Michael Volpe (born May 12, 1987), professionally known as Clams Casino (sometimes stylized as CLΔMS CΔSINФ), is an American record producer and songwriter from Nutley, New Jersey.[1][2] Volpe is currently signed to Columbia Records and Sony Music. He has produced tracks for artists such as ASAP Rocky,[3] Lil B,[4] Vince Staples[5] and Mac Miller.[6] He has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T.,[7] Washed Out[8] and Lana Del Rey.[9]
Career
Clams Casino's official debut EP Rainforest was released in 2011.[10] His Instrumentals mixtape was released in March of the same year,[11] followed by the release of Instrumentals 2 in 2012[12] and Instrumentals 3 in 2013.[13] The mixtapes were distributed for free through his website.
Clams Casino contributed a score for Locomotor, a work choreographed by his cousin Stephen Petronio.[14]
Musical style
Clams Casino's music has been described as "[bringing] together conventional hip-hop drums, a sensitive ear for off-to-the-side melodies, and an overdose of oddly moving atmosphere."[15] Associated genres include witch house and cloud rap.
Discography
Studio albums
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32 Levels |
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Mixtapes
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Instrumentals |
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Instrumentals 2 |
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Instrumentals 3 |
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Instrumentals 4 |
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Extended plays
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Rainforest |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Witness" (featuring Lil B) |
2016 | 32 Levels |
"All Nite" (featuring Vince Staples) | ||
"A Breath Away" (featuring Kelela) | ||
"Ghost in a Kiss" (featuring Samuel T. Herring) | ||
"Time" | Fabric/Houndsouth | |
Remixes
- Big K.R.I.T. – "Moon and Stars" (2011)
- Washed Out – "Amor Fati" (2011)
- Lana Del Rey – "Born to Die" (2011)
- XV – "Swervin'" (2011)
- Big Pun – "Leatherface" (2012)
- Joyce – "Keep the Lights On" (2012)
- Florence and the Machine – "Never Let Me Go" (2012)
- Sia – "Elastic Heart" (2015)
- Wet – "Weak" (2015)
- DJ Shadow - "Stem/Long Stem" (2016)
References
- ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy (January 8, 2012). "Making a scene: A new generation of New Jersey hip-hop asserts itself". New Jersey On-Line.
- ↑ Dombalon, Ryan (March 31, 2011). "Rising: Clams Casino". Pitchfork Media.
- ↑ Lester, Paul (November 17, 2011). "New band of the day – No 1,151: Clams Casino". The Guardian.
- ↑ Montes, Patrick (May 16, 2013). "Producer Clams Casino on His "Weird" Relationship with Our 4Knots After Party Headliner Lil B". Village Voice.
- ↑ "Vince Staples Hops on Clams Casino's "All Nite"". Highsnobiety. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Roos, Brandon E. (November 27, 2011). "Clams Casino Talks Making Strong Connections With Mac Miller And A$AP Rocky". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Martin, Andrew (December 20, 2011). "Listen: Big K.R.I.T. "Moon & Stars (Clams Casino Remix)"". Complex.
- ↑ Thiessen, Brock (November 9, 2011). "Washed Out – "Amor Fati" (Clams Casino remix)". Exclaim!.
- ↑ Adams, Gregory (January 17, 2012). "Lana Del Rey – "Born to Die" (Clams Casino remix)". Exclaim!.
- ↑ Sharp, Elliott (July 5, 2011). "Guide To New Music, 7/5/11: New Releases by Clams Casino, Exhumed, Memory Tapes, and Pursuit Grooves". Philadelphia Weekly.
- ↑ Reynaldo, Shawn (January 2, 2012). "Clams Casino Offers 'Instrumentals' for Free". XLR8R.
- ↑ Shaw, Steve (June 12, 2012). "Clams Casino: Instrumentals 2". Fact.
- ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (January 8, 2014). "Clams Casino: Instrumental Tape 3". Pitchfork Media.
- ↑ Seibert, Brian (April 4, 2014). "Come Here, Look Back, Move Forward – Stephen Petronio Company Marks Its 30th Anniversary". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Clams Casino: Instrumental Mixtape". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
External links
- Official Web site
- Official Facebook page
- clammyclams on SoundCloud
- ClamsCasinoMusic's channel on YouTube
- Clams Casino discography at Discogs