![]() ![]() More a showcase of his production wares than an album, this collection still suggests Clams might produce a pearl yet. Into the Fire with Mikky Ekko is stultifyingly bland, but Back to You with Kelly Zutrau is a piece of beguiling, enigmatic R&B, while Future Islands’ Samuel T Herring uses the platform provided by Casino’s low tempo to turn out a stab at a 2k16 Tom Waits. Where his official debut album, 2016’s 32 Levels, featured vocal contributions from artists like Kelela and Vince Staples, Clams Casino’s new full-length Moon Trip Radio is an entirely instrumental album, evoking his classic solo mixtapes in its coarse textures while still building on the newer ideas he’s been exploring in recent few years. More interesting though are new departures into collaboration with singers. Staples in particular with his tricksy, tumbling flow, proves a perfect accompaniment to a track of pipes, birdsong and distorted squelches. ![]() There are rappers: Rocky, Vince Staples and, on three different tracks, Lil B. Four years on and a combination of pan pipes and big beats no longer sound so fresh, so Clams has done what any producer would on his debut album and drafted in features. Coming on like Enya after 15 blunts, all new age melodies and huge woozy drums, Clams (his real name is Michael Volpe) had an interesting sonic aesthetic. As the producer most associated with the emergent talent of A$AP Rocky, Clams Casino had a big 2012. ![]()
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