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Clams Casino is the memorable pseudonym of New Jersey resident Mike Volpe, who in the last few months has shot from relative obscurity to production sensation thanks to a handful of blistering tracks. Edging into the limelight after passing tunes to Soulja Boy and Bay Area superstar Lil B, his originality has resonated with more than just rap fans. You see, Clams hasn’t confined his songwriting to rap music alone, and listening to his productions you can hear a keen sense of harmony, a pop sensibility and a willingness to let sounds dissolve into an uncharacteristic dream-like haze.

After a genre-bending EP on the esteemed Tri Angle label, his double LP “Instrumentals” compiles some of Clams’ most crucial and sought after beats. Surprisingly, with the raps stripped away the tracks take on a life of their own, and hearing Clams’ intricate productions with the space to breathe feels like a real privilege. The half-heard vocals, twisted, rolling beats and acid-bathed samples are now pushed to the forefront, and you’d struggle to hear how a rapper, no matter how competent would manage to compete with such precise songwriting. Clams’ real skill is to combine the delirious club sound of post-2010 rap with something almost unheard in the genre. His sound is totally unique, and as he punctuates tracks with blissful ambience and inspired samples it’s hard not to believe this is a producer destined for true greatness.

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1	Motivation	1,537
2	All I Need	1,373
3	Real Shit From a Real Nigga	1,208
4	Realist Alive	1,173
5	I'm Official	991
6	The World Needs Change	984
7	Cold War	863
8	Numb *Unreleased	794
9	Natural	621
10	What You Doin' [Lil B]	614
11	Illest Alive [Main Attrakionz]	611
12	I'm God (Instrumental)	554
13	Brainwash By London [The Jealous Guys]	551
14	Waterfalls	544
14	Treetop	544

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FreeCocaine

I wish he would release a tape that wasn't shit rappers already went in over.

4 hours ago
adamcooleyisdea

Great producer. One of the few rap producers, besides El-P and RZA and Madlib, I can listen to instrumentally.

Tuesday morning
BarackFlowbama

It's amazing that tracks like She's Hot can even be made by the same person who made All I Need and Numb.

Friday evening
henryJSB

so far i think either lil b or asap rocky have the best chemistry with clams. wassup is the best blend of clams influence with someone who knows exactly how to use it..i think.

last week
Piratesquid

Lil B's next single will be Clams-produced awww yea.

last week
hexagons

anyone have the 'white lights' instrumental? song is dope with soulja but I like to listen to clams instrumental most of the time.

last week
Piratesquid

@matt: What? No. If they got another Common wannabe on a Clams Casino track it'd be awful. The whole appeal of the people who've rapped on Clams beats so far (besides Rocky) is their really loose deliveries that make it almost feel like...well, clouds of their unfiltered thoughts and shit.

last week
ride_her

you niggas crayy [3] SRSLY

last week
matt1337c

If this guy could get a really soulful lyricist with great delivery to use his beats, the resulting album would be killer. Too bad everyone that's used them so far has been pretty subpar.

last week
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All I Need is Clams Casino

last week
chromefoam

how were u able to make a lana del rey song almost bearable

11 days ago
smokethecosmos

you niggas crayy [2]

13 days ago
Piratesquid

All of Clam's Soulja Beats have Soulja doing great on them you niggas crayy.

13 days ago
mobionic

White Lights. Want it. Without Soulja, where can I get it? : |

13 days ago
smokethecosmos

how does the rap ruin the beats? asap rocky and lil b do it more than justice.

14 days ago
depoBLVD

brainwash by london hard!!!!wawawa

14 days ago
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MidnightBlues_

most of the the rap ruins these instrumentals [2]

15 days ago
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Based Casino Vol. 1 plz. [2]

15 days ago
JuliusNepos

most of the the rap ruins these instrumentals

16 days ago