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cLOUDDEAD is a musical group consisting of musicians Doseone (Adam Drucker), Why? (Yoni Wolf), and Odd Nosdam (David Madson). Generally Drucker and Wolf provide the group’s vocals while Madson produces the music. Occasionally Madson’s vocals can be heard, while Drucker and Wolf provide music, especially for the group’s second album.

The group’s name comes from a nonsensical knock-knock joke Drucker’s sister told him when she was 6 years old. The joke runs like this:

“Knock-knock”

“Who’s there?”
“Cloud-dead”…

But no-one remembers the punchline.

cLOUDDEAD’s sound is notoriously hard to define, and although it is undoubtedly grounded in ‘traditional’ hip-hop, influences as varied as electronica, psychedelic music and indie rock can be heard. Because of this non-traditional take on hip-hop, more conservative corners of the rap community have labeled cLOUDDEAD as “smartarse surrealism” - with some rejecting the notion that the group can be classed as hip-hop at all, ignoring Doseone’s request to ‘just call it hip hop.’

cLOUDDEAD’s first six 10” EPs were compiled in 2001 as a self-titled compilation album. The band’s subsequent discography includes a further two 10” EPs, the single “Dead Dogs Two” and the album Ten. Printed on the sleeve of “Dead Dogs Two” is “this is clouddead number 9 of ten”, indicating that as of Ten, cLOUDDEAD, as a group, have finished making music.
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  • Notjoeybloom

    Oh jeez! That is HORROR story! Some mailman to be named later must not be doing his job.

    yesterday afternoon

  • Dr_MoonOrGun

    Horror story time: I ordered a copy of 'I Promise Never to Get Paint on My Glasses Again', and my mailman decided to cram it in my mailbox, effectively snapping it in half.

    yesterday morning

  • lmerr

    I was listening to 'our name' on my drive home from work, and as I stopped at a stoplight (I was the car in front), the drone at around 4 minutes was blaring. It was loud enough to mask the sound of everything outside, even with my windows down. For a moment I questioned whether or not it was actually the song making the sound, or if it was my mind slowly dissolving. I began to space out, staring at the intersection, and started to dissociate from my very self. I questioned EVERYTHING. Then the light turned green, and I put my penis back into my trousers . . . What I meant to say was "Thanks for making good tunes".

    Saturday morning

  • yspyg

    There is no such thing as too much Yoni Wolf. In fact, there should be more Yoni everywhere.

    last week

  • mrmocha

    Would be better if there was less Yoni Wolf.

    last month

  • ethan_pl

    Why should there be anything wrong with you because of that?

    last month

  • absinthdelmar

    i don't like it what is wrong with me?

    last month

  • Insomniasaur

    into thee DEVIL'S MANHOLE

    March 2012
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