Album review: Clams Casino – Instrumentals 3 (Self-released)

Clams Casino has been producing innovative beats for A$AP Rocky and Mac Miller since his soulful, R&B flecked first ‘Instrumentals’ mixtape arrived in 2011. Having proved he can create tracks that work as forward-thinking instrumentals and memorable, hook filled tracks for well-known artists, he returns with the third and final instalment of the series.

Opener ‘Crystals’ is an apocalyptic wall of sound, while the instrumental version of A$AP Rocky collaboration ‘Lvl’ allows its hypnotising, trip-hop style groove to flourish. Of the unreleased tracks, ‘Cry For Me’ boasts nostalgic ‘80’s synths and echoey, distorted vocals and the hazy dreamscapes of ‘Melthru’ also impress. While it’s doesn’t quite hit the experimental heights of his first ‘Instrumentals’ tape, it confirms Clams Casino’s versatility in incorporating eclectic sounds into his sonically adventurous soundscapes.

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The tracklist for ‘Instrumentals 3’ is below:

01 Crystals
02 Hell (A$AP Rocky Instrumental)
03 Cry For Me
04 Pull Me Down (Mikky Ekko Instrumental)
05 LVL (A$AP Rocky Instrumental)
06 Bird Call (Mac Miller Instrumental)
07 Freeze (A$AP Rocky Instrumental)
08 Haunt
09 Melthru
10 Bookfiend (DOOM Instrumental)
11 Cold Feet (Mac Miller Instrumental)
12 Wizard (Remix)
13 Youforia (Mac Miller Instrumental)

 

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