Clams Casino (musician)
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Birth name | Michael Volpe |
Also known as | Clammy Clams |
Born | Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. | May 12, 1987
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Website | clammyclams |
Michael Volpe (born May 12, 1987), known professionally as Clams Casino, 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] and has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T.,[7] Washed Out[8] and Lana Del Rey.[9]
Career
Volpe's official debut EP Rainforest was released through Tri Angle Records on June 27, 2011.[10] His Instrumentals mixtape was released on March 7, 2011,[11] followed by the release of Instrumentals 2 on June 5, 2012[12] and Instrumentals 3 on December 18, 2013.[13] The mixtapes were distributed for free through his website.
Volpe contributed a score for Locomotor, a work choreographed by his cousin Stephen Petronio released on April 4, 2014.[14] He released his debut studio album 32 Levels through Columbia Records on July 15, 2016. He followed it up with his Instrumentals 4 mixtape, released on June 26, 2017.
Musical style
Volpe'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
Title | Album details |
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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
Title | Album details |
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Rainforest |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Wizard" | 2011 | non-album singles |
"Worth It" (with Danny Brown) |
2015 | |
"Blast" | 2016 | 32 Levels |
"Witness" (featuring Lil B) | ||
"All Nite" (featuring Vince Staples) | ||
"A Breath Away" (featuring Kelela) | ||
"Be Somebody" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Lil B) | ||
"Be Somebody (Remix)" (featuring ASAP Rocky, AJ Tracey and Lil B) |
non-album singles | |
"Live My Life" (featuring Lil B) | ||
"Time" | Savefabric | |
"Kali Yuga" (with Ghostemane) |
2017 | non-album singles |
"Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)" (with Lana Del Rey featuring ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti) | ||
"Vampire Knight" (with Chxpo) |
2018 |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Ignorance is Bliss" (Hyybridd featuring Clams Casino) |
2017 | non-album singles |
"4 Gold Chains" (Lil Peep featuring Clams Casino) |
2018 | |
"CAN'T GET OVER YOU" (Joji featuring Clams Casino) |
2018 |
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