
Aside from a select handful of folks, it's hard to remember the last time a hip-hop producer carved out a sonic space for themselves as distintively as Clams Casino has. Lex Luger maybe. 40. When asked about his sound by Village Voice last year, he simply dropped the word "effects," then elaborating that they "help things stick together". Clams is nothing if not an expert with effects, and the result is texture like no one else out there. Vocal samples, layers of synth and bass all marbled into compositions that feel dense and sticky, with all the edges [...]