It centers on a chanting vocal sample accompanied by the usual Clams beat, crashing drums, loud in both sides. It kicks off with Palace, which A$AP Rocky rapped over originally. This tape, like his first volume, is arranged to flow together despite the differing origins of the source material. It sounds much darker and more plodding than the original. He remixes Washed Out’s Amor Fati as well, and it’s almost unrecognizable. His Lana Del Ray remix is on here too, and it’s a lot better than the version with Lana singing on it.

His latest release is another instrumental mixtape, tracks originally produced for A$AP Rocky, Lil B, The Weeknd and more. His solely instrumental EP last year was decent, but not as good as the rapper-less versions of songs he produced for Lil B the previous year.

He produces his best songs for rappers, but they sound better on their own. He crafts songs that are wandering, that build slowly and intrigue both melodically and rhythmically. 2 (Self-Released)Ĭlams Casino is amazingly consistent.

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