Dreaming of a white Christmas?How about white noise?
White noise.
Piercing.
White.
Noise.
CLLPNG, the follow up to clipping.'s gob-stopping 2013 effort Midcity, is a catchy, harsh, stoccato-beat-busting, tongue twister. A three piece hip-hop outfit from LA, their brutal, energetic sound has become more accessible in this new LP, whilst keeping their taste for sonar experimentation.
Sharp and provocative lyrics are delivered at breakneck speed, samples are ripped together, creating at once uber-abrasive backdrops, and percussions that this waterfall of words springs off of. The samples stretch into clarinets, and saxophones on tracks like Taking Off as they play, and push the sounds they're working with. Whilst high octane, the pace and volume varies, ensuring the record never flat-lines.
Indeed, CLLPNG starts hard, piercing noise and a spoken assault, however, the cast of supporting artists are the key to making this record more accessible than the last. Consider for instance the pulsing Get Up and its radio friendly vocals from Mariel Jacoda. Ends, a pumped up, organ looping track, with these characteristic gun-shot lyrics, is a perfect sum up of this LP's energy - it was born to galvanize, it is a non-stop series of sparks, each catching on the last's tail.
If you're into this, then you have to check out Death Grips, here - easily the inspiration for clipping.'s sharp breed of noise. Also, they are amazing.
And if you'd like some more info on this album, have a watch of Fantano's review, right here.
Merry Christmas Eve y'all, drink that sherry, eat those sausage rolls. Count down continues Boxing Day (that's the 26th for all you european/trans-atlantic types), with some decidedly tropical tunes :)
Happy Christmas, Kate x
