New Artist

Yet another artist I’ve been sitting on for a while, 23 year old New Jersey hip-hop producer Michael Volpe.  Under the moniker Clams Casino, Volpe makes based-out beats for the likes of Lil B and Soulja Boy.  Through the use of obscure sample manipulation he creates blown out ambient beats that would be more easily compared to How to Dress Well than Timbaland.  Casino’s recently released 13 track mixtape of instrumentals–aptly title Instrumental Mixtape–has been making heavy rounds through the blog scene and will be followed up on June 27th with Rainforest EP.  Listen to a few of our favorites below and head HERE to download Instrumental Mixtape.

Clams Casino – “Gorilla” from Rainforest

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Clams Casino – “I’m God (Instrumental)”

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Clams Casino – “Motivation” (Lil B) from Instrumental Mixtape

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