There are lots of ethereal synths and re-worked female vocals.
Volume 2 sees Clams Casino continuing to build on and expand the sounds he worked with on his first instrumental mixtape. He has just released his second instrumental mixtape. Clams Casino has made a name for himself as the go-to producer for Lil B and A$ap Rocky. On the other hand, you have artists like Blue Sky Black Death and Clams Casino who are making music that has more in common with ambient electronica than funk or jazz. These artists are making beats that are chaotic and cacophonous, as soothing as a root canal and as peaceful as an explosion. Death Grips, El-P, and Bigg Jus have all put out albums in the past few months that sound a little bit like a robot getting into a fight with a laundry machine and electric guitar.
On the one hand you have producers getting noisier and noisier. There are two divergent trends in hip-hop production these days.
