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Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. The desperate melodrama comes through in the hesitant build-up and explosive arrival of the drums. And the lingering sense of sadness is communicated when those drums sneak away and all that's left is a layer of whimpering electronic haze. But it's Clams' attention to hip-hop structure that makes these beats so emotionally devastating. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Open share drawer.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} But his beats, when heard without vocals, become even more interesting and arguably better. For all of their experimental tendencies, these songs are essentially, sample-based loops. A search through music given the "based" tag on BandCamp reveals a whole bunch of rambling rappers aping B's free-associative flow and just as many oddball producers putting out home-recorded, sorta stoned-sounding beats that maybe-- just maybe-- Lil B will one day rap over. Even those few productions that ape established hip-hop styles, like the Bay Area wobblers "Brainwash by London" and "She's Hot" maintain this tension between dogged structure and brash experimentation. Skip to content Search query All Results. Full of subtle production flourishes pulsing percussion on "All I Need", a sliver of flute on "Numb", muffled gun-shot sound effects on "Cold War" and possessing a true artist's comfort with indulgence nearly every track is caked with effects , his music can be heard alongside a genre-spanning scene of musicians like How to Dress Well, Tim Hecker, Burial, Toro Y Moi, and James Blake, all of whom mine the oddly melancholic effect of digital glitch. The bird squawks and the keyboard melody are wrapped up in the beat, and it repeats, riding-out for a bit, before abruptly ending with a patch of industrial drone. Later on, blasts of bass rumble through, and animal noises arrive instead of a breakdown. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The up-and-coming beatmaker's work for Lil B helped define the woozy "based" aesthetic, but heard on their own, his productions are even more powerful. This collection of instrumentals doesn't simply survey Clams' production; it turns his rap beats into moody compositions and flips the basic beat-tape concept into an album-like collection of electronic music. Clams Casino productions generally bring together conventional hip-hop drums, a sensitive ear for off-to-the-side melodies, and an overdose of oddly moving atmosphere. When the beat drops the next time around, it's accompanied by some rainy, Blade Runner -style keyboards. New Jersey producer Clams Casino is one of the sonic architects behind "based music.