''CLPPNG'' is the debut
studio album by American
hip hop group
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. It was released on June 10, 2014, through
Sub Pop as the follow-up to their debut mixtape ''
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''.
Composition
Thomas Quinlan of ''
Exclaim!'' writes that the album sees the group continue their combination of
musique concrète and
gangsta rap, while deeming it more accessible than their earlier work.
Fred Thomas of
AllMusic
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deems it a harsh album that fuses "noise frequencies, brutally dark beats, and MC Daveed Diggs' unhinged, often ugly lyrical flow."
"Intro" features rapping over a beatless backdrop of
feedback reminiscent of
Merzbow
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.
"Dream" features a "ringing bell,
white noise
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and
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",
while the next track "Get Up" is built solely around the sound of an
alarm clock.
The album also features a performance of
John Cage's ''
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'' (1951–1953), recorded with Tom Erbe.
Track listing
Charts
References
External links
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2014 debut albums
Sub Pop albums
Clipping. albums
Musique concrète albums
Gangsta rap albums by American artists