Clouddead

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Clouddead
Origin Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. [1]
Genres
Years active1998–2004
Labels
Past members Doseone
Why?
Odd Nosdam

Clouddead (styled as cLOUDDEAD) [4] [5] was an American experimental hip hop group, consisting of Doseone (Adam Drucker), Why? (Yoni Wolf) and Odd Nosdam (David Madson).

Contents

The group's name came from a nonsensical knock-knock joke Drucker's sister told him when she was five years old. [3]

Style

Clouddead's sound is notoriously hard to define, and although it is undoubtedly grounded in "traditional" hip-hop, influences as varied as ambient, electronica, psychedelic music, and indie rock can be heard.

History

Clouddead's first six 10-inch singles were compiled as a self-titled album, Clouddead , in 2001.

Printed on the sleeve of the single "Dead Dogs Two" is "this is cLOUDDEAD number 9 of ten," indicating that as of Ten (2004), Clouddead have finished making music as a group.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

See also

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References

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