Clouddead Explained

Clouddead
Origin:	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.^[1]
Years Active:	1998–2004
Associated Acts:	Greenthink, Reaching Quiet, Object Beings
Past Members:	Doseone Why? Odd Nosdam

Clouddead (styled as cLOUDDEAD)^{[2] [3]} was an American experimental hip hop group, consisting of Doseone (Adam Drucker), Why? (Yoni Wolf) and Odd Nosdam (David Madson).

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

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

• cLOUDDEAD (2001)
• Ten (2004)

EPs

• The Peel Session (2001)

Singles

• "apt. A" (2000)
• "and all you can do is laugh" (2000)
• "I promise never to get paint on my glasses again" (2001)
• "JimmyBreeze" (2001)
• "(cloud dead number five") (2001)
• "Bike" (2001)
• "The Sound of a Handshake / This About the City" (2002)
• "Dead Dogs Two" (2004)

See also

• List of ambient music artists

External links

• Clouddead on Mush Records
• Clouddead on Big Dada

Notes and References

1. Web site: CLOUDDEAD Interview. The Milk Factory. February 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819163121/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/clouddeadiw.htm. 2012-08-19.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p481525|pure_url=yes}} cLOUDDEAD > Review ]. August 23, 2009 . Prato . Greg . AllMusic.
3. Web site: NME Artists: cLOUDDEAD / Biography . August 23, 2009 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001204147/http://www.nme.com/artists/clouddead . October 1, 2009 . dead .