Since first being spotted with its release in August, Instrumentals has received quite a bit of attention. Care free instrumental hip-hop beats invade a foggy and spacious musical atmosphere, occasionally being propelled by minor use of manipulated vocal samples throughout the record. Instrumentals employs a wonderfully downtempo frame work which enables quite a bit of leeway for everything else in the album. This record in particular is spreading rapidly across the Internet. Initially self-released as a mixtape, this album has been re-released on Type Records, home to other well known works from artists like Xela, Grouper, Helios, Deaf Center, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yellow Swans, and beyond. Instrumentals is one of two releases ( Rainforest EP being the other) that he has out so far. Clams Casino is an individual named Mike Volpe based out of New Jersey, USA.
