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808s & Dark Grapes II

I’ve been listening to Main Attrakionz a fair bit of late. Fact Magazine and Pitchfork devotees may have come across them already but for those who haven’t, Main Attrakionz are Oakland based duo Squadda B & MondreM.A.N. For their latest release, entitled 808s & Black Grapes II, they are joined by a host of unfamiliar Bay Area producers and man who goes by the name of Clams Casino (perhaps you have heard of him…). As a result, the album holds a variety of intriguing production styles, in particular Bossalinis & Fooliyones Pt 2 (produced by AHYVE) with its soaring choral sample reminiscent of some of Paul White’s early stuff. You can pick the album up for free courtesy of the good folks at Miskha NYC. It’s well worth your time.

Main Attrakionz have been producing music for a few years now, and their earlier work is a lo-fi proposition compared to the more polished 808s & Black Grapes II (known thus due to the 808s series released back in 2009). Loud Pack is a good example of this, replete with distorted vocals and stuttering kick drum.

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main attrakionz - chandelier redux

it’s basically all dope on here, and yeh i’m biased but, the keyboard kid beat tops the bunch. i got a youngin doooeeee. go stream the new main attraktionz ep over at spin magazine. cloud rap. cloud life. lets go.

also worth you guys check this month’s dj magazine for a 3 page cloud rap article that features our guy keyboard. page1 here, page 2 here, page 3 here

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birthday - come on christmas ep

as much as i’m in love with all this, for want of a better name, ‘cloud rap’ malarky at the moment, it’s the producers behind the beats that really get my tummy in a twist. so when main attrakionz’s main producer drops an all instro ep, this is a good thing.

birthday comes good with six lush tracks of breezy hip hop. you all need this.

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SELA

Ever get that feeling you’ve stumbled upon someone on the verge of big things? SELA is once such discovery. For cloud rap fans, that Main Attrakionz, Ryan Hemsworth and the A$AP Mob have shown an interest in the 18 year old producer speaks volumes. It took me a couple of evenings to get round to concocting a post for High-Rise, during which time I listened through his whole Bandcamp three or four times. I am suitably besotted with his sound. Have a listen to his latest release below.

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friendzone - love u

this one dropped on a main attrakionz album in the last week or so, but here’s the beat without the vocal.

mmmmmm ♥ friendzone. if the soundcloud dls run out go here

they got some tees for sale

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