Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 13, 2026

Clouddead

Clouddead was an American experimental hip hop group, consisting of Doseone, Why? and Odd Nosdam.

Last revised
Jun 13, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
275 w
Citations
6
Source
Clouddead
OriginCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.1
Genres
Years active1998–2004
Labels
Past membersDoseone
Why?
Odd Nosdam

Clouddead (styled as cLOUDDEAD)45 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.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

  • 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

See also

References

References

  1. "CLOUDDEAD Interview". The Milk Factory. February 2004. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012.
  2. "Mush Artists: cLOUDDEAD". Mush Records. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  3. "Big Dada cLOUDDEAD". Big Dada. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  4. Prato, Greg. "cLOUDDEAD > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  5. "NME Artists: cLOUDDEAD / Biography". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
External links