clipping. - Dead Channel Sky [2LP Ghostly Green]

Clipping. return with Dead Channel Sky, a mind-bending fusion of hip-hop and cyberpunk that feels both retro-futuristic and eerily present.

Known for their sonic experimentation and high-concept storytelling, the trio of Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes craft a mixtape-like odyssey through an alternate timeline—one where rap’s golden age collides with the dystopian visions of sci-fi classics. Featuring collaborations with Aesop Rock, Cartel Madras, Tia Nomore, and Nels Cline, the album constructs a world where the ghosts of Public Enemy, Mantronix, and Cybotron still reign, and the underground pulses with hacked beats and armed audio warfare.

Pressed on Ghostly Green vinyl, this edition feels like an artifact from a parallel universe, where drum & bass, trip-hop, and acid house are still reshaping hip-hop’s DNA. Gritty, cerebral, and sonically relentless, Dead Channel Sky cements Clipping. as the architects of hip-hop’s cyberpunk revolution. Plug in, change the channel, and brace for impact—because everything is very important.