Clap!Clap! - A Thousand Skies [Album Review]

  • Alexander Shutti

' Italian producer and DJ Cristiano Crisci – or Clap! Clap! as he‘s more commonly known, has a very distinct and genre-bending sound. This was evident with his well-received debut LP ‘Tayi Bebba’ – released in 2013 on Bristol based label Black Acre, a label whom also boast the likes of talented young songstress Connie Constance, fellow DJ Romare and also tastemaker Julie Adenuga on their books. Whilst ‘Tayi Bebba’ soundtracked a tour of an imaginary island, Clap! Clap!’s latest concept album release ‘A Thousand Skies’ narrates a young girl’s journey through the stars. Through a fusion of traditional world music samples together with crisp live instrumentation and electronic music, this particular experimental expedition with Clap! Clap! is mellow but energetic and clearly draws on a variety of influences such as Hip-Hop, Dance and House [...] ' https://www.gigsoupmusic.com/reviews/album-reviews/clap-clap/