APOLLO BROWN - Clouds
CD
APOLLO BROWN - Clouds APOLLO BROWN
Lemonade Vinyl LP
On Clouds, Apollo Brown delivers one of the purest distillations of his signature sound: dusty drums, soul-soaked samples and a heavy sense of atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and timeless.
Released early in his catalogue, Clouds plays less like a statement and more like a mood: introspective, unhurried and quietly confident. The album floats between boom-bap tradition and cinematic soul, drawing from vinyl crackle, melancholy melodies and head-nod tempos that reward close listening. Apollo Brown’s beats don’t rush the moment, they linger, letting emotion seep into every snare hit and chopped vocal fragment.
There’s a weight to the music, but also space, room to think, to drive, to sit with your own thoughts. What makes Clouds resonate years later is its restraint. This is instrumental hip-hop that doesn’t beg for attention or overwhelm with technique. Instead, it trusts feel and texture, proving that mood can be just as powerful as message.The record feels like weather rolling in, subtle at first, then unmistakable. Clouds is a 52 minute instrumental ride, a backdrop for reflection.
Track List
Vinyl
1. Sound of Guns
2. Just Walk
3. Blue Ruby
4. Shadows of Grief
5. Never In A Million Years
6. Time Passed Autum
7. Balance
8. Choices
9. The 11th Hour
10. Father & Son
11. Wisdom
12. A Conscious Breath
13. Black Pearls
14. Drinking Life
15. Shoot the Heart
16. Imagination
17. Push
18. Tao Te Ching
19. One Chance
20. Heart of Glass
21. Human Existence
22. Baghdad Sun
23. Know the Time
24. A Day's End
25. Heirloom
26. God's Creation
27. Seed of Memory
28. The Sky Is Falling
1. Sound of Guns
2. Just Walk
3. Blue Ruby
4. Shadows of Grief
5. Never In A Million Years
6. Time Passed Autum
7. Balance
8. Choices
9. The 11th Hour
10. Father & Son
11. Wisdom
12. A Conscious Breath
13. Black Pearls
14. Drinking Life
15. Shoot the Heart
16. Imagination
17. Push
18. Tao Te Ching
19. One Chance
20. Heart of Glass
21. Human Existence
22. Baghdad Sun
23. Know the Time
24. A Day's End
25. Heirloom
26. God's Creation
27. Seed of Memory
28. The Sky Is Falling
CD
1. Sound of Guns
2. Blue Ruby
3. Never In A Million Years
4. Balance
5. The 11th Hour
6. Wisdom
7. Black Pearls
8. Shoot the Heart
9. Push
10. One Chance
11. Human Existence
12. Know The Time
13. Heirloom
14. Seed of Memory
15. The Sky Is Falling
16. Just Walk
17. Shadows of Grief
18. Time Passed Autumn
19. Choices
20. Father & Son
21. A Conscious Breath
22. Drinking Life
23. Imagnation
24. Tao Te Ching
25. Heart of Glass
26. Baghdad Sun
27. A Day's End
28. God's Creation