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' Ghost In A Kiss' is some odd ASMR fusion with hip-hop, and it just doesn't go down well under any circumstance. Same Dew's track ' Thanks To You' starts promising but gets really repetitive with its slowly punching in-and-out synth instrumental, the slow and glitchy track not going anywhere for its three minute run, making the entire track blur together. Sadly, the second half has more going against it than it does for it (though, it has more to brag about that the earlier part of the album). Kelela features on ' A Breath Away', the song featuring Indian percussion that really adds a nice color to the record. The same goes for ' Back To You' with Kelly Zutrau, the only song on the record that has some excitement to it with the build in its second chorus. Mikky Ekko sounds huge on ' Into The Fire', finally giving the album some feeling of exposition nearly three-fourths of the way into it. Lots of strong voices bring a more refreshing palette to the album, a good contrast from the monotonous hip-hop side. The poppier half has a more agreeable composure.

The lack of variation and climax makes it come and go, as if it never happened.

The hip-hop half falls into the trap of becoming way too self-obsessed and sits itself on a high horse, perhaps the fault of the features. Then there's songs that have absolutely nothing interesting going for them - ' Witness' is just plain trash, while the next two tracks are just completely forgettable. There are some okay tracks like ' Be Somebody' featuring A$AP Rocky and Lil B, with a great instrumental but lyrics that just feel like one big name drop (with no real point of doing so) and ' All Nite' with Vince Staples which has a strong message but a horrible delivery. The first half of the record is very much hit-or-miss.

The problem, however, lies with the features.

Clams Casino produces beats and instrumentals for the tracks - and those are always spot on. The first half is a very hip-hop centric collection of songs, while the second half takes a poppier route. The record features a wide array of artists from several genres, and combines elements of both hip-hop and electronica into one collection of songs. Producer Clams Casino, known for tackling music with a bunch of big names such as FKA twigs and A$AP Rocky, has released his debut LP 32 Levels.

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