clipping. - What's in My Bag?

clipping. (aka Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes) go shopping at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. Their latest album "Splendor & Misery" is out now on Sub Pop Records.
Check out their picks:
Mac Dre - Ronald Dregan-Dreganomics (CD) bit.ly/2neQ8U7
Michael Gordon, Icebreaker - Trance (CD) bit.ly/2ma4Qd0
Michael Pisaro, Phillip Bush, Greg Stuart - A Mist Is A Collection Of Points (CD) bit.ly/2neCXCi
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra - Dee Dee's Feathers (LP) bit.ly/2mRCUiN
Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval - The Open Door (CD) bit.ly/2neLo0y
Moggi (Piero Umiliani) - Omaggio Ad Einstein (LP) bit.ly/2mv2sRq
Dakota Hogback - Vicarious Sadism (CD)
Howard Stelzer, Jason Talbot - Songs (CD)
Lionel Marchetti - Portrait D'Un Glacier (Alpes, 2173m) (CD)
Jean Schwarz - Erda / Suite N (LP) bit.ly/2mKO4Fw
Joan La Barbara - Voice Is The Original Instrument (LP) bit.ly/2mRo7UY
Pauline Oliveros - Reverberations: Tape & Electro (CD) bit.ly/2mtdOUx
Freestyle Fellowship - Innercity Griots (CD) bit.ly/2mtrsa5
Field Mob - Light Poles And Pine Trees (CD)
Shredded Nerve - In The Shadow Of What Never Was (LP)
Pedestrian Deposit - The Architector (LP)
Puce Mary - The Spiral (LP) bit.ly/2mKMfbJ
John Corigliano - Altered States [OST] (LP) bit.ly/2mbXwys
Ennio Morricone - Il Sorriso Del Grande Tentatore [OST] (LP) bit.ly/2mabpMF
Brian Reitzell - Hannibal Season 3 Volume 2 [OST] (LP) bit.ly/2lMjXy7
Jerry Goldsmith - Under Fire [OST] (LP)
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[@JoshuaKaluba]

Feeling very insecure about my noise knowledge right about now

[@jamesd7678]

These guys have probably spent all their lives digging around for what they listen to. William, the guy on the left, has a degree in "experimental music". Literally.

[@JoshuaKaluba]

James Dunham Seriously?? That's crazy cool

[@CodyAlushin]

JoshuaKaluba didn't know that could be a choice of study! Pretty crazy

[@ldskjfhslkjdhflkjdhf]

Cringe

[@foramejora]

Let's be real, you probably didn't know that much to begin with.

[@GoatgutsRecords]

I find it funny that Daveed did some normal things and the other 2 guys had like "recordings of water remixes with improvised avant garde jazz solos"

[@darkestification]

It makes a lot of sense to be honest

[@mulefa1]

that actually sounds cool

[@norbicsek]

[gasp] DO THESE GUYS WHO MADE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER OUT OF COMBINING RAP MUSIC, HARSH NOISE AND RANDOM WEIRD SAMPLES, SAY THAT THEY ACTUALLY LIKE RAP MUSIC, HARSH NOISE AND RANDOM WEIRD RECORDINGS?! I NEVER WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT!

[@norbicsek]

@William Magee I know, I was just making fun of the people who talk shit about the band for buying a lot of avantgarde stuff, as if it wasn't extremely obvious from their music, that they're into that sorta thing.

[@alwindsor7299]

I keep coming back to this video - and hence this comment- and it is still the funniest shit I've ever read

[@methleppard9555]

you don't have to necessarily enjoy listening to loud noises, just because you like making loud noises. go ask children.

[@norbicsek]

@@methleppard9555 Hahaha, touché!

[@lishfips4711]

William & Jonathan: *endless knowledge of obscure noise and experimental* Daveed: ...so here's a Mac Dre album

[@kingwithacapitalk614]

Mac Dre is dope tho

[@jonnanino]

That's the amazing thing though, that we know for sure that Daveed has knowledge about all that, but he still brings the fresh hip hop flair to the entire thing! In a way, it makes sure clipping never feels pretentious, it's always grounded, even with it's really heavy and sometimes abstract writing/production. They all make it the really smart edgy thing it is, and Daveed's delivery allows it to flourish without being stuck in some experimental fog

[@2122Hellfire]

@@jonnanino yep, It's this aspect of them that makes them my favorite of the recent experimental hip hop acts. They perfectly straddle the line between challenging and listenability.

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

@@jonnanino How is Clipping without Daveed "pretentious"? I hate it when people use that word to just immediately dismiss music. It's so discouraging to potential listeners and artists.

[@Arviav]

hahahahahaha

[@BigWaterDrinker]

Hearing this music just makes me think that there are some amazing, weird people walking around always.

[@byHexted]

It’s really just normal people who like this music I promise

[@funobot7344]

The thing is that you can tell all of them have specific developed musical interests, one in rap/jazz, one in more orchestral/classical score work and one heavily into noise and experimentation, but they all give the other two room to express their interests freely and even show interest in each of the others' tastes. It really does show their great chemistry, creating a natural collaboratory environment.

[@LetTheMusicFlow1]

really appreciate that you guys take the time to link their picks in the descriptions, I want whoever did it to know that their work doesn't go unnoticed

[@amoeba]

Awesome, thanks! Patrick did that. We'd be lost without him. We'll pass your thanks along.

[@KevKavanagh]

I second that emotion...

[@moozycla6]

@@amoeba is love all the way! ❤

[@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382]

@@amoeba its been 4 years, love u patrick!

[@PrinceZirconium]

@@amoeba Patrick is the hero we need but don't deserve.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Dude on the right: Jazz standards Dude in the middle: Jazz with chains dragging behind a truck Dude on the left: the sound of ribs detonating under a metal sky raining hellfire and mufflers

[@dahalofreeek]

And I thought I was a music nerd. These guys dive crazy deep with their listening.

[@thetinydancerinyourhand8658]

Did you know the band was originally just William (the dude on the left) and John (the dude in the middle)? The album midcity before Daveed joined. When Daveed joined, he rapped over the songs the duo made :)

[@mulefa1]

they’re academics tho, so don’t be hard on yourself, they get paid to be like this

[@zygma5161]

That harsh noise album literally made me reel back in my seat. Holy shit.

[@WillSmith-fg8be]

I'm so happy they introduced me to it, that's exactly my type of shit right there

[@emichael7299]

As I was reading this comment, that happened and I nearly shit my pants

[@lazyfangirl8441]

The harsh noise honestly scare me by themselves

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

What harsh noise album? There's like at least 5 they introduced.

[@RayZappa]

@@youtubeuserdan4017 Dakota Hogback was the one that jumped out because it was recorded at way louder than usual music broadcast level, like quite a lot of Merzbow is. Unless you actually don't care about hearing damage then this stuff needs to be listened to at a lower level, which defeats the object in my humble opinion.

[@mykectown]

Clicked this video extremely fast. Really interesting picks.

[@Ghoulstille]

In Jerry Goldsmith i trust.

[@eliezercaraballo3765]

Myke C-Town aye myke love you man!

[@bubs16]

I am really curious to see what Death Grips would pick.

[@JoshuaKaluba]

Myke C-Town Are you super into noise?

[@nolongerinuse915]

Perrin Faerch jimi hendrix of course

[@mahoganycreamcheese]

Dude on the left probably has a blender instead of a record player

[@thetinydancerinyourhand8658]

Brian Tannenbaum "Dude on the left" is William Hutson you uncultured swine

[@theresafrancis451]

I think noise music is valid and awesome, but I laughed.

[@absoluetely5199]

absolutely

[@MisterLuggage]

Finally, someone who appreciates the experimental section. Especially the clearence section underneath

[@rjbubba203]

can't believe this rap group that has extremely noisey beats picked a bunch of rap and noise im outraged

[@vrod2144]

Ha!

[@Molteniceee]

RJ Bubba not really a rap group. they're two noise musicians and one rapper.

[@BigSmiley0TV]

@@Molteniceee Clipping (stylized as clipping.) is an American experimental hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group consists of rapper Daveed Diggs and producers William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. (From Wikipedia), so idk i think it's ok to call them a rap group, and imagine if it had to be categorized in a store it could easily be placed into, or found in a section labeled as rap or hip hop, and yes i understand they have something more to them than your garden variety rap group, and labeling things kinda sucks but makes library systems kinda function easier sometimes, so sometimes has to be done no matter what sorta differences one wants to point at, there's a rapper that is the center and focus of the group and so that's where it leans more towards unless dividing that category into smaller parts

[@RyanIsARecluse]

@@Molteniceee because people really show up for the noise? If you were to make people choose either the noise or the bars, I don't think many people are going to go for harsh discordant electronic noise and bizarre field recordings, it's more believable that it's probably the unusual storytelling and clever wordplay which is made more interesting when the backdrop is the kind of noise clipping. deals in that people find appealing and most everybody would neatly file the project under "experimental hip hop". That shouldn't be a controversial statement.

[@Ethanhoyt427]

Clipping is made up of daveed Diggs, white guy with a beard, and white guy without a bearf

[@leoneverett5486]

Death Grips whats in my bag would be my dream

[@luisvivas2937]

Leon Everett of course I like Hendrix... of course...

[@ekmad]

of course I picked up *Are You Experienced*, of course

[@richardclark4536]

Leon Everett if death grips and clipping ever sample each other I will cum pant

[@boyo7918]

>MC Ride only gets Jimi Hendrix

[@kenshiro7680]

Llama Duck Of Course...

[@rymmusicfan713]

Daveed Diggs: Hip-hop, rap, jazz. Vocal-focused stuff that's experimental on a technical music theory level even if it doesn't seen like it. Jonathan Snipes: Avant garde electronics and classical stuff, a lot of cinema stuff too. Experimental in approach to make something unique in the genre. William Hutson: Harsh noise, experimental everything, field recordings. One must assume all of sound is music before attempting to indulge in half of this stuff. My personal music taste is probably closest to Jonathan's but I really appreciate that each member has a diverse and unexpectedly complimentary taste in music.

[@MrPieEducation]

Now I see why clipping's beats sound like they do.

[@jd_vincentl]

Impressive how all these picks forged the next albums of clipping. Specially the latest Visions of Bodies being Burned. They perfectly blend the horror soundtrack music with noisy harsh sounds and spooky vibes.

[@weezdom2018]

true dat

[@brandonwaters4523]

And Pedestrian Deposit was featured on TEATTB if I remember correctly.

[@sethparker3381]

Still can't believe Daveed Diggs was in Hamilton lol

[@thetinydancerinyourhand8658]

Seth Parker He was also in Black-ish! And Tour De Pharmacy! And he's gonna be in Wonder! And Ferdinand! Lmao what has this man not been in?

[@helfiaskomirotaino]

andimnevergonnastopuntilimakeemdropandburnemupandscattertheirremains I'm Lafayette

[@Ethanhoyt427]

He also rapped about a rubber duck

[@tobiasolesen5003]

the weirdest choices i've seen yet. i love it!

[@bullenmabior9220]

Tobias Olesen it's most likely for sampling

[@buenogoodlive]

Tobias Olesen Doesn't matter how shitty it sounds, as long as it's weird and obscure! Ya know, I don't get you hipster types..

[@tobiasolesen5003]

i'm not sayin' that i love all the electronic music. i just enjoy seeing them showing their stuff they got, and suprised how obscure it then was. The only thing i got out of this that i like is, freestyle fellowship which i checked out afterwards :)

[@buenogoodlive]

Tobias Olesen Ha! Same here actually. I should've guess they'd listen to such oddball stuff being that the beats they make are in the same vain.

[@TheTelepathicKid]

I dunno if it's for sampling ... the beat makers were noise musicians before they formed clipping., there is a scene out there for people who genuinely enjoy it.

[@vecvecvec]

"underneath the experimental section...there's an experimental _clearance_ section."

[@violetjune5046]

Guys they're not buying this shit to sample. They just like experimental music. Holy fuck.

[@drodgyn]

Honestly, clipping rarely uses samples and when they do, they’re not sneaky about it. The samples are there to be recognized.

[@rampface85]

Seeing their musical tastes really gives me a new perspective on clipping. Dudes are legit

[@sajin2633]

Mac Dre and Avant-garde field recordings lmfao

[@Amaling]

I hope these guys realize and appreciate just how deep they are into music. I pretty much don't recognize any of what they got

[@TheOnlySMAWJ]

i like how daveed is the only one pulling out "regular" music, dude in the middle is into classical & scores while the dude on the left just likes noise. Whatever floats yer boat i guess

[@thetinydancerinyourhand8658]

SMA WJ The dude in the middle is John Snipes and the dude on the left is William Hutson. 😉

[@great_attractor]

How are classical or scores not regular music?

[@chairsmissing]

"Just likes noise." Ignorant much?

[@dannybarzilay1594]

Dimitris Vasileias Isn’t “Noise” just the name of the genre of music he listens to?

[@chairsmissing]

@@dannybarzilay1594 indeed, but the way our bro here phrased it sounds so condescending towards an ever-expanding and rewarding listening experience that the noise genre has to offer.

[@BasicallyBananas]

5:05 I laughed my ass off.

[@SirGamerismify]

i like how everytime diggs pulls something out huston and snipes are like "oh yea i got some of that" and then they just show the most off the most extreme version of that genre

[@davebone8821]

Daveed’s definition of “scat solos” is much different than mine.

[@Blastkin]

i love how william and jonathan both pick the most unhinged noise music on the planet and then daveed picks out old school hip hop rap such a strange trio i love it

[@pjr5913]

thank you amoeba for keeping record stores alive...you guys hired me in the hollywood store to make a display way back...I did the kinks. learned so much from that experience

[@amoeba]

Thanks for helping out back then and keeping up with us.

[@Bakiyochi84420]

I don't know why but harsh noise, noise and whatever experimental shit is just so fucking mesmerizing

[@CrazyKonaKai]

thanks for showing love to clipping. great vid amoeba!

[@amoeba]

Cool band! Thanks for watching!

[@Beunibster]

New sub!

[@joco179]

Please more people like this with colorful record picks. Luv clppng

[@moeezS]

Of course they're way into experimental, electronic, and noise music!

[@janb7361]

They did a song with Pedestrian Deposit!

[@cheesecakelasagna]

I was legit expecting one of them to pull out a Britney Spears record or something.

[@magnumpineapple277]

I'm just waiting for snippets of these songs to pop up in future clipping. songs.

[@pushthewall]

i love how articulate the musicians you bring on are

[@siNkii]

FUCK YES. Love Clipping man.

[@Ally140992]

Love Mansions, man!

[@siNkii]

Mansions is too good. Glad to find another fan! :D

[@crabPEOPLE2000]

BRING ME THE NEW ALBUM ALREADY MANSIONS MAN

[@crabPEOPLE2000]

PUT MANBOX BACK ON SPOTIFY YOU FOOT

[@lepistanuda]

Xiu Xiu pls?

[@SebastianLopez-os9py]

I need this

[@lewisarmstrong4388]

As soon as I read Clipping I got colossally excited knowing that they would undoubtedly have phenomenal picks. And sure as fuck they did!

[@mosskey]

This is one of the best episodes of "What's in my Bag". Absolutely. A real nice gem of a video and source of new material. Thanks guys!

[@chiara3973]

Someone: *scrapes tables and chairs over ground, throws yelling sheep off roof, records alien invasion, slams arm onto piano* Clipping.: hey guys this is really good music

[@bayruigrok311]

omg profile pic and comment made me happy cause 1)comment is accurate 2)SEB

[@whatthe5954]

Seriously. Nothing is worse than that kind of ridiculous pretentious non-music. It's just nothing. It's literally just nothing, it's pointless noise.

[@bayruigrok311]

Logan Wendt yes I agree

[@whatthe5954]

www.dictionary.com/browse/music it actually IS nonmusic. It's missing any sort of rhythm. It's some noises people might like, but every noise isn't music. IF just make drone noises with my mouth, someone could "call" it music, but there's a lot of room to argue that isn't. Someone can like those noises. All noises aren't music, else the term music actually defines nothing. I'm all for "experimental" but this goes to a place where the experiment fails. There is no discernible rhythm, time signature; there are none of the things that a random uninitiated bystander would come upon and say "oh, this isn't just random noise or a tech demo for the things a particular device can do,but rather is music." It's weird, but art has this sort of "no distinctions" idea that's prevalent, as if to say "accept everything" when the reality is that not everything is worth accepting or further, that random noises even need to be called music for people to still want to "enjoy" them. Cool, enjoy that, but it's not music. The experiment failed or you've created a tech demo. There's nothing being conveyed and none of the qualifier for "music" as per the various dictionary definitions I can find are met.

[@thetopface]

Nothing is missing rhythm

[@0satanisboring0]

First episode anyones mentioned the Unusually Experimental section. Always been my first (if not only) stop at Amoeba Hollywood since before it was moved to the far back past the Jazz.

[@brownyuio]

0satanisboring0 I found it on my own (since I was too nervous to ask any of the clerks there) and I picked up a Edgard Verese album. Didn't know about the experimental clearance section though. Now I GOTTA go back!!

[@thecosmicblueautie]

0satanisboring0 Henry Rollins

[@8Steady]

Love the shots of Daveed sitting back and laughing at his buddies nerding out on noise albums. Good stuff, though. Stretching my musical knowledge and tastes is why I come here, and these guys definitely made me stretch.

[@codyjackson7579]

JESUS I WANT THAT DAKOTA HOGBACK ALBUM, CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE

[@petertaylorarts]

best selection yet

[@zyxh9899]

I had to pause and rewind this so so many times cause I never knew of mostly the noise records and I had to bookmark it all, hella knowledgeable and inspiring group hey. 🖤

[@BigNastyRamon]

This was absolutely my favorite of the season so far! loved learning about such interesting artists

[@UnwrittenSpade]

I LOVE THIS SERIES so much! Seeing all the obscure influences on musicians and actors is amazing! This channel deserves so many more subs and I foresee it getting them!

[@TheSoldierofPeace]

This is without a doubt the best "What's In My Bag" episode I've seen. Such interesting picks!

[@thehappyhandler827]

dude in the middle def had the best picks.that ennio morricone record with the obi sounded insane!

[@satanicsunshine4920]

10/10 patrician picks. All of them had great picks.

[@Subatomic_Glue]

It's really interesting to see how people's brains process music. One's man's static and feedback and what sounds like noise, is another's motivation and inspiration to create music. Super interesting choices and can honestly say I didn't even know music like that even existed. Actually learned a lot from this episode.

[@supa4ys843]

Wow! Huge variety of music knowledge. The part with Camron sampling from that Under Fire record mind blew me 😅

[@pumpkin_the_snek]

It did what? 😳

[@maryfreegirl2029]

just remembered all the noise picks they chose in this inteview so ihad to come back to this video since i now love noise music :)

[@diss00000lution]

Got so excited when he pulled out the Puce Mary record! Great album.

[@ShroudedInAntiquity]

I wish he would have talked more about those three records. It's cool to know dude really knows his shit.

[@chairsmissing]

Tis why I love Addiction to Blood. The noise undercurrent found here had me drooling.

[@immersed.in.darkness]

Just woke up and found out this amazing episode, thank you Ameoba, just made my day

[@DarkAvra]

This is a goldmine of new music I want to try?!?! Thank you!!

[@sourcherry23]

I love the variety of their picks. Gotta check 'em out!

[@galindoof]

I gasped when I saw this. Thank You, Amoeba!

[@stevebob240]

Awesome! I didn't expect clipping. to be on here, very fascinating picks, I haven't heard of many of the artists.

[@xgum]

my favorite episode. mentioning that Oliveros is all it took. love the dichotomy between daveeds tastes and the noise technicians tastes.

[@webcops6833]

“So there’s this guy and he makes some good music” Oh nice he has a good taste in music “And he’s one of my favorite harsh noise musicians” Wait what- *starts playing what a panic attack sounds like*

[@wgw7382]

I've been a big fan of these guys since their first album and the new album is fantastic

[@mariabeatrizpereiradepaiva5282]

im glad i found this channel bc of clipping !!

[@alexioblade]

Been so into these lately, Wriggle is such a sick track and EP

[@NomNomGohan]

Probably one of my favorite videos like...ever.

[@mnchls]

probably the most educational entry since lightning bolt's! awesome obscure picks; breath of fresh air since it seems like most other guests have really obvious selections. i defs wanna give those new[ish] pedestrian deposit and puce mary LPs a spin. not familiar with alot of this stuff though, so i'm excited to do some listening for myself, like joan la barbara + michael gordon.

[@tazmon122]

all this stuff they picked is wicked interesting....and also wicked obvious based on their positions in the group. gee, i would never have guessed, never in a million years, that the rapper would pick forgotten rap classics, the composer would pick imported film soundtracks, and the sound artist would angular early computer music. i was hoping one of them would pull Trent Reznor or j.cole or Danny Elfman....just to be like "sure we like wicked deep crate digging gems, but we also paying attention to OUR contemporaries that seem a little more like popcorn fluff indulgence by comparison. it's a nice reminder that we don't live in a vacuum and there's no dividing line between pop culture and total obscurity in terms of the quality of the art."

[@ArmedPlaysGames]

Cool watching this now after TEAATB has come out. The Shredded Nerve, Puce Mury and Pedestrian Deposit albums all sound like they inspired the album pretty heavily, especially the horror aspect of it. Hell, Pedestrian Deposit features on Attunement

[@mxrultra]

Wriggle like an epileptic

[@anonymous-yk9sz]

I love so many of these actually, these men have great taste.

[@pjr5913]

this is the best episode all three guys rock the boat

[@BADblake00]

get the grips of the death on the show

[@michaelt1760]

Benjamin McCann What the fuck

[@flowerpunk5255]

Yessssssssss these dudes one of my favourite experimental albums

[@comicKkrakK]

not sure who they are, but they've got me hooked with all those amazingly noisey picks! Love it. great episode

[@Flame6735]

God, I want to check out so many of these albums now. Noise and experimental bullshit is my bullshit. Especially noise. Great video guys! Definitely one of the best of these series I've seen, personally. Clipping is super interesting.

[@IHav3No3n3mies]

It all makes sense now

[@mushroomjesus2068]

Finally my favorite group!

[@RevJ7]

Mad props for that Hannibal mention. I would say the Mac Quayle Mr. Robot scores are much better, along with the Daredevil Season 1 and 2 scores, but those are def up in there in the top 10~

[@JustSyd]

The contrast between the artist mentioned in this video is wild.

[@Unkraut]

brb just sucking in all of the noise recommendations

[@bernardsabag7848]

I can’t find someone who likes the same metal as me but these guys found each other listening to computer boops and static yelling. Jealous

[@gab_luc]

best selections ever

[@Stickmorder]

It's so interesting how much music can be out of our comfort zone and can mean the world to others. I don't know any of these albums and most of them don't fit my taste but I love what these music these musicians produce who where influenced by all this music.

[@pearlwingdraws682]

At first I was like, "well okay not too bad" and I'm not one to judge but WHAT TEVFUCK HAPPENED AT 5:07

[@bronwynwalker5471]

no film composer can resist bringing up the dies irae

[@brendanhasenstab4586]

The taste here is wayyyy up there. Sophisticated gents, all.

[@kisawisa1769]

I was just there! I love these guys, barely know any of their picks though lmao

[@Misanola]

So rewarding when people with refined taste come on.

[@furyus01]

I kinda knew Eyedea and he told me his favorite rap album was hands down FF "Inner City Griots". Said it was the reason he got into rap as a kid

[@FattyJubbo]

these are all amazing picks

[@leewillie6378]

Both of my favorite musical groups were on "what's in my bag"!? Yes please

[@JayHill1995]

I cannot tell you the last time I heard that Field Mob song, but I can say that this is the last place I expected to hear it again.

[@rollinstormz]

what they listen to really reflects their music

[@entername6996]

I love Daveed's music choices. Thats the kinda music my dad listens to all the time. I kinda guessed he would pick that tho

[@shoelace576]

Woah this came out of no where, Still nice to see the dudes doing something like this. Thanks Amoeba

[@chaoswitch1974]

Thank you guys