Ok, so there’s all this fuss over who exactly Clutchy Hopkins really is. As Chris points out, Gorilla vs. Bear has a nice summary of the popular suspects, but there is one name that I haven’t seen mentioned yet: Money Mark.
The entire album tastes like Mark’s Keyboard Repair (1996), plus who else do you know with these Hip Hop connections and a hell of a collection of classic keys mixed with a love for garage sale toys and musty reel-to-reel machines? And I’m 90% sure I just caught a sample from the live jams that later became Check your Head. Hm…
No matter who it is, these are funny as hell:
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EDIT: They are doing a hell of a job marketing this thing. “Heckler79′s” comment is popping up on a bunch of blog posts.
You can only completely find yourself when you find yourself truly lost. The Life of Clutchy Hopkins is only the first of many works to come from this ever-changing legend that has become known as CLUTCHY HOPKINS. We hope you don’t sleep on this groundbreaking movement that may just revolutionize the way the world percieves the evolution of funk. Please contact heckler79@msn.com with anything questions, comments, or support. One can only see the light in complete darkness. Diggers never sleep; sleepers never dig.
Everybody’s asking…WHO IS CLUTCHY?? The truth is out there. Somewhere. And I aim to find it.
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2009 Update:
Clutchy = Joaquin Phoenix
im listen clutchy right now, and the sounds of mone mark coming to my head, i think is money mark…. love this music,…