Death Grips - "a bludgeoning slab of hostility" in audio form - [ALT HIP-HOP] - General

[IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c31c2bcc922fa8e9fb6a3defe153cf2/tumblr_miwjuuIvdf1s5fwsuo1_500.png[/IMG] [quote=Wikipdia on Death Grips]Death Grips are a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2010. The group consists of vocalist Stefan "MC Ride" Burnett and production from Zach Hill. Death Grips live performance setup consists of Burnett on vocals and Hill on drums, and previously included Morin on keyboards/sampler. The band's music has been described as combining punk rock, hip hop and noise.They released the mixtape[I] Exmilitary[/I] in April 2011, and in 2012 they released two studio albums, [I]The Money Store [/I]in April and [I]No Love Deep Web[/I] in October. Their releases have received acclaim from music critics, including the former placing 9th in Pitchfork's Best 50 Albums of 2012.[/quote] Death Grips has been called Alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, industrial hip hop, noise, angry hobo rap, and many other names. I agree with all of them. Their songs are... raw. Burnett does not so much rap as much as scream verse and it somehow all fits together and is somehow pleasing to the ears, at least to some. Albums: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exmilitary"]Exmilitary[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Money_Store_(album)"]The Money Store[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Love_Deep_Web"]No Love Deep Web[/URL] The whole album [I]Exmilitary [/I]is available on youtube, but Im just going to post some highlights from that. Their music videos are usually surreal and visually taxing, which fits the style of music perfectly. [video=youtube;-qxa91EwFco]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qxa91EwFco&list=UUuq1H-HXWoW4JL-hX5bWxzw&index=33[/video] [video=youtube;jTLaowNxVpA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTLaowNxVpA&list=UUuq1H-HXWoW4JL-hX5bWxzw&index=22[/video] [video=youtube;WpxZdL2hQVc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpxZdL2hQVc&feature=slpl[/video] [I]Currently my favorite song by them [/I][video=youtube;tWzJhkrZm5Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWzJhkrZm5Y&list=UUuq1H-HXWoW4JL-hX5bWxzw&index=7[/video] [video=youtube;sticXkHxZC4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sticXkHxZC4&list=UUuq1H-HXWoW4JL-hX5bWxzw&index=9[/video] [video=youtube;W43aQxzjyeM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W43aQxzjyeM&list=UUuq1H-HXWoW4JL-hX5bWxzw&index=10[/video] [video=youtube;Xhx_sNHYnOI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhx_sNHYnOI&list=UUuq1H-HXWoW4JL-hX5bWxzw&index=38[/video] If you liked those, I really recommend that you check out the [I]Exmilitary[/I] album on youtube, here: [URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPtPo8Sa3NE[/URL] [URL="http://www.youtube.com/user/deathgrippin?feature=watch"]Death Grips official Youtube[/URL] [URL="http://thirdworlds.net/main/"]Website[/URL] [URL="http://http://pitchfork.com/artists/29614-death-grips/"]Pitchforks Death Grips hub[/URL] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Death_Grips_Performing_in_NYC.jpg/777px-Death_Grips_Performing_in_NYC.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e3ade5743f17bf66ecbac045ccab92e/tumblr_miub05IS0U1rhqhj8o1_500.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/e75d1cbcc87c43e0ce42753f9a8c1c8b/tumblr_miwasrUa7G1rsb97zo1_500.png[/IMG] [B][I][U] STAY NOIDED, EVERYONE [/U][/I][/B][IMG]http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a310f0713a925ee6b26fc7ec9f9b77e/tumblr_meu234yyen1rm101do1_500.gif[/IMG]

[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1091058[/url] your OP is best, that thread was made when dgrips were obscure :v:

oh shit, I didnt see that when I searched to make sure I wasnt late. Im sorry everyone :c [editline]10th March 2013[/editline] i fucked up :c

So Fred Armisen is a Zach Hill fan. [url]http://massappeal.com/video-fred-armisen-talks-death-grips-on-rachel-ray/[/url] And I guess no more Flatlander? What the fuck even happened to him? [editline]9th March 2013[/editline] Also watch MC Ride destroy an iMac and throw someone off the stage. might want to turn your volume down. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxFRO9pRlwE[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjQabYcc6AA[/media]

[QUOTE=Fish Muffin;39861238]oh shit, I didnt see that when I searched to make sure I wasnt late. Im sorry everyone :c [editline]10th March 2013[/editline] i fucked up :c[/QUOTE] f that, you put the effort in, therefore we're keeping it!

These guys kill it live, Islington was a shit hole for going out after though.

not enough funny 4chan internet jokes in this thread

this isn't 4chan [editline]10th March 2013[/editline] just listened to exmilitary for the first time last night listened to it two more times back to back after that and put it on the moment I woke up this morning

Yeah Exmilitary's amazing. Constantly torn between whether that or The Money Store is their best record.

haven't listened to the dick album yet

[QUOTE=AK'z;39870781]haven't listened to the dick album yet[/QUOTE] why not

[QUOTE=OctopusGuy;39870726]Yeah Exmilitary's amazing. Constantly torn between whether that or The Money Store is their best record.[/QUOTE] Exmilitary has some of my favorite songs by them but I think Money Store is the superior album overall Just feels a lot more solid

[QUOTE=absinthe;39870610]this isn't 4chan [editline]10th March 2013[/editline] just listened to exmilitary for the first time last night listened to it two more times back to back after that and put it on the moment I woke up this morning[/QUOTE] what ):

[QUOTE=GhostProject;39870895]why not[/QUOTE] He's too busy taking it.

[QUOTE=GhostProject;39870895]why not[/QUOTE] Not sure. Guess the death grip kind of wore off for a short while. Maybe it's time to rekindle the beast. [editline]11th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Boss;39871132]He's too busy taking it.[/QUOTE] next album art should be a donkey foot up your arse!

[QUOTE=AK'z;39870781]haven't listened to the dick album yet[/QUOTE] you're missing out big time bruv

im kinda worried about how they'll go forward especially after nldw i love everything they made but i think exmilitary was my fav "core" death grips, with TMS being a more electronic departure from the super punk influenced vibe of exmilitary. NLDW was hard to get into but after forcing myself to give it a shot i love it, but think its the worst thing theyve put out (still amazing tho). reason im worried is flatlander is still in iceland and idk if he was involved in production of NLDW or to what extent, but NLDW feels a lot more minimal and barren, lacked the sporadic and noisy feeling of exmil and tms, yet in their pitchfork interview they say thats what they envision death grips as? i hope they go back to a TMS feeling with their future stuff, but i have a bad feeling that without flatlander they'll be sticking with minimalist NLDW stuff

[QUOTE=Kopimi;39871399]im kinda worried about how they'll go forward especially after nldw i love everything they made but i think exmilitary was my fav "core" death grips, with TMS being a more electronic departure from the super punk influenced vibe of exmilitary. NLDW was hard to get into but after forcing myself to give it a shot i love it, but think its the worst thing theyve put out (still amazing tho). reason im worried is flatlander is still in iceland and idk if he was involved in production of NLDW or to what extent, but NLDW feels a lot more minimal and barren, lacked the sporadic and noisy feeling of exmil and tms, yet in their pitchfork interview they say thats what they envision death grips as? i hope they go back to a TMS feeling with their future stuff, but i have a bad feeling that without flatlander they'll be sticking with minimalist NLDW stuff[/QUOTE] tbh for group that's been around for 2 years, they've been going with their instincts and doing what they feel. Exmilitary is like the "igniter" of the band; 2 albums after that, they can just try and become more established. Until the music becomes "dysfunctional" then you'll know it's time to take a break. I'm assuming it's long way from that point.

[QUOTE=OutOfExile2;39870982]Exmilitary has some of my favorite songs by them but I think Money Store is the superior album overall Just feels a lot more solid[/QUOTE] Yeah. There are a few songs on Ex that I'll listen to but I just think they're ok. The Money Store I'll listen to all the way through every time, except for Hacker. Not a fan of that song at all. I really enjoy NLDW though. Whammy is such a fun song and Artificial Death in the West is probably the best closer to an album they've got.

Hacker was probably one of my favorites on that album, guess Im the odd man out.

[QUOTE=The Castro;39861602]So Fred Armisen is a Zach Hill fan. [url]http://massappeal.com/video-fred-armisen-talks-death-grips-on-rachel-ray/[/url] And I guess no more Flatlander? What the fuck even happened to him? [editline]9th March 2013[/editline] Also watch MC Ride destroy an iMac and throw someone off the stage. might want to turn your volume down. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxFRO9pRlwE[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjQabYcc6AA[/media][/QUOTE] Actually looks like an awesome concert to go to

when i went to death grips my pants got destroyed and my friend's ankle almost got broken it was better than any hardcore punk show ive gone to

[QUOTE=thisispain;39881042]when i went to death grips my pants got destroyed and my friend's ankle almost got broken it was better than any hardcore punk show ive gone to[/QUOTE] Friend is a pussy he should have broken his leg. You know going to a death grips show, your hardcore like that.

well this was at coachella if he had broken his leg he would be in pretty bad shit he didnt get to see radiohead because they played after death grips

[QUOTE=thisispain;39881388]well this was at coachella if he had broken his leg he would be in pretty bad shit he didnt get to see radiohead because they played after death grips[/QUOTE] He missed out BIG time there poor guy. Reminds me of the time a friend at a festival wanted to see pendulum he got trashed and woke up in the infirmary. (support tent) When he asked staff what time it was and that he didnt want to miss pendulum they didnt have the heart to tell him he had missed them and told him they were playing in 12 hours. When we went to pick him up was the funniest shit I'd seen all year, "thanks for making sure I didnt die but fuck you for lying to me cunts." etc etc

Aw man that sounds rough Also, theres two Death Grips threads I dont know whats going on

[QUOTE=zteven3000;39887810]Aw man that sounds rough Also, theres two Death Grips threads I dont know whats going on[/QUOTE] [i]DOUBLE-DOUBLE[/i]

money store best death grips album

I like Exmilitary the most honestly. I like the sounds of stuff like Takyon and No Love over stuff like Bitch Please. Exmilitary just sounds the most...normal, I guess.

Exmilitary is like rapcore. The Money Store reminds me of The Velvet Underground & Nico; seems like pop-art to me for some reason.