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DEATH GRIPS
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randomcollectionitem · 6 months
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clipping. - Face
https://www.discogs.com/release/11980126-Clipping-Face
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Hey, we finally had a record show up! This is the 2018 vinyl reissue of the 2012 debut EP from beloved industrial rap trio Clipping (they stylize it as "clipping." but it fucks up my formatting mojo so I'm sticking to the capital C for this one). The A side is the original 3 track tape, and the B side is remixes and an acapella. This version was released by Deathbomb Arc, the same label that put out the original EP.
I was a little late to the Clipping party and got on board with them shortly after the release of their semi-self-titled debut album, CLPPNG. CLPPNG dropped right after Death Grips broke up and the hype surrounding Clipping on the internet was mostly /mu/ posters heralding them as The Next Death Grips. I always thought that comparison was questionable. Outside of a vague sense of being in the same genre they don't share a lot of DNA, with Clipping pulling heavily from harsh noise and power electronics in contrast to Death Grips' sample-heavy sound fueled by math rock-adjacent live drums. Regardless, the JENNY DEATH WHEN era hype train brought Clipping in front of a relatively big audience of outsider rap nerds looking for another hit of bizarre sounds, and they brought it in spades. After listening to CLPPNG an embarrassing number of times I worked my way back to midcity (their first mixtape) and Face. Face really stuck with me, so I was thrilled to see it reissued in 2018 and picked it up immediately.
The original EP is a short-but-sweet three song affair that wastes no space and takes no prisoners. The opening track, the eponymous Face, is a blistering assault of lighting fast bars, blasts of noise, and a catchy x-rated chorus. It's followed by Studio Freestyle 01, which serves as a sort of mental breather in the middle of the list (as much of one as Clipping will give you at least), with mid-tempo freestyle verses alternating call-and-response style with bursts of harsh noise. The EP rounds out with Block, my personal favorite track from the project. Block showcases Daveed Diggs' uncanny ability to make even the smallest things seem profound and significant. A song about nothing becomes a song about everything as he paints a picture of a city block on top of a slow-burning beat. There are no characters. There is no action and no narrative. And that's the beauty of it.
The B side is a collection of remixes backed with an acapella of the first track. I'm normally not a huge fan of remixes, but the selection here is a fun listen. The first two are remixes of the title track, with the first turning it into a stompy industrial club tune and the second chopping it into a wall of samples (including a shockingly straight-faced interpolation of Gangnam Style, and a slightly less straight-faced interlude of the intro to Never Gonna Give You Up). This is followed by Clipping's remix of This Song Is A Drug Deal, by LA noise rock drum-and-shout group Foot Village. It chops up the spastic drums from the original song and uses them as a bed for some verses from Daveed. The side closes out with the acapella of Face, not exactly critical listening but I'm glad it's out there for DJs and remix artists to take advantage of.
As previously mentioned, the copy in front of me is the 2018 Deathbomb Arc vinyl issue, the only vinyl issue to date. The 2012 original pressing was only on cassette, and this deluxe reissue was also available on cassette with an expanded tracklist containing additional Face remixes. I opted for the vinyl version because, frankly, I lived through tapes the first time around; they sucked then, they suck now, and part of me withers away every time I have to buy a new one. Regardless, the vinyl edition is simple but well-presented. The album art still looks good when blown up to 12"x12", and they did a nice job typesetting the back cover. It includes a download code for the download-inclined, and opts for a polybag rather than a paper inner (I breathe a sigh of relief every time I open a new record and don't need to immediately resleeve the LP, records are too damn expensive now for these labels to cheap out with the crappy paper inners that shed everywhere and scuff your new record up). The pressing is fairly shallow, but my copy plays well with little to no surface noise. The sound is a bit dull, but it's not exactly a hi-fi recording in the first place so I'm not going to complain. No inserts or liner notes on this one, but an EP doesn't really need all that anyways. Overall I think they've done a nice job with the reissue.
I think the beauty of Face is that it paints a fairly complete picture of Clipping in only 3 tracks. You have the high energy sonic assaults, you have the artsy contemplation, and you have the fearless harsh noise and power electronics interludes. While it's not their most essential work, if you want a short elevator pitch for why you should care about Clipping, this is it. A great start to a legendary career. Rest assured, if I keep doing this long enough we'll see plenty of other Clipping releases in the future, so strap in for some more noise rap greatness down the road. In the meantime, may your music stay pleasantly abrasive and may your preferred genitals be in your face.
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neopetluvr · 3 months
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good morning >_<
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rxgeryoxng · 3 months
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Pic from one of my last solo shows in awhile
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shittykickflips · 7 months
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NEW MIXTAPE BY 🎉DJ MCDONALDS HASHBROWN🎉 OUT NOW
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listen to clipping. - dance/electronic, noise rap (source: wiki)
listen to Small Leaks Sink Ships - progressive art pop (source: SLSS website)
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thatdykepunkslut · 5 months
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Brutal noise punk
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orange-calx · 1 year
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death grips bottomless pit yellow translucent vinyl
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ericgmclean · 1 year
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Today marks the first day of this new blog's existence. I will try to post here fairly often. This will be the main place from here on out, along with my Twitter, where I share new noise and post-noise music that I create. This is where I will also share updates on projects I'm currently involved in, whether activist or otherwise. I'll also use this place to document my self-directed studies (religious, philosophical, occult, and more), and to talk about my self-improvement projects. Hobbies, favorite media, and current events will be discussed. And I'll be sharing some creative writing as well. I hope to keep this blog going for some time.
I'll end this introductory post with one of my favorite songs that I've made with my friend Dead Iverson. The song is called Antifascist.
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agirlnamedbone · 10 months
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Dana Dentata
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possible-streetwear · 11 months
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madiserket · 1 year
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5/11/23 madithemovie progress update
nobody rlly followz me here. so, im gonna b updating u on madithemovie and it'z progress. the current tracklisting is:
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doubt the tracklist will change much from this current version of it
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verigayo · 2 years
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I know I just released the first song with my friend but now I’m officially in a noise band _xall (named after my friend accidentally typed _xall instead of y’all). This first song features one of our friend’s playing an absolutely sick riff on her bass guitar that rlly makes this song sound so nice. This is the first song for the upcoming album we got basically finished so expect this shit soon! 😈☠️🌄
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rxgeryoxng · 1 year
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If your music required effort I don't wanna hear it
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incinerated · 2 years
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