Slims sucks too, tbh, though there are suckier SF venues
― sarahell, Thursday, 26 April 2012 05:07 (twelve years ago) link
Not many though.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:17 (twelve years ago) link
they're gonna be on the new Bug album. can't wait for that.
― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:09 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i heard about that and am VERY interested in hearing
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
lol, almost as surprising as the fact that they're gonna be on their own album
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.spin.com/reviews/death-grips-money-store-epic
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 27 April 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
Lex did a great review of their album on the Guardian, definitely going to buy it after reading this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/26/death-grips-money-store-review?newsfeed=true
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Friday, 27 April 2012 15:14 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that makes me wanna listen to it again
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 27 April 2012 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
great review, c
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
:)
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 27 April 2012 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
A good point/counterpoint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mp7qJxDc2k
― bendy, Friday, 27 April 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
heavy repeat favorites at the moment in order of preference:
Hustle BonesThe FeverI've Seen FootageGet GotDouble HelixPunk Weight
I don't think Lost Boys and Blackjack are gonna click for me unfortunately but the rest of the album has potential
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
and not to pick a fight with you whiney but the emphasis on this being rap is weird to me as hip hop is really not how i'm identifying this internallyjust feels like fleet footed hardcore to me
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
HUSTLE BONES COMING OUT MYHUSTLE BONES COMING OUT MY MOUUUUUUTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sticXkHxZC4
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
somebody is gonna have to convince me that there's not a push it sample in I'VE SEEN FOOTAGE
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
the thought of l.a. reid air-drumming to death grips is p amazing
― ogmor, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
i care about lex's opinion about death grips about as much as i care about tuomas' opinion about cabin in the woods
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
mb view it as a tiny bit of karmic payback for clueless rnb reviews by indie critics filled w/ unenlightening reference points that only underline their inability to hear it properly
― ogmor, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
okay the first 20 seconds of this are already more interesting than what I hear od Exmilitary yesterday
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
i agree with whiney that the anarchic energy is tamed more than just somewhat but there's a lotta good good in here
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
lex getting assigned the death grips album is my favorite lex assignment since lex got assigned the klaxons debut
― J0rdan S., Friday, 27 April 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
it's kind of funny seeing someone who champions Cassie use "one-note" in a pejorative manner
this is kind of hitting me like Shabazz Palaces on PCP, which is a concept that gets better and better the more I think about it
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu)
rap is a big part of the dna though. it's a hybrid, not a this or that.
shabazz palaces comparison otm
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
"emphasis"
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
yeh okey
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
lex's review seems pretty positive to me, y'all are being a little "omg you brought down the avengers' rotten tomatoes score!!" at him
― some dude, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
I don't understand how can you identify this as "not hip-hop"? I think referencing MC 900 Ft Jesus as a very canny move as this really does slot into that type of weirdo industrial-goth-hop vein that nu-metal/hip-hop hybrids did their damnedest to destroy.
Then again, I've called a whole bunch of bizarre things hip-hop (like "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors") so maybe that's just one of my default filters.
xp: It is pretty positive for a 2/5 review, I'll give you that.
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
ok maybe not 'pretty positive' but it's far from a hatchet piece
xpost -- i didn't see the numerical score on the review, admittedly
― some dude, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
it was either 2 stars or 3 stars and 3 stars seemed way too generous for an album that in all honesty i am never going to play again and frequently didn't actually enjoy in any way
my drake commission must be an all-time favourite
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
death grips need more promo photos
― J0rdan S., Friday, 27 April 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
just feels like fleet footed hardcore to me
whaaaat?
― sarahell, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
it's all thrashy punk to me but i'm not picky what you call it as long as you scream it hoarsely when you call it that
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
the rhythms and sonic "palette" are totally not thrashy punk. do you listen to much thrashy punk?
― sarahell, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
3 of 5 is the default "this is not bad for what it is, but it's definitely not for me, idgi" score. it's like abstaining from passing judgment. 2 of 5 is a slam.
― THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
"i'm not picky what you call it"
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
haha a SLAM ooh
like i said i didn't see the star rating when i said what i said though
― some dude, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
thank you ma'am
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
lol if two stars is a SLAM what is one star, as per drake and klaxons?
star ratings and scores are kind of not the point anyway but it seems fair for "some elements i really like but overall i'm not feeling this"
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
one star is for me to poop on
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
the drums/beats are less pronounced on this than on ex-military ... at least on first listen.
― sarahell, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
5) holy shit!4) good shit3) shit, i dunno2) a bit shit1) shit sandwich
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
enlightening music discussion
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
this is why they pay me the big bucks to post on ILX
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
it's definitely a rap album for ppl that know what Hella is
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
ouch
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 27 April 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
what? i mean it's kind of rap for underground rock peeps. which is fine w/me.
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 27 April 2012 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
death grips is for the children
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 27 April 2012 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
Sorta damning it with faint praise there. Then again, I was talking about this album favorably the other day and I heard myself compare dude's delivery to HoP-era Everlast.
Like don't love this album, but it's doing that thing where it sorta keeps beckoning me back to listen to it, which usually means I'll end up liking it a lot more about six months from now.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 27 April 2012 22:54 (twelve years ago) link
does this sound like a louder faster harder version of tricky circa pre-millennium tension because that's what some of djp's reference points seem to suggest
i always preferred the jazzier side of mc 900 ft jesus to the harder stuff
― the late great, Friday, 27 April 2012 22:59 (twelve years ago) link