/Hip-hop, Breaks, Art music,
Industrial electro, Cyber-hop, Synth electro, Cyberpunk, Leftfield, Breakcore, Alternative
dance, Mood music/
Comment: this is Death
Grip`s quite surprising, instrumental album of consisting of 14 compositions at
a length of 47-48 minutes issued at the start of January in 2015. At the
beginning of listening to it this did not impose on me because of lacking MC
Ride`s frantic recitation and dizzy howling over labyrinthine and spastic
cadences. However, later being conformed at their new format I discovered new
intriguing shadows and incisive rhythms structures in the Sacramento-based
combo´s music. Interestingly, their stylistic approach and emotional touch is
changed due to a lack of vocals in the concept. Although the pads take mostly
on murky sounds and highly iterative rhythm progressions, the result is somewhat
more freed of unagitated noises and even providing some light-hearted melodic motives
and even soothing synth progressions moving upward into the clouds (more
remarkably at hockey organ sample based Runway
N (at a length of 2.42), and Runway D
– where synth electro progressions are interwoven with glacial IDM-tinged
techno rhythms). Furthermore, there are some tracks which could be considered
examples of cyberpunk/metal/grind music and experimenting with more artsy
sounds here and there. On the other side, by production side, all the sounds
laid down here are properly accentuated and filled up. Eventually it can say
this soundtrack styled issue is fairly accomplished having inner dynamics and
power to grow gradually on the listener. It is one of the most galvanising
issues in 2015 so far. You, guys, are simply amazing. I shall have to leave
from listening to this monster, however, it is a really disturbing fact for me.
Aarrghhhh!!!