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For fans of death grips, lovers of experimental and alternative hip hop, listeners curious about instrumental and avant-garde music.
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LA RECENSIONE

WHAT IS THIS ALBUM NOT?

All of a sudden, on Spotify, I unexpectedly come across a new work by the most offbeat group of recent years, the Impugnature Mortali (for the newbies, the ones with the hobo singer who shouts random things from a car in an unstable mental state). But wait, hadn’t they said they weren't doing anything anymore?

Yet, in 2015 The powers that b comes out and so the previous definition has already been cheerfully tossed aside by the three. So, what does the future hold for us?

Well, soon Bottomless Pit will be released and I, like a good failed hipster, will listen to it at full volume while having mind rambles about Anne Frank and consumerism (I know, what a crappy life!) then I will have to decide whether to review Povia or Angelo Branduardi (otherwise we'll leave the dirty work to Sandrogiacobbe). In short, the usual stuff.

It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it: listening to an album of instrumentals only (if it were Buckethead it would make sense, sort of...) by the Death Grips is equivalent to losing your virginity ten times in a day. And no, there's no trace of Tyler the...erm, MC Ride, we're literally listening to an even more "rotten" version of Aphex Twin. Exciting, but only up to a point, then boredom sets in, and even headaches...

So, what is this album NOT? A completely typical Death Grips product without the essence of Death Grips (MC Ride), hence a crippled album.

In short, nice mainly to tide us over for the next studio work, nothing more.

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The review discusses Death Grips' instrumental album 'interview 2016,' highlighting the lack of MC Ride, which leaves the album feeling incomplete. The music is described as experimental and at times exciting but ultimately leads to boredom and headaches. The album serves mainly as a filler before the release of 'Bottomless Pit.' It contrasts previous works, signaling a departure from their signature style.

Tracklist

01   Interview Track 1 (04:50)

02   Interview Track 2 (05:24)

03   Interview Track 3 (03:02)

04   Interview Track 4 (03:49)

05   Interview Track 5 (01:24)

06   Interview Track 6 (04:05)

Death Grips

Death Grips are an American experimental hip hop group formed in 2010 in Sacramento, California, featuring Stefan "MC Ride" Burnett, drummer/producer Zach Hill and producer Andy "Flatlander" Morin. Their sound merges rap with noise, industrial electronics and punk ferocity. Known for free releases, cryptic stunts and explosive shows, they’ve earned acclaim for albums like The Money Store, No Love Deep Web and The Powers That B.
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