Reacting to 'Exmilitary' by Death Grips
Added 2022-08-12 20:04:37 +0000 UTCDirect Play Link: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/play/27377/35256248-21c7-4954-ad58-dc474dec806e
My audio was a little off on this one. My mic is low and the music is loud. An acceptable mistake for this album.
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Bro you should do another dg reaction next month, your dg reactions are funny. Maybe bottomless pit or the powers that b, which both have a lot of rock influence in them.
Paper119
2023-06-23 08:01:02 +0000 UTCGotta do bottomless pit man, I would pay a lot of money to see you react to that
Ben
2022-09-03 03:27:56 +0000 UTCAnother great review/reaction man. I had been dipping my toes in Death Grips but have just recently broken through hahaha. I dont know if you take requests here, but: Flatbush Zombies - Better Off Dead Ab-soul - Control System Think you would quite enjoy both of those. Ab-soul was one of the original members of TDE with Kendrick.
Brandon White
2022-08-18 14:10:01 +0000 UTCBob I can’t stress this enough you got to check out “Clipping” both their horrorcore albums were theatrical “There existed an addiction to blood” “Visions of bodies being burned” they’re like death grips, a group of 3, 2 producers and 1 rapper and boy can he rap, (someone correct me) but I believe he’s either the first rapper or black artist to win a tony award. Good stuff man. I truly hope you come across these two albums one day have an amazing day Bob.
Marco Garcia
2022-08-18 07:18:15 +0000 UTCThis whole album has been growing on me A LOT over the weekend
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:56:40 +0000 UTCOctober, most likely 👍
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:56:10 +0000 UTCSo wild. I feel bad for butchering it, but hopefully it was enough to have people search for it.
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:55:17 +0000 UTCI'm gonna do them all
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:54:49 +0000 UTCCool story :) Thanks for the link
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:54:36 +0000 UTC<3
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:48:49 +0000 UTCholy shit
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:48:43 +0000 UTCVery well could be, especially if both get him all jacked up
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:48:32 +0000 UTCI like this idea
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:48:16 +0000 UTCI don't know Floyd's early music very well :(
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:42:26 +0000 UTCFair enough
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:41:13 +0000 UTCThanks for the support!
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:37:38 +0000 UTCIt keeps growing on me too... amazing track
Bob_the_Poppop
2022-08-15 03:37:31 +0000 UTCMy fav too. Its the ping for me.
Christopher Carter
2022-08-13 22:00:37 +0000 UTCIf you liked Exmilitary and 1000 gecs, then "KicK iii" released last year by Arca would definitely be an album to try. To give some context to her style and caliber, Arca has produced songs for both Kanye (on Yeezus) and Björk (on Utopia). After sitting with the music of Death Grips, JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown and clipping for so long I was convinced that that was as mind warping as hip hop was gonna get, and that was true for me until I heard Kick iii. Translations are all in the Genius annotations. An extremely cool album worth listening to just for the experience of it
Justin
2022-08-13 17:20:35 +0000 UTC"Known for It" is one of my favorite tracks, too. That recurring sample entrances me from the start. I'm the type of listener who likes the drone music of Time Machines/Coil, so repetition is more than fine by me. Actually, the dynamic quality of a lot of modern hip-hop, including beat switches, can put me off if done formulaically. Death Grips tends to surround a repetitive beat with a pallet of variable sounds, though I guess that pallet isn't really there for "Known for It." A weird little exception in an album full of exceptions.
Dareka
2022-08-13 16:13:42 +0000 UTCGuillotine was the first Death Grips song and I had no idea what the fuck I'd just heard or if I even enjoyed it but I knew I needed to hear more
Jeremy Trull
2022-08-13 09:44:18 +0000 UTCThere's an ongoing trend with Bob not really digging my favorite track on an album, so thank you for keeping that trend alive by not digging Known For It lmao, one of my favorite instrumentals of all time! It's almost hypnotic for me, but I've always loved very repetitive beats in music. It may grow on you, but funny enough I had the same dichotomy with my dad when I used to show him music I liked growing up, we would mostly enjoy the same music, but if I REALLY liked something, that would almost always be a lowlight for him. Hard to say why exactly but I think the comparison is interesting to make.
Lil Mac
2022-08-13 08:42:53 +0000 UTCJenny Death is way more rock influenced imo
Christopher Bloom
2022-08-13 08:25:49 +0000 UTCAfter this reaction I especially suspect Bob would really dig No Love Deep Web, it's probably their most underrated record, hope he does it next.
Christopher Bloom
2022-08-13 08:24:43 +0000 UTCWe just need a clipping album now to complete the trifecta of the top experimental hip hop artists.
Cory
2022-08-13 04:22:08 +0000 UTCI’ve been revisiting NWTS a lot over a few drinks on the weekend and I would love to see it on the next marble tournament 👌🏻 Super hyped to see it pop up whenever
Tribecalledjoe
2022-08-13 03:50:05 +0000 UTCI'm in the middle of this video and I just finished Cut Throat where you were talking about how the meaning is "make meaningful music", and you just talked about rejecting the idea that the previous song is about drugs. I 100% agree. I think this whole album is about rejecting the status quo and just making meaningful art. I think the album is about more than just music, but art and human expression more generally. MC Ride - or Stefan Burnett - actually does physical art too, I'd highly recommend checking some of it out, it's really interesting.
Yarden
2022-08-13 02:18:48 +0000 UTCThink you would like Jenny Death and Bottomless Pit too. Jenny Death has heavy rock influences and Bottomless Pit has a ton of punk ones. All their albums are unique sonically, its great. I truly believe Death Grips have quietly influenced a ton of artists this past decade. Kanye had to have been listening to No Love Deep Web when making Yeezus, no one can convince me otherwise lol
Luke Carnicle
2022-08-13 02:04:53 +0000 UTCGlad you remembered that story I shared with you! It’s truly one of the most powerful things I’ve come across, and is the reason I’m such a fan of Death Grips.
VeganMilk
2022-08-13 02:02:21 +0000 UTCYou HAVE to do Bottomless Pit at some point, it’s their most rock/metal-oriented album. You’ll love it.
VeganMilk
2022-08-13 01:46:56 +0000 UTCI kind of wished you listened to Exmilitary before the money store. I listened to Exmilitary when I was a kid and remember being mindblown. Then after getting a feel for who death grips were they drop the money store and I was like 'whoa this is special'. Some of their late stuff for me got too experimental and I kind of tuned out but they have other great albums in the middle of their discography imo. Fun fact, I remember reading that David bowie would listen to death grips and kendrick Lamar as inspiration for his final album which is crazy to me. Also here's a funny story about the time Fantano met MC Ride for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uAuXdCg6e4
Mohammad Moeladawilah
2022-08-13 01:41:29 +0000 UTCLooking Forward to any other Death Grips content on the channel Bob :D
rose
2022-08-13 01:11:41 +0000 UTCThis was a fucking awesome reaction
six
2022-08-13 00:23:09 +0000 UTCThe official pressing vinyl for this is unfortunately selling for $700 on Discogs right now
Cullen Hendricks
2022-08-13 00:11:37 +0000 UTCI think he is talking about both music and drugs at the same time on Takyon.
Shane Harkness
2022-08-12 23:32:36 +0000 UTCI always interpreted this album as the point of view of a paranoid, schizophrenic, drug-addicted “Exmilitary” veteran. It’s just chaos and nonsense but somehow the nonsense makes sense. It’s an amazing experience
Thesacster
2022-08-12 23:27:38 +0000 UTCSo excited for you to be doing this one. This record had a profound effect on me in Highschool in the evolution of my taste for sounds. Zach Hill’s drums and production + Ride’s vocal range and tones just blew my mind to smithereens.
Rigo Ceballos
2022-08-12 22:54:05 +0000 UTCSo happy you enjoyed Exmilitary. Looking forward to The Powers That B and Bottomless Pit!
Ryan
2022-08-12 22:26:29 +0000 UTCThis has become my favorite Death Grips project. It was Money Store for a very long time but there's something so raw and unhinged about this one with such a unique aesthetic I can't find anywhere else.
Tyler Shobe
2022-08-12 22:20:19 +0000 UTCI appreciated that you went into the spirituality of the first track. I have rarely seen that song commented on as anything but weird, when it's really a sort of manifesto: for creativity, for performance, for life. So, when you remarked later that you were having a spiritual experience listening to Death Grips and laughed, I was like "Yeah! That's what the first half of this album is!" Quiet though it's kept. While I thought you might have oversold how often Ride is discussing music (as opposed to his stance toward oppressive authorities or his life ethos), it's a welcome and more reasonable alternative to "He's always talking about drugs." I think the musical rapture and delight Ride describes are so far beyond most people's reckoning that they *have* to attribute it to drugs or insanity. And sure, Ride gets high; but he doesn't actually need drugs to have fun! A relevant rap line from Das Racist that's a longtime resident in my thoughts: "RapGenius.com is white devil sophistry / Urban Dictionary is for demons with college degrees." Your point about artistic versatility towards the end rings true. The Money Store sounds almost nothing like the more punk ExMilitary. I believe Zach Hill commented that he thought of Money Store as being like a pop album. I forget how he described No Love Deep Web, but it's definitely NOT pop or punk. As for future DG albums to listen to... I feel like nothing is especially canonical. Folks like Bottomless Pit, but I don't really. Okay, actually, Jenny Death is the next big splash. It would have to be, especially if you know what the lead-up to its release was like. But No Love has its own wild story, too, and is a logical continuation. Follow your bliss, I say!
Dareka
2022-08-12 22:15:22 +0000 UTC^^ the best site for quickly finding samples used in a song. fun place to fall down rabbit holes.
Psykopomp
2022-08-12 21:58:04 +0000 UTCThis if by far my favourite album from DG, its the most raw, loud and kickass they have ever done. If you're wondering where that cool guitar and sample from I Want It I Need It comes from, its actually from Pink Floyds first album, The Piper at The Gates of Dawn. Its from the Track Interstellar Overdrive. I was surprised you didn't recognise it since you're a Floyd fan, but I guess its only their first album, the only one featuring the late great Syd Barret. Still though, cool reaction and looking forward to your Peggy LP reaction and future Death Grips reactions. Cheers
Raitis Stafeckis
2022-08-12 21:47:25 +0000 UTCLove this album. If you don't know about it already, there's a good website to find the samples in songs. https://www.whosampled.com/
Nathan French
2022-08-12 21:22:12 +0000 UTCSPREAD EAGLE CROSS THE BLOCK
ethan be
2022-08-12 21:03:11 +0000 UTCLMAO the end of Klink, dope album. Dope reaction as always.
kezeye
2022-08-12 21:00:37 +0000 UTCThis is awesome, also Bob you are right about MC Ride talking about the experience of DG’s music on people and the industry however he is also clearly talking about drug addiction. I think they purposefully conflate the two together.
retrocalie
2022-08-12 21:00:29 +0000 UTCW
zjn890
2022-08-12 20:44:49 +0000 UTCjust bought the patreon for this lol
Thomas de Coster
2022-08-12 20:35:37 +0000 UTCBob loving "Beware" was a stone cold lock
Shawn Harden
2022-08-12 20:28:17 +0000 UTCLETS GOOOOOOOOO
Deen Syed
2022-08-12 20:14:47 +0000 UTCI CLOSE MY EYES AND SEIZE IT
Joshua Doty
2022-08-12 20:10:34 +0000 UTCWe’re here! Death grips returns
RINGER 13
2022-08-12 20:09:18 +0000 UTCthis is huge I'm pumped
Liam
2022-08-12 20:07:17 +0000 UTC
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