the death of death grips

edges
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get so fuckin dark in here

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the death of death grips Sept 24, 2014 9:00:48 GMT -6 via mobile

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Post by edges on Sept 24, 2014 9:00:48 GMT -6

I imagine only the random passerby or moderator will read this. Considering the death of this board I hope it's not rule-breaking to post something like this to the main part of this board.

So the only places to discuss DG anymore are here, /mu/, and reddit. Let me know if there's more. I know that when Jenny Death comes out this place will have new oxygen in its lungs for a while but it'll be over soon after. I wonder if DG will simply have a postmortem album drop and that's it, or if something gamechanging will happen that shakes the foundations somehow... NLDW did that when it dropped. Knowing DG it'll be massive or it will be entropy. I don't know what point I'm trying to reach. Is it an immature vibe to mourn the shift out of focus and into legend territory that DG will move into once this is all over?

I've been reading this old thread someone on reddit linked ( archive.rebeccablacktech.com/mu/thread/S48008195#p48021475 ) talking about different critical thinking points on what DG wanted to say and convey. It breathed some new life into old DG ideas and stuff I took for granted. It makes me wanna go back through all the lyrics and really make sense of it all. It hurts to be so simple-minded art-wise, knowing I have to dwell over clear messages like I'm a caveman. I always pushed Artificial Death in the West aside because it wasn't that "great" of a song, but after receiving this new line of thought i've realized how massive of a message it has.

I'm rambling. If anyone's interested in sharing skype names I'm down for a new buddy. Maybe this will show up in everyone's emails as a forum update. That'd be nice. Welp, let's see how this goes. Thanks if you read this all.

-Edges

www.last.fm/user/ejsrocket

doomy
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the death of death grips Sept 24, 2014 18:59:51 GMT -6

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Post by doomy on Sept 24, 2014 18:59:51 GMT -6

I share the exact same feelings, and questions about DG's "legacy". You're not alone! There's not much going on here and that's quite sad for the place, but for sure DG will live on in our guts and our minds nonetheless!
Too bad their network prototype on ThirdWorlds was left aside, could have been interesting to interact in their ways. But well, that's DG! hard to get a grasp on them. That's what's interesting too.

That Theorie du bloom is really (really) fascinating, I also read that when it was posted. That's funny you refer to it ; we're on the same page.

Sorry for the clumsy answer. So much spleen in here.

DG, forever!

Radical Al
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the death of death grips Sept 25, 2014 22:22:37 GMT -6

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Post by Radical Al on Sept 25, 2014 22:22:37 GMT -6

I always think about their "legacy" and how if any other experimental Hip-Hop act pops up they will automatically be compared to Death Grips (not that there wasn't any experimental hip hop artist before them) But T think its safe to say that they were not only one of the most experimental groups in Hip-Hop, but one of the most experimental groups (in music) of the early-to-mid 2010's.

(And back to the topic of people comparing them) Do you think that any other artist or group will ever match DG? It's hard to believe that anybody will come close to a "death grips-esk" sound, especially since each album has a distinct sound and style. What do you think?

fishtitan
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the death of death grips Sept 27, 2014 23:16:02 GMT -6

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Post by fishtitan on Sept 27, 2014 23:16:02 GMT -6

Interesting how you brought up that you initially pushed aside Artificial Death in the West, but just now started to look into its message (and other DG ideas that you initially took for granted).
I myself was starting to appreciate that song more because it feels like one of the few DG songs that really lives up to Stefan's claim of his inspiration coming from internal struggles. I guess you could say that his lyrics have always come from those internal struggles, just to different extents, or different internal struggles - like how the majority of Exmilitary speaks more to his primal "punk rap" side - but Beware and Artificial Death, to me, have always felt more like dark poetry than the rest of their stuff.
After reading a bit of that Bloom stuff, though, their punk rap phase expressed in Exmilitary makes more sense as a "phase 1" for Ride's "character" (Bloom's necessity of accumulating and wearing an immense collection of masks).

tyberspace
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the death of death grips Sept 29, 2014 8:54:49 GMT -6

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Post by tyberspace on Sept 29, 2014 8:54:49 GMT -6

I try to emulate death grips and my appreciation for them through my music, especially my lyrical content. It seems the best way to carry out their wishes, if they did indeed strive to progress art in the 21st century. It sounds weird, like I'm carrying out the wishes of a dead relative, but really, with the impact that they had upon us, it doesn't feel wrong to consider them in that way. I'm hoping Jenny Death does indeed drop next week, if not the week after that.

stevenicb
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the death of death grips Sept 29, 2014 18:50:54 GMT -6

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Post by stevenicb on Sept 29, 2014 18:50:54 GMT -6

Sept 29, 2014 8:54:49 GMT -6 tyberspace said:

like I'm carrying out the wishes of a dead relative

That's a great way of putting it. I too use DG as a reference within my own practice.

I can't help but want to take Death Grips as this ephemeral thing though, to move on and not to mourn or whatever. That's why I've tried to refrain from posting anything about them anywhere.

tyberspace
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the death of death grips Sept 30, 2014 9:53:48 GMT -6 via mobile

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Post by tyberspace on Sept 30, 2014 9:53:48 GMT -6

Sept 29, 2014 18:50:54 GMT -6 stevenicb said:

That's a great way of putting it. I too use DG as a reference within my own practice.

I can't help but want to take Death Grips as this ephemeral thing though, to move on and not to mourn or whatever. That's why I've tried to refrain from posting anything about them anywhere.

Whilst they definitely touched on themes of being temporary and ephemeral, in my opinion, to try to forget them or to refrain from honouring them underplays the legacy they'll have and other bands in their vein that are pushing music forward. I was wondering whether "please stay legend" simply meant that they wanted fans to retain the legend of the band even after they are gone.

Post by edges on Sept 24, 2014 9:00:48 GMT -6

Post by doomy on Sept 24, 2014 18:59:51 GMT -6

Post by Radical Al on Sept 25, 2014 22:22:37 GMT -6

Post by fishtitan on Sept 27, 2014 23:16:02 GMT -6

Post by tyberspace on Sept 29, 2014 8:54:49 GMT -6

Post by stevenicb on Sept 29, 2014 18:50:54 GMT -6

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