Death Grips - N!ggas On The Moon (The Powers That B - Disc 1)
Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the first half of Death Grips' double album, N!ggas On The Moon. On this first disc, the group collaborated with the legendary, Bjork. She provided the vocal samples that appear all over the record.
We open with Up My Sleeves. Right off the bat, we are greeted to classic Death Grips noise. Ride is chanting, the drums sound powerful, the wall of synths penetrate through the mix, and the vocal chops here create a completely different vibe for the song. Usually, I don't enjoy vocal samples on a DG song, that's why I didn't enjoy Hustle Bones from The Money Store quite as much as the other tracks on there. Still, an amazing opener.
Billy Not Really brings us a much more energetic song. The vocal samples form most of the main melody. The drums sound strong, Ride is screaming as usual. Yeah, this is a good song. Especially the vocals from Bjork, they just add a different dimension to the sound.
Black Quarterback is one of the more aggressive tracks here. Ride is stumbling through his yelling, and the vocal chops on here are some of my favourites on the whole album. They fit so perfectly with the feel of the song.
Say Hey Kid is a bit of a lesser track. I didn't enjoy it as much. The vocal samples are nowhere to be found and the cleaner production reminds me of the boring cuts off of No Love Deep Web.
To substitute for the lack of samples from the previous track, the first thing we here on Have A Sad Cnm BB are vocal chops. The bass on here is especially heavy, and the melody that the vocals form is really nostalgic for me for some reason.
Fnck Me Out is probably what mums here when we put on any rap song with swearing. Just look up the lyrics. The song is more of the same noisy, glitchy traks we already heard.
Voila, again, epic, glitchy noise. And honestly, I could listen to Ride saying Voila all day.
And this first half ends with Big Dipper. The vocals are front and center here. The synths are a bit more minimalist on here. The drums are strong all over. That is until we pass the 3 minute mark. Ride and Zach go away, and the vocal chops just go crazy glitching out. We then here the sample from Billy Not Really, Lionsong, playing. A bit of a throwback, announcing the end of this first half.
So yeah, this first half was a breath of fresh and a return to form for the band. A great record even on it's own. Can't wait to see what we will get on the second half.
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