Dodo's Album Reviews

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the second half of The Powers That B, Jenny Death. After the band's supposed break-up and a mediocre instrumental album , they released NOTW 's sister, and the second disc of the group's double album. Let's see how this album sounds. Immediately, we are hit with classic Death Grips action. I Break Mirrors With My Face In The United States is an energetic noise-fest, filled with Ride screaming his lungs out. The drumming is top notch, and the bass is heavier than ever. Inanimate Sensation is one the band's longer songs, with the leading element in this track being a weird riser formed out of Ride's voice. The drumming is great, and the synths are especially diverse. Turned Off features guitars in the beginning, before being distorted beyond recognition once the drums come in. As usual, more of your usual Death Grips soundscapes. Why A B!tch Gotta Lie starts pretty odd and off-putting, featuring...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the instrumental album by Death Grips, Fashion Week. Released after the group's supposed break-up, this record features no Ride. It is, as I just mentioned, an instrumental hip hop album. Let's see what it has to offer... And immediately, we are greeted to Runaway J. It features some acid like synths, high pitched chords and industrial sounding percussion. Not bad, but neither anything special. Runway E, on the other hand, is heavy, and had it been a bit more lo-fi, it would have fit very nicely on the legendary Money Store . The percussion sounds dirty and aggressive, the song glitches at points, the bass is heavy and distorted, great track. Runway N is just annoying. The happy sounding synth lead sticks to my brain, and I do not like that. The drums aren't anything special either. Runway n (2) sounds like a more synthetic version of the more rock influenced songs from Exmilitary . The lead synth is so d...