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Exmilitary, also known as Ex Military, is the debut mixtape by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released for free on April 25, 2011, through the band's website.

Exmilitary
Mixtape by
ReleasedApril 25, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre
Length48:28
LabelSelf-released
ProducerDeath Grips
Death Grips chronology
Death Grips
(2011)
Exmilitary
(2011)
Live from Death Valley
(2011)
Black Google
Cover of Black Google
Singles from Exmilitary
  1. "Guillotine"
    Released: August 3, 2011

Background


The mixtape was released for free on April 25, 2011, through the group's official website, thirdworlds.net,[3] and later appeared on the net label Grindcore Karaoke.[4] It was simultaneously released through iTunes. The track "Guillotine" was released through iTunes on August 3, 2011. "Guillotine" has become one of the band's most recognized songs, with more than fourteen million YouTube views on their music video as of October 28, 2022. Other tracks released as music videos include "Known for it", "Culture Shock", "Lord of the Game", "Spread Eagle Cross the Block", "Takyon (Death Yon)", and "Beware".[5] According to Andy Morin, the cover art "[is a] photograph that one of our members carried in their wallet for roughly 10 years straight. "It’s a power object."[6] The photo was eventually identified as "Bearded Man at Oenpelli", taken by Douglass Baglin in 1968, for The Dark Australians book.[7][8]

The mixtape was later released exclusively through the band's website in vinyl, compact disc and cassette formats.[9][10][11]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound[13]
Drowned in Sound9/10[14]
The Guardian[15]
Pitchfork7.5/10[16]

The mixtape has received universal acclaim from critics. On Metacritic it has a score of 82 out of 100 based on reviews from 7 critics.[12] In one very positive review, John Calvert of Drowned in Sound focused on the mentality of the character that the album revolves around and how it reflects the inner nature of man, citing the lyricism and sound production as being focal points around this sound and style.[14] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave Exmilitary a 7.5, describing the mixtape as "a bludgeoning slab of hostility" that avoids being an "overbearing mess".[16]


Black Google


On September 8, 2011, the group released a teaser video for an upcoming project titled Black Google.[17] It was later released on the band's website for free and revealed to be all of the instrumentals, stems, and acapellas for fans to remix and record with. The cover of Black Google features a heavily darkened version of the cover of Exmilitary with the word "Exmilitary" replaced with "Black Google". Black Google, for the band itself, is a "portal to the deconstruction of Exmilitary."[18]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Death Grips.

No.TitleLength
1."Beware"5:53
2."Guillotine"3:43
3."Spread Eagle Cross the Block"3:52
4."Lord of the Game" (featuring Mexican Girl)3:30
5."Takyon (Death Yon)"2:48
6."Cut Throat (Instrumental)"1:12
7."Klink"3:22
8."Culture Shock"4:21
9."5D"0:43
10."Thru the Walls"3:56
11."Known for It"4:13
12."I Want It I Need It (Death Heated)"6:11
13."Blood Creepin"4:50
Total length:48:28

Sample credits



Personnel


Death Grips

References


  1. Walls, Seth Colter. "In Defense of Rap Rock". Slate. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. "Death Grips – The Money Store". Fact. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. "Death Grips - Ex Military". Thirdworlds. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. "Exmilitary | Death Grips | Grindcore Karaoke". Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. "All Exmilitary Music Videos". Youtube. 2022-10-29.
  6. Lannister, Leif. "The Hands of Doom - Who & What is Death Grips". Coolehmag.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  7. "This will interest some". Reddit. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  8. "The Dark Australians". Amazon. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  9. "Death Grips - Ex Military". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  10. "Death Grips - Ex Military". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  11. "Death Grips - Ex Military". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  12. "Reviews for Exmilitary by Death Grips". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  13. Choudhery, Möhammad (June 27, 2011). "Album Review: Death Grips – Exmilitary". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  14. Calvert, John (August 8, 2011). "Album Review: Death Grips – Ex Military". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  15. MacInnes, Paul (December 22, 2011). "Death Grips: Ex-Military – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  16. Patrin, Nate (June 30, 2011). "Death Grips: Exmilitary". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  17. "Death Grips – Black Google". YouTube. 2011-09-08. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  18. "Black Google Download". Thirdworlds.net. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-06-29.



На других языках


- [en] Exmilitary

[it] Exmilitary

Exmilitary, noto anche come Ex Military, è il mixtape di esordio del gruppo experimental hip hop Death Grips. È stato rilasciato gratuitamente il 25 aprile 2011, sul sito web della band thirdworlds.net.

[ru] Exmilitary

Exmilitary, также известный как Ex Military (с англ. — «Бывшие военнослужащие») — дебютный микстейп экспериментальной хип-хоп группы Death Grips, выпущенный 25 апреля 2011 года самостоятельно.



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