''Death Grips'' is the eponymous debut

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Death Grips Death Grips is an American experimental hip hop group formed in 2010 in Sacramento, California. The group consists of Stefan Burnett, also known as MC Ride (vocals, lyrics), Zach Hill (drums, production, lyrics), and Andy Morin (keyboards, pr ...

. It was released on March 8, 2011, as a

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directly from the group's website in

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format. Despite this, it was never officially released as one, which has led to disputes concerning its status. In 2015, after being contacted, an unnamed member of the band, (most likely Andy Morin) stated that the band viewed their 2011 mixtape Exmilitary as their first release, and that the supposed EP was simply a collection of singles.

Background

After forming on December 21, 2010, in

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, Death Grips released their first song "Full Moon (Death Classic)" on March 8, 2011, along with a corresponding music video and a free self-titled EP. The EP consists of six tracks; the latter three of which were later renamed and rereleased the following month on their debut mixtape, '' Exmilitary''. Following the release of ''Exmilitary'' on April 25, 2011, the EP was removed from the band's website, however, "Full Moon (Death Classic)" and "Face Melter (How To Do Impossible Things)" remained available for a short time. "Full Moon (Death Classic)" was released as the band's debut single on April 27, 2011, and is the only song from the EP still available on streaming services, and for digital download.

Track listing

*The songs "Takyon (Death Yon)", "Known For It (Freak Grips)", and "Where's It At (Death Heated)" appeared on Death Grips' debut mixtape, '' Exmilitary''. **On the mixtape, "Known For It (Freak Grips)" is shortened to "Known For It", and "Where's It At (Death Heated)" is renamed to "I Want It I Need It (Death Heated)". *Elements of "Full Moon (Death Classic)" and " System Blower" were used on the band's remix of "Sacrifice" by Björk, which she included on her 2012 remix album '' Bastards.''

Personnel

MC Ride Stefan Corbin Burnett, better known by his stage name MC Ride or simply Ride, is an American rapper, songwriter, and visual artist. He is the frontman of experimental hip hop group Death Grips. He began his career in the late 1990s, before form ...

– vocals *

Zach Hill Zachary Charles Hill (born December 28, 1979) is an American multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. He is best known as the drummer and co-producer of the groups Death Grips and the I.L.Y's, and as the drummer of math rock band Hella. Art In ...

– drums, production * Andy Morin – keyboards, programming, production ;Other personnel * Mexican Girl – backing vocals (track 1)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2011 debut EPs Death Grips albums Self-released EPs