''Gmail and the Restraining Orders'' is the fourth
EP by the American
experimental hip hop group
Death Grips, self-released by the band on June 21, 2019, in celebration of
Warp Records' 30th anniversary. It first premiered on
NTS Radio
NTS Radio (also known as NTS Live or simply NTS) is an online radio station and media platform started in the Hackney area of London. The station was founded in April 2011 by Femi Adeyemi "for an international community of music lovers". NTS b ...
during their ''WXAXRXP'' broadcast, and was played at a Warp Records radio festival. The EP was released to streaming platforms as an official Death Grips release on January 27, 2021.
The piece was played before Death Grips' 2015 live performances, under no specific name.
Background and release
''Gmail and the Restraining Orders'' was originally used as a soundscape for the opening of the band's live shows during their 2015 ''
The Powers That B
''The Powers That B'' is the fourth studio album, and first double album, by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. The album's first disc, ''Niggas on the Moon'', was released as a free digital download on June 8, 2014. The first disc's instr ...
'' tour.
On June 19, 2019, the code of ''
Warp Records'' website ''warp.net'' accidentally leaked the NTS Radio schedule, showing Death Grips listed as a special guest. The next day Warp Records posted an official schedule, confirming the Death Grips appearance. Shortly thereafter, the name of Death Grips' set was shown to be ''Gmail and the Restraining Orders''. The 28-minute mix was streamed via NTS Radio's website on June 21.
Shortly after the mix aired, Death Grips posted a link to an unofficial fan recording of the NTS broadcast on
YouTube via their Twitter account.
The track was given an official release to streaming services on January 27, 2021.
Track listing
Personnel
Death Grips
*
MC Ride – vocals
*
Zach Hill – drums, production, vocals
* Andy Morin – production
References
{{Death Grips
2019 EPs
Death Grips albums
Self-released EPs