Animated Violence Mild

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Animated Violence Mild
Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild.png
Studio album by
Blanck Mass
Released16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
Length43:05
Label Sacred Bones
Blanck Mass chronology
World Eater
(2017)		Animated Violence Mild
(2019)
Singles from Animated Violence Mild
  1. "Love Is a Parasite"
    Released: 31 July 2019 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.8/10 [2]
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 8/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [8]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [11]
Resident Advisor Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Animated Violence Mild is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Blanck Mass. It was released on 16 August 2019 under Sacred Bones Records. [13]

Contents

The album's title is likely a reference to a disclaimer sticker applied to certain arcade cabinets by the American Amusement Machine Association. [14]

Accolades

Accolades for Animated Violence Mild
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2019
50
DJ Mag Top 50 Albums of 2019
48
MusicOMH Top 50 Albums of 2019
28
No RipcordTop 50 Albums of 2019
22
PopMatters Top 70 Albums of 2019
53
TrebleTop 50 Albums of 2019
49
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2019
68

Critical reception

Animated Violence Mild was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 20 reviews. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blanck Mass, unless noted.

Animated Violence Mild track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:35
2."Death Drop"7:18
3."House vs. House"7:41
4."Hush Money"5:32
5."Love Is a Parasite"6:16
6."Creature/West Fuqua"3:44
7."No Dice"6:06
8."Wings of Hate"5:53
Total length:43:05

Charts

Chart performance for
Animated Violence Mild
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 31
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 6

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