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| Released | March 8, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Experimental hip hop | |||
| Length | 24:58 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Death Grips | |||
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Death Grips is the first extended play by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released on March 8,2011,as a free download directly from the group's website in ZIP file format.
After forming on December 21,2010,in Sacramento,California,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. [1] The EP consists of six tracks;the latter three of which were later renamed and rereleased the following month on their debut mixtape, Exmilitary . [2] [3]
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 was the only song from the EP still available on streaming services,and for digital download. However,in February 2023,the majority of Death Grips’discography was made available for free download on the Third Worlds website,which included the EP. [4]
The EP was originally distributed in a ZIP file with no tracklist metadata. As a result the tracklist below is sorted by alphabetical order.
Original 2011 track list
| No. | Title | Sample(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Death Grips (Next Grips)" | "Lightning's Girl" by Nancy Sinatra | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Face Melter (How to Do Impossible Things)" | "Attitude" by Bad Brains "Technologic" by Daft Punk "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Full Moon (Death Classic)" | "Goofi Respect" by Zach Hill | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Known For It (Freak Grips)" | "De Futura" by Magma "Quest: A Long Ray's Journey Into Light" by Eve Schooler and Stan Swiniarski | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Takyon (Death Yon)" | "Supertouch / Shitfit" by Bad Brains "A Who Seh Me Dun" by Cutty Ranks | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Where's It At (Death Heated)" | "Interstellar Overdrive" and "Astronomy Domine" by Pink Floyd | 6:14 |
| Total length: | 24:58 | ||
2023 Free download track listing
| No. | Title | Sample(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Death Grips (Next Grips)" | "Lightning's Girl" by Nancy Sinatra | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Face Melter (How to Do Impossible Things)" | "Attitude" by Bad Brains "Technologic" by Daft Punk "Helter Skelter" by The Beatles | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Full Moon (Death Classic)" | "Goofi Respect" by Zach Hill | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 11:41 | ||
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