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| Exmilitary | ||||
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| Released | April 25, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 48:28 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Death Grips | |||
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| Black Google | ||||
 Cover of Black Google | ||||
| Singles from Exmilitary | ||||
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Exmilitary,also known as Ex Military,is the only mixtape by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released for free on April 25,2011,through the band's website. [3]
The mixtape was released for free through Death Grips' official website,thirdworlds.net,on April 25,2011. [4] It later appeared on the net label Grindcore Karaoke. [5] 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. Other tracks released with music videos include "Known for it","Culture Shock","Lord of the Game","Spread Eagle Cross the Block","Takyon (Death Yon)",and "Beware".
According to Andy Morin,the cover art is a photograph that an undisclosed Death Grips member "carried in their wallet for roughly 10 years straight [...] it's a power object". [6] It was eventually identified as "Bearded Man at Oenpelli",a photo of an Aboriginal Australian man taken by Douglass Baglin in 1968 for his and David R. Moore's book The Dark Australians. [7] [8]
Due to the samples used in Exmilitary not being cleared,the mixtape was later removed from streaming services and released exclusively through the band's website in vinyl,CD,and cassette formats. However,the single "Guillotine" remains on streaming services. [9] [10] [11]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [12] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound |   [13] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 [14] |
| The Guardian | [15] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) |  [16] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 [17] |
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". [17]
On September 8,2011,the group released a teaser video for an upcoming project titled Black Google. [18] 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." [19]
All tracks are written by Death Grips
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |
