Visions of Bodies Being Burned

by clipping.

Overview

Los Angeles trio clipping. always gravitated towards disturbing sounds for their unlikely mix of industrial noise and experimental rap, but when they dove deep into themes of horror and gore on 2019's There Existed an Addiction to Blood, the group's gruesome tendencies that had floated through various articulations seemed to lock perfectly into place. Taking inspiration from both early '90s horrorcore rap acts and the early '80s slasher movies that inspired those acts, clipping. delivered lyrics of demons, monsters, serial killers, and violent murder over unconventional beats heavy on synths and distorted bass. Visions of Bodies Being Burned picks up directly where Addiction to Blood left off, with material written around the same time serving as the second volume of their deep dive into horrorcore. The album title itself is a line from Houston rap legends the Geto Boys' ubiquitous 1991 hit "My Mind Playin' Tricks on Me," and in the boiling tension of "Say the Name," clipping. samples the line and also references other lyrics from the anthem to paranoia and psychosis. Paranoia is a more apparent feeling than wariness of monsters and paranormal activity throughout Visions. "Check the Lock" follows a drug dealer constantly looking over his shoulder due to shot nerves and a guilty conscience. Throughout the album, clipping. repeatedly showcase their encyclopedic knowledge of both classic rap and horror movies, dropping subtle lyrical references to obscure rap songs and sculpting instrumentals made up of even shares horror-movie soundtrack synth lines, chopped and screwed Southern rap production, and caustic tones borrowed from the American noise underground. The dread that percolates throughout the album comes from the ominous production and burly subject matter, but Daveed Diggs' quick-witted and masterfully controlled flows amplify the anxiety. Like the masked killer in a scary movie, Diggs seems supernaturally several steps ahead at all times, ready to lunge for the jugular with precision rhymes on "'96 Neve Campbell," and firing off wordplay on "Say the Name" so complex it takes several spins to unpack it all. Not many acts find the midway point between Wolf Eyes and Three 6 Mafia, but by the time Visions reaches its apex at the brutal centerpiece "Looking Like Meat," that's exactly what clipping. sounds like. It's a particularly threatening chapter of horrorcore that renders even some of the more severe acts that came before almost cartoonish by comparison. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	10/23/2020
Label:	SUB POP
UPC:	0098787133127

Tracks

1. Intro
2. Say the Name
3. Wytchboard (Interlude)
4. '96 Neve Campbell
5. Something Underneath
6. Make Them Dead
7. She Bad
8. Invocation (Interlude)
9. Pain Everyday
10. Check the Lock
11. Looking Like Meat
12. Drove (Interlude)
13. Eaten Alive
14. Body for the Pile
15. Enlacing
16. Secret Piece

Album Credits

Performance Credits

clipping.   Primary Artist
Sickness   Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Jon Borges   Electronics
John W. Snyder   Piano
Shannon Kennedy   Cello,Psaltery
Caleigh Drane   Cello
Kirsten Carey   Guitar
Chukwudi Hodge   Drums
Cam   Featured Artist
Hal Rosenfeld   Vibraphone
Ho99o9   Vocals,Featured Artist
Ted Byrnes   Drums,Featured Artist
TheOGM   Vocals
Daria Sarraf   Harp
Cam & China   Vocals,Featured Artist
Greg Stuart   Featured Artist,Marimba,Glockenspiel,Featured Artist
Chris Goudreau   Electronics
China   Featured Artist
Casey Anderson   Sax (Alto)
Jeff Parker   Guitar,Featured Artist
Michael Esposito   Featured Artist
Joe Lester   Double Bass,Guitar (Bass)
David Rothbaum   Guitar (Bass)
Maryclare Brztwa   Flute

Technical Credits

Jean Lebrun   Lyricist,Composer
Cameron Walker   Lyricist
John W. Snyder   Composer
China Walker   Lyricist
Caleigh Drane   Composer
Christopher Fleeger   Engineer,Field Recording
William Hutson   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Cristina Bercovitz   Design,Art Direction
clipping.   Design,Producer,Art Direction
Daveed Diggs   Group Member,Composer,Lyricist
Ted Byrnes   Composer,Performer
TheOGM   Lyricist
Lawrence Eaddy   Lyricist
Cam & China   Lyricist
Myra Dingley   Photography
Greg Stuart   Composer,Performer,Composer
Sickness   Performer
Chris Goudreau   Composer,Additional Production
Greh Holger   Composer
Camera Walker   Composer
Jeff Parker   Composer,Performer
Michael Esposito   Composer,Engineer,Performer
Joe Lester   Composer
Yoko Ono   Composer
Steve Kaplan   Mixing
Rashad Becker   Mastering
Jonathan Snipes   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Brad Jordan   Composer,Lyricist
Kyle Parker   Composer