Taken from clipping.’s upcoming fourth album, ‘There Existed an Addiction to Blood’ [October 18], new single ‘Blood of the Fang’ sees Diggs continue the album’s overall theme of bloodlust/violence, discussing the violent history of racism. He reminds us that defeating racism requires a fight more than a discussion, delivering a powerful call to arms against…
Clipping recently returned to their ‘Wriggle‘ EP with a video for ‘Shooter‘, and that was pretty out-there. The video for the Antwon & Signor Benedick The Moore-featured ‘Back Up’, however, is next level weird. So weird, in fact, that we’re just going to let director Anna Zlokovic do the talking: “Through the perspective of an unnamed…
Despite having since released “Afro-futurist concept album” ‘Splendor & Misery‘ Clipping return to June’s ‘Wriggle EP‘ with a new video for ‘Shooter’. Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada, the video is suitably odd; starring Daveed Diggs accompanied by a grey tracksuit-clad dance troupe. Stream below via YouTube.
LBOWDEEP follows up ‘Remixes Vol.1‘ with a second instalment, putting his own innovative spin on an even more diverse mix of tracks. His own take on more classic tracks by Bun B and Three Six Mafia sit alongside re-works of Death Grips, Clipping an M.I.A. Stream below via SoundCloud.
Clipping’s new album, ‘Splendor & Misery’ isn’t your average Hip Hop album. But then nothing’s going to be straightforward when the voice of the project is a computer on board a slave-carrying slave ship that’s been commandeered by one of its cargo. Featuring singles ‘Baby Don’t Sleep‘ and ‘Air ‘Em Out‘, the dystopian, Afrofuturist concept…
The first single to come from Clipping’s forthcoming LP ‘Splendor & Misery’ was ‘Baby Don’t Sleep‘; an arrestingly breakneck introduction to the “adystopian, Afrofuturist concept album” from which it’s lifted. The story, told through the eyes of an interstellar slave ship’s onboard computer during an uprising. Director Carlos Lopez Estrada says of the new video: “I met with Clipping…
Experimental Hip Hop trio Clipping release ‘Baby Don’t Sleep’, a new video in collaboration with multi-disciplinary artist Cristopher Cichocki. The intense, abbrasive track is matched brilliantly by Cichocki’s experiments with interference static, oscilloscopic wavelengths and flicker-frame animation. The track comes with the announcement that Clipping will release new album ‘Splendor & Misery’ on September 9, their first new project…
LA’s Clipping return with the first instalment of new material since their self-titled 2014 sophomore album. Released on Sub Pop, ‘Wriggle EP’ features the trio themselves [Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes] as well as Antwon, Signor Benedick the Moor, Cakes da Killa, Maxi Wild and Nailah Middleton. The project precedes an upcoming full-length Clipping album expected this Autumn on Sub Pop/Deathbomb Arc. Stream below via Spotify,…
Clipping. have released a new video for ‘Intro’, a track taken from their self-titled 2014 sophomore album ‘CLPPNG.’. Known for their experimental, industrial sound and generally placing noise and lo-fi fuzz underneath Daveed Diggs fast, energetic flow – ‘Intro’ is no exception, with the eerie ringing, static and video reel sounds pay tribute to their musique concrète influence. The…
October has been a big month: BadBadNotGood and Ghostface Killah announced a collaborative album with new track ‘Gunshowers‘, Mac Miller signed to Warner and released a new track, and Flatbush Zombies & Underachievers united as ‘Clockwork Indigo‘. Not only that, but we’ve seen new projects drop from the likes of Black Milk, Childish Gambino, Run The Jewels, Baauer and Vince…
