There Was an Addiction to Blood is the album Clipping was born to make, but it will polarize the listening public more than their previous releases.
Blood, at its heart — if, indeed, it has one — is a puzzle, whether it intends to be or not.
The album's most exciting tracks are downright hallucinatory.
On There Existed An Addiction To Blood, poring over the lyrics and dissecting every inch of what Diggs says proves that there are few rappers so potent and worth reading up on. Yet, while Diggs alone is an exceptional rapper, the instrumentals of Snipes and Hutson have always been the most obvious component that sets Clipping apart from most experimental hip hop groups.
With There Existed An Addiction To Blood, Clipping have artfully seized upon the viscera of the horrorcore genre, creating an album which is both disheartening and sonically intriguing. It is yet another successful experiment for the group and one of the eeriest examples of modern hip-hop to date.
Make room in your annual Halloween-time music rotation for Clipping's latest.
In an era of easy-listen playlists, Clipping should at least be applauded for creating a record so thoroughly demanding.
Patient #5 Test Results:
Description: After hearing 'There Existed an Addiction to Blood' by Clipping, a pacient went into a nervous breakdown, with three dead bodies found at the scene. Here is the recorded conversation with a medical professional. Names have been erased to protect the innocent.
Doctor: So, how are you feeling after the breakdown?
Patient: It's clipping bitch.
Doctor: So you've been saying, and i'd love if you wouldn't use such language towards me. Are we clear?
Patient: ... read more
I've heard some pretty scary albums before. Albums that downright C R U S H you. You Won't Get What You Want was one of my favourite albums of last year, with its unbelievably heavy and crushing sound that would soon derail into a downright terrifying and gripping ending that leaves you in distraught and fear. I've heard a bit of Caligula, and from what I've heard of it so far it just feels a bit forced in my opinion. I like it for the most part, but that's just my opinion. But what "There ... read more
I heard that this album is the prequel to Visions of Bodies Being Burned. I really enjoyed that album and I wanted to listen to more clipping. I really love the dark and terrifying vibes and sounds of Visions of Bodies Being Burned. Let's see if this is better than the sequel.
Yeah, this is amazing. The gruesome crazy bloody horrifying atmosphere is so unreal. The production is dark and gloomy just the vibe of this is scary. Truly horrorcore the amount of work put into this to make it sound ... read more
This is was so interesting, fun, scary, weird and unsettling to listen to. Amazing.
Best tracks: Nothing is Safe; La Mala Ordina; Run for Your Life; The Show; Blood of the Fang; Story 7; Attunement
1 | Intro 1:04 | 81 |
2 | Nothing is Safe 4:57 | 95 |
3 | He Dead 4:22 feat. Ed Balloon | 87 |
4 | Haunting (Interlude) 0:57 | 77 |
5 | La Mala Ordina 5:46 | 91 |
6 | Club Down 4:30 with Sarah Bernat | 89 |
7 | Prophecy (Interlude) 1:11 | 71 |
8 | Run for Your Life 4:52 feat. La Chat | 90 |
9 | The Show 3:04 | 87 |
10 | Possession (Interlude) 2:10 | 75 |
11 | All in Your Head 4:29 feat. Counterfeit Madison, Robyn Hood | 87 |
12 | Blood of the Fang 4:39 | 95 |
13 | Story 7 3:40 | 89 |
14 | Attunement 4:46 with Pedestrian Deposit | 84 |
15 | Piano Burning 18:00 | 67 |
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