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90
Throughout, Clipping stun and shock with their most complete work to date, and Visions of Bodies Being Burned proves the group to be as dynamic as they are devastating.
90
Back with arguably more certified bangers than before, clipping. throws caution to the wind with soul-rending sonics and elite-tier rapping.
90
clipping. somehow manages to top last year's There Existed an Addiction to Blood with a second helping of avant-horrorcore bangers.
11mo
88
Visions of Bodies Being Burned ruthlessly pulls at the edges of that world until it falls apart, dissolving back into our own, undoing the illusions its predecessor meticulously created.
85
Few listening experiences this year are as gripping, visceral, and vivid as Visions of Bodies Being Burned.
12mo
80
It's a particularly threatening chapter of horrorcore that renders even some of the more severe acts that came before almost cartoonish by comparison.
80
A direct sequel to 2019’s There Existed an Addiction to Blood, Visions… does what every good sequel should, build upon the strengths of its predecessor and take the established ideas and themes in unexpected and thrilling directions.
80
"Do you like scary movies?" asks rapper Daveed Diggs, several tracks in. Your answer will define your response to what marks clipping.'s finest refinement yet of their abrasive horror-rap.
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12mo
80
They’ve taken all of their most powerful trademarks and pushed them to breaking point, and the result is nothing short of spectacular.
12mo
80
‘Visions of Bodies Being Burned’ is an album that will cement clipping.’s reputation as one of the most exciting and visionary groups working in music today, while it might not pack the same punch to the senses as ‘There Existed an Addiction to Blood’ there is plenty to engage with.
12mo
80
Like the horror films that influenced it, Visions of Bodies Being Burned is a smart, noisy joyride through your worst nightmares, but it's easy to imagine Clipping laughing maniacally while its listeners insist on sleeping with the lights on.
11mo
80
Visions of Bodies Being Burned, like its predecessor, is macabre and monstrous in all of the ways that your leering curiousity would have it. It’s a taut exploration of hatred and hostility, one which stands shoulder-to-shoulder with its demonic older brother.
11mo
80
Bodies Being Burned, despite coming out a year later, doesn’t feel like outtakes or leftovers. It’s a sharpening of the ideas introduced on Addiction to Blood, performed with clipping.’s classic graveness which only supports how scary this album can be.
11mo
80
Visions of Bodies Being Burned is remarkably strong given that it’s the second LP Clipping. have released in two years. They have reinforced the fact that killer hooks and cathartic, emotional passages can be found in the most obscure, creepiest of places.
11mo
80
If you are looking for spooky tales in an urban setting, or if you want more of Daveed Diggs’s music in your life, then Visions of Bodies Being Burned and its predecessor There Existed an Addiction to Blood are for you.
11mo
66
Clipping. is an incredibly innovative and talented group, especially in creating entire worlds within their songs, but at their most inhibited, they come off as try-hard.
11mo
60
Visions of Bodies Being Burned, like There Existed an Addiction to Blood, is a clear homage to the horrorcore canon, so it’s necessarily a pastiche. But it’s disappointing how academic the record’s sense of terror is.
11mo
49
Where There Existed an Addiction to Blood seemed to take the listener down a spiral of harsh violence and vaguely interconnected moments of supernatural terror, Visions of Bodies Being Burned just feels lost.
11mo
Patient #4 Test Results:
Description: Locked in a lockdown facility, a patient, who previously listened to the album ‘There Existed an Addiction to Blood’ by clipping. and was found with three dead bodies of his roommates, has been located and contained after murdering the last therapist he saw. Here is the recorded conversation between him and the head of the mental health department. Names have been erased to protect the innocent.
Doctor: OK. I’m going to ask you how you ... read more
Description: Locked in a lockdown facility, a patient, who previously listened to the album ‘There Existed an Addiction to Blood’ by clipping. and was found with three dead bodies of his roommates, has been located and contained after murdering the last therapist he saw. Here is the recorded conversation between him and the head of the mental health department. Names have been erased to protect the innocent.
Doctor: OK. I’m going to ask you how you ... read more
Around a year ago, noise rap trio Clipping trio would their 4th album ‘There Existed an Addiction to Blood’ which had perfect timing being released right about a week from Halloween. For any experimental music lover it was basically their go-to soundtrack for Halloween (including myself). But if you told me they would be releasing another album next year around the same length, I would have never believed you. Here we are.
I’ve heard many people making analogies to this ... read more
I’ve heard many people making analogies to this ... read more
Halloween is fast approaching, impossible to escape, just like today's topic. Almost 1 year to the day, Clipping doesn't just come back with a simple sequel to satisfy its fans, the second installment Visions of Bodies Being Burned is even juicier, terrifying, intense and more immersive than the previous one. A total success that confirms the fact that Clipping continues to build their reference to the Horrorcore pantheon, and even more to create its own legend thanks to this consecration. ... read more
“Visions of Bodies Being Burned” is just one of those albums you have to hear to believe. It breaks so many boundaries, it becomes so immersive over its runtime, it succeeds in making you actually, legitimately scared. I’ve been listening to this for about a month at this point, and it has only grown since first listen!
How can I even begin to describe this record to you? Seriously!
Well, I’ll start with its atmosphere, because it effortlessly brings dread to your ears ... read more
How can I even begin to describe this record to you? Seriously!
Well, I’ll start with its atmosphere, because it effortlessly brings dread to your ears ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Intro 2:20 | 90 |
| 2 | Say the Name 4:59 | 98 |
| 3 | Wytchboard (Interlude) 0:30 | 83 |
| 4 | '96 Neve Campbell 3:21 feat. Cam & China | 95 |
| 5 | Something Underneath 2:35 | 93 |
| 6 | Make Them Dead 4:06 | 88 |
| 7 | She Bad 3:26 | 87 |
| 8 | Invocation (Interlude) 1:12 with Greg Stuart | 80 |
| 9 | Pain Everyday 3:39 with Michael Esposito | 95 |
| 10 | Check the Lock 3:37 | 94 |
| 11 | Looking Like Meat 3:29 feat. Ho99o9 | 91 |
| 12 | Drove (Interlude) 0:51 | 77 |
| 13 | Eaten Alive 5:41 with Jeff Parker, Ted Byrnes | 91 |
| 14 | Body for the Pile 4:24 with Sickness | 91 |
| 15 | Enlacing 4:43 | 94 |
| 16 | Secret Piece 3:41 | 81 |
Total Length: 52 minutes
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6mo
just a random thought, but i think it's really cool how daveed is (as far as i can remember) the only person who is loved by both me and my sister for totally mutually exclusive things
10mo
i still love this album but oh my GOODNESS is the wytchboard interlude annoying as heck
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Added on: August 26, 2020