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Blanck Mass — Animated Violence Mild (Sacred Bones)

There is, naturally, some sarcasm at work in the title of Animated Violence Mild, the fourth record Benjamin John Power has released as Blanck Mass. Even just down to the way he’s described the title’s constituent parts: “Animated — brought to life by humankind. Violent — insurmountable and wild beyond our control. Mild — delicious.” Suffice it to say that there’s never been much mild about Power’s work, either as Blanck Mass or as one-half of Fuck Buttons. And this album, charged with griefs both personal and political, will not be starting that particular trend. At times Animated Violence Mild plays with a surface sheen of glistening, magisterial, very 80s synths that make for the latest turn in Power’s always dominating (yet always melodic) sound, but the noise and fury of Power’s best work comes unmistakably through.

For those who haven’t noticed how often Power tours with drag queens as accompanying acts (at least in his native UK), it may come as a bit of surprise after a brief intro track the album launches to life with two tracks in a row with titles that evoke parts of drag and ball subcultures (“Death Drop” and “House vs. House”). Both feature prominently Power’s typically hugely distorted vocals, albeit here just clear enough the listener can make out phrases through all the surging distortion and washes of synth. Even when a song like “Death Drop” pulls back a bit for a bridge with a sparklier-than-normal arrangement, it’s like a rollercoaster cresting an intermediate hill - you know there’s about to be more screaming, more rushes of noise, more velocity.  

Animated Violence Mild does get more of a discrete break than most Blanck Mass albums, when the second half of “Creature/West Fuqua” fades out a particularly sparkling wall of noise to replace it with even more gently-echoed vocal snippets and… harp? Give that this track immediately follows the absolutely crushing “Love Is a Parasite,” which itself ends with the kind of repeated stomp that feels like it could keep descending on a human face forever, the outright beauty is definitely welcome. And it’s not as if Power has decided to give the listener a gentle exist; that harp interlude is just lulling the listener for the brutal boom-bap crunch that opens “No Dice,” and even that is just a prelude to the closing, monstrously majestic “Wings of Hate.” It’s another high point in an increasingly strong discography, one that demands more than just mild praise.  

Ian Mathers

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My Other Voice

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This mix explores vocals that blur the lines between human and machine through their use of vocoder, phasing and similar techniques.

Track listing

faster than the speed of love - GIORGIO MORODER / lady operator - MIRAGE / dry blood - PARALLELS / burn - NUN / what a lovely surprise - MARSHEAUX / constant reminders - STEVE HAUSCHILDT / my other voice - SPARKS / w zwolnionym tempie - RENI JUSIS / i.c.u.r.o.k. - KLAUS NOMI / skruszone serce - D A V I C I I / without your love - oOoOO ft. LAURA CLOCK / to follow & lead - KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH / robot song - MARGARET BERGER / walking in a circle - SANTIGOLD / i am shell i am bone - GAZELLE TWIN / ’71 charger (strings version) - LOREEN / cybertronic purgatory - JANELLE MONAE / homo electronicus - EYELINER / dusha - CHIKISS

Image credit - Shusei Nagaoka, 1982.

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How to Harness Compression for Stellar Drum and Bass Vocals

Compression, an essential tool in an audio engineer's arsenal, offers more than just dynamic control and can greatly enhance your vocal mix. Discover our latest post on Vocal Compression in Drum & Bass!

When it comes to Drum and Bass production, vocals can play a crucial role in creating a standout track. A well-processed vocal that blends seamlessly with the other elements of the mix can make all the difference. Compression, an essential tool in an audio engineer’s arsenal, offers more than just dynamic control and can greatly enhance your vocal mix. However, it’s important to understand…

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15 Ways To Improve Your Vocal Processing

Check out these 15 great tips on Vocal Processing. Did you know that learning how to Improve Your Vocal Processing can drastically improve the quality of your music?

All technical decisions are driven by creativity in Dance Music Production and the number of techniques you can implement with vocal processing is truly head spinning. Read on to discover 15 of our top tips for vocal processing, in order to help you get the most out of your vocal…

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Vocal Processing: Understanding And Combatting Sibilance

Sibilance is an important audio phenomenon to understand as a Music Producer. This week we take a look at what it is exactly, how to remove it and the importance of clarity in your vocals, read more at our blog...

Perhaps the most irritating of all audio phenomena for the recording engineer / music producer is Sibilance. With modern production working towards having ever brighter, cleaner, fuller and more dominant vocal elements, understanding and taming Sibilance is an essential skill for the modern producer. In the following article we look over what sibilance is, what causes it and how to combat…

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Do you think Louis' vocals in the studio version of DLIYH were over processed? Do you think it's a deliberate choice because there are certain parts in the song where his voice sounds quite artificial. On the other hand, when he sings it live, his vocals are perfect and has that raw, organic sound.

The studio recording has been processed. It’s been tuned (like 99.9% of pop recordings) and cleaned.

We’re used to the live performances of DLIBYH, so the studio recording sounds different in comparison— more artificial. There is an auto tune effect. The voice will always sound different when mic’d in a studio and then processed. I think his voice in DLIBYH actually sounds less produced than in other recordings, like JLY or JHO, for instance. This recording is much cleaner than some of the One Direction recordings.

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