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The Quietus. Myspace. Discover the Meaning of Rap Lyrics | Rap Genius. Interviews: Death Grips | Features. Photo by Tom Spray; photos below courtesy of Death Grips Death Grips: "I've Seen Footage" "I believe in things I can't see," Death Grips drummer Zach Hill tells me, describing the natural forces he genuinely believes guide his band. New-age flotsam? Perhaps. I'll never forget the moment, before the show, when someone casually carried a 10-foot guillotine-- a strangely appropriate stage prop-- into the main space of what was then my home. Death Grips: "Lost Boys" (via SoundCloud) As major labels continue to swim against the unending tide of the internet, Death Grips served as an emblem of that old system's newfound adventurousness as well as its limitations.

As for that Detroit show, it was staged at the Magic Stick, a venue connected to the storied Majestic Theater. "Listening to Death Grips is like taking a pill that makes you super-human. Zach Hill: It's hectic. Pitchfork: When you initially signed with Epic, did you consider how it would insert all these middlemen? ZH: Of course. Synthetic Symphony | Dysphemic and Miss Eliza.