{"product_id":"98787175202","title":"Clipping. - Splendor \u0026 Misery (Anniversary X) - Import Vinyl 2 LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClipping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosAngeles-basednoise-raptrioclipping.havecomearemarkablylongwaysinceJonathanSnipes(formerlyofirony-killingduoCaptainAhab)andWilliamHutson(akanoise-droneartistRale)establisheditasaremixprojectin2009.SincetheadditionofMCDaveedDiggs(alsoofTrueNeutralCrew,alongwithSignorBenedicktheMoorandDeathbombArcfounderBrianKinsman),thegroupself-released2013'swell-receivedmixtapeMidcitybeforesigningwithSubPopfortheirfull-lengthdebut,2014'sCLPPNG.StudiowizardSnipeshassincewrittensoundtracksfornumerousfilms,HutsoncompletedaPh.D.intheaterandperformancestudies,andDiggsachievedfameasanoriginalcastmemberofthehitmusicalHamilton.WhileCLPPNG(sotitledbecauseitslyricslackedthemostcommonwordinhip-hop,\"I\")subvertedmainstreamhip-hopconventionsandwasequallyinfluencedbyThree6Mafiaandacademicelectro-acousticcomposition,Splendor\u0026amp;Miseryisexponentiallymoreambitious.Thealbumisessentiallyanoperaabouttheonlysurvivorofaslaverevolt,whoistrappedonaspaceshiptravelingthroughouttheuniverse.ThestorycanbelikenedtoanouterspacerelativeofDrexciya'sunderwatermythology,anditdrawsequallyfrom2001:ASpaceOdysseyaswellasthebrilliantAfrofuturistsciencefictionauthorOctaviaE.Butler,evengoingsofarastoreferencecharactersfromhernovelsinthesongs'lyrics(\"Air'EmOut\"mentionstheOankalialienracefromtheXenogenesistrilogy,while\"BabyDon'tSleep\"namechecksthemutantsknownasClayarksfromthePatternistseries).WhileCLPPNGandsubsequentouttakesEPWriggleweremoreexplicitlyclub-influenced,thesounddesignonSplendor\u0026amp;Miseryisfarmoreexperimentalandlessrhythmic;attimesitsoundslikeDiggs'complex,hyper-literaterapsarebeingaccompaniedbyindustrialdroneartistslike:zoviet*france:orLustmord.Thebeatsechothebackgroundnoisesofthespaceship,replicatingclankingandwhirringnoisesratherthanresemblinganythingdanceable.OnlyonafewmomentsdoSnipesandHutsoninterjectWhitehouse-likepowerelectronicsandharshnoise.Asdystopianasthealbumseems,there'sanundeniablehopefulnesspresent.Ahandfuloftracksfeatureeithergospel-inspiredvocals(\"TrueBeliever\"evenquotesthe19thcenturyslavesong\"IKnowWhenI'mGoingHome\")orsplinteredchurchorgantones.Ultimately,theprotagonistendsupcelebratinganescapefromsocietyandfindingfreedominhisisolation.Devastatingyetoptimistic,Splendor\u0026amp;Miseryisastunningleapforwardforclipping.,andoneofthemostimpressivealbumsoftheyear.~PaulSimpson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53485820608801,"sku":"98787175202","price":49.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/98787175202.jpg?v=1789046711","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-fr\/products\/98787175202","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}