Animated Violence Mild

Animated Violence Mild
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Studio album by
Blanck Mass
Released16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
Length43:05
LabelSacred Bones
Blanck Mass chronology
The Blanck Mass Sessions
(2019) 		Animated Violence Mild
(2019) 		In Ferneaux
(2021)
Singles from Animated Violence Mild
  1. "Love Is a Parasite"
    Released: 31 July 2019[1]

Animated Violence Mild is the fourth studio album by British electronic musician Blanck Mass. It was released on 16 August 2019 under Sacred Bones Records.[2]

The album's title is likely a reference to a disclaimer sticker applied to certain arcade cabinets by the American Amusement Machine Association.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[4]
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash8/10[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NME[12]
Pitchfork7.9/10[13]
Resident Advisor[14]

Animated Violence Mild was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 20 reviews.[5]

Accolades

Accolades for Animated Violence Mild
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2019
50
[15]
DJ Mag Top 50 Albums of 2019
48
[16]
MusicOMH Top 50 Albums of 2019
28
[17]
No Ripcord Top 50 Albums of 2019
22
[18]
PopMatters Top 70 Albums of 2019
53
[19]
Treble Top 50 Albums of 2019
49
[20]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2019
68
[21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blanck Mass, unless noted

Animated Violence Mild track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:35
2."Death Drop"7:18
3."House vs. House"7:41
4."Hush Money"5:32
5."Love Is a Parasite"6:16
6."Creature/West Fuqua"3:44
7."No Dice"6:06
8."Wings of Hate"5:53
Total length:43:05

Charts

Chart performance for
Animated Violence Mild
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 6

References

  1. ^ "Love Is a Parasite - Single by Blanck Mass". Apple Music. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (6 June 2019). "Blanck Mass Announces New Album Animated Violence Mild". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Parental Advisory System". 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ Roseblade, Nick (16 August 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. ^ Clark, Matthew (13 August 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. ^ Cliff, Aimee (16 August 2019). "Blanck Mass: Animated Violence Mild review – grief, rage and transcendent electronica". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. ^ Bray, Jack (16 August 2019). "Blanck Mass' Animated Violence Mild is a crucial, necessary return". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ Devlin, Ben (12 August 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. ^ Richards, Will (8 August 2019). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. ^ Fallon, Patric (22 August 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. ^ Keeling, Ryan (14 August 2019). "Resident Advisor Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  15. ^ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2019". BrooklynVegan. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. ^ "DJ Mag's Top 50 Albums of 2019". DJ Mag. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  17. ^ Hubbard, Michael (21 December 2019). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2019". MusicOMH. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  18. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". No Ripcord. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  19. ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2019". PopMatters. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  20. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2019". Treble Magazine. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  21. ^ Redfern, Mark (31 December 2019). "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2019". Under the Radar. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2020.


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