Animated Violence Mild

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.[13]

Animated Violence Mild
Studio album by
Blanck Mass
Released16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
Length43:05
LabelSacred Bones
Blanck Mass chronology
World Eater
(2017)		 Animated Violence Mild
(2019)
Singles from Animated Violence Mild
  1. "Love Is a Parasite"
    Released: 31 July 2019[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[2]
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[8]
MusicOMH[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork7.9/10[11]
Resident Advisor[12]

The album's title is likely a reference to a disclaimer sticker applied to certain arcade cabinets by the American Amusement Machine Association.[14]

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]

Critical reception

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.[3]

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. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Roseblade, Nick (16 August 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. Clark, Matthew (13 August 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. Cliff, Aimee (16 August 2019). "Blanck Mass: Animated Violence Mild review – grief, rage and transcendent electronica". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. Bray, Jack (16 August 2019). "Blanck Mass' Animated Violence Mild is a crucial, necessary return". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. Devlin, Ben (12 August 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. Richards, Will (8 August 2019). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. Fallon, Patric (22 August 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. Keeling, Ryan (14 August 2019). "Resident Advisor Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. Minsker, Evan (6 June 2019). "Blanck Mass Announces New Album Animated Violence Mild". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. https://coin-op.org/parental-advisory-system/
  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. 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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