Manslaughter 777, the duo composed of drummers/programmers Lee Buford (The Body, Sightless Pit, Dead Times, Everyone Asked About You) and Zac Jones (MSC, Nothing, Braveyoung) have announced new album God’s World, out on July 25th. Along with the album’s announcement, the duo have shared the opening track, “I Do Not Believe In Art,” which embodies their boundless love of beat music and their distinct ability to converge different tropes from across genres into revelrous grooves, with a house-inflected otherworldly pulse that smashes apart into syncopated breakbeat bliss. God’s World will only be available in-full exclusively on LP, with all LP bespoke jackets designed and hand-silk screened by the band. Digital copies will only be available with the LP.
Manslaughter 777 are powerhouses of forward-thinking rhythmic music and production. The duo combine their prowess as percussionists and producers into beat-centric music that delights in turning unexpected sounds into razor sharp rhythms. Buford and Jones, along with engineer/producer Seth Manchester of Machines with Magnets (The Body, Model/Actriz, Liturgy), have collaborated for nearly two decades, consistently shattering genre boundaries and redefining the role of the studio in the process. God’s World uses innovative sound sampling to create expansive sonics driven by complex rhythms. The resulting album’s infectious grooves are both celebratory and irreverent.
The duo deftly interweave their own playing into field recordings and synthesized drums. The taut pieces blur the boundaries between acoustic and electronic instruments, samples and performances. “It’s kind of strange to be making music like this using acoustic sounds,” Jones continues, “but I think that adds a special element to it, sampling our own playing and being very meticulous about the sounds we get out of those.” Manslaughter 777 have their own unique cadence, built on a deep affection for beat music, but untethered by any adherence to one specific style or set of rules. The duo imbue their music with a sinewy pulse and sense of dynamic care that lends a humanity to their unyielding arrangements. God’s World is an album whose electrifying turns and gripping compounds, in pursuit of lush, incendiary grooves, is a thrilling and joyous expressive delight.
Pre-order Manslaughter 777’s God World: here.
