10/17 At Le Poisson Rouge in NYC, in a euphorically terrorizing set, Death Grips pummeled with massive crushing dancehall beats and martial drills with numbing bass . The incredible drummer Zach Hill (Hella, Marnie Stern) was all but wasted by being inaudible in the mix, which made him more like a visual foil, so I stood on the side to watch and hear his righteous contribution. Inexplicably Stefan “MC Ride” Burnett’s vocals seemed to be on their backing track and he barked along. Was he afraid of breaking the momentum with a Justin Bieber moment? He looks like he could hold down his milk. Flying Lotus followed, serving up sampledelic feats of beat surgery, seemingly stitched together on the fly. His frequent stops and affable banter with the audience gave the vibe that we were visitors to his living room studio.