Animated Violence Mild is the fourth album by Blanck Mass aka Benjamin John Power from . Like the music of Fuck Buttons, Power looks for the corner of noise. You can unmistakably hear elements of Fuck Buttons, but just like on previous solo albums, the Brit explores the limits of the permissible. The song Death Drop could easily have been on a Fuck Buttons album, if there were no hysterical scream
… vocals in the song. The furious edge of Power's music is reminiscent of the music of , although the Briton takes more time to build up his songs. Its noisy character also evokes memories of witch house. The 'violence' in the title is therefore appropriate here, but it is by no means 'mild'. Endurance is not a luxury when listening to this intriguing and tantalizing album. (JvQ)more