Violence (musician)

Violence

Violence performing at MoMA PS1

Background information
Origin| Baltimore, MD, United States
Genres| Electronic, Hip hop, Grime, Black metal, Juke, Industrial music, Experimental, Dark wave, Dark ambient, Witch house
Years active| 2010–present
Labels| NON Worldwide, Dogfood Music Group, PTP
Members| Olin Caprison
Website| palmtreescaprisun.com

Olin Caprison, better known as Violence (stylized VIOLENCE), is an American experimental musician, composer, performance artist, and producer.[1][2][3][4]

## Life and career

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Caprison was not seriously interested in performance while growing up in Baltimore, but began experimenting with making music while learning to edit video.[5] They began recording and performing as Violence in 2010.[3]

The first Violence release was REPTILE/Hand Me Downs from Heaven (Steak Au Zoo Records, 2012).[6] In 2016, artist collective NON released Violence's A Ruse of Power,[7][8] and the following year artist collective PTP (aka Purple Tape Pedigree) released Human Dust to Fertilize the Impotent Garden.[9]

Violence has toured with Mykki Blanco and Yves Tumor,[9] performed at the Brooklyn Museum,[10] and was a 2019 MacDowell fellow in music composition.[1]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* REPTILE/Hand Me Downs from Heaven (Steak au Zoo Records, 2012)[6]
* A Ruse of Power (NON Worldwide, 2016)[7]
* Human Dust to Fertilize the Impotent Garden (PTP, 2017)[11]

### Singles

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* "This is Going to be Disgusting, Unholy, and Pleasurable" (Dogfood Music Group, 2015)[12]
* "Wintertime" (NON, 2015)[7]
* "Psycud" (NON, 2016)[13]
* "Rain" (NON, 2016)

### Scores

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* Kandis William's Affect:Network:Territory (Performed multiple times throughout 2016)[14]
* Richard Kennedy's Both (2017)[15]
* Richard Kennedy's HIR (2019)[16]

### Compilations

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* Blasting Voice (Teenage Teardrops, 2012)[8]
* Mykki Blanco Presents: C-ORE (Dogfood Music Group, 2015)[17]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Olin Caprison". MacDowell. 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
2. ^ Kent-Smith, Jasmine (9 June 2017). "Essential: Violence turns the club into 'Human Dust' with cutting new LP". Mixmag. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
3. ^ a b Joyce, Colin (27 April 2016). "VIOLENCE Divines Tarot and Terror in Their Foreboding New Video". VICE. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
4. ^ Bowe, Miles (5 October 2017). "The Month In Bandcamp". Fact. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
5. ^ Mitchell, Aurora (18 November 2016). "The Baltimore musician exploring brutality and masculinity". Dazed. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
6. ^ a b Kay, Jean (12 February 2013). "VIOLENCE's cassette release reviewed". AQNB. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
7. ^ a b c Ryce, Andrew (18 September 2016). "VIOLENCE - A Ruse Of Power". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
8. ^ a b Julious, Britt (15 August 2016). "NON Worldwide to Release VIOLENCE's Debut Album". VICE. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
9. ^ a b Bowe, Miles (7 June 2017). "VIOLENCE announces new album Human Dust to Fertilize the Impotent Garden on PTP". FACT. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
10. ^ "Music: VIOLENCE". Brooklyn Museum. August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
11. ^ Scott, Jazz. "Human Dust to Fertilize the Impotent Garden". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
12. ^ "Mykki Blanco launches Dogfood Music Group imprint to "disrupt" image of Black American music". Fact. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
13. ^ Reid, Mike (22 August 2016). "VIOLENCE preps debut album A Ruse of Power on NON WORLDWIDE". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
14. ^ "Human Resources, Los Angeles". humanresourcesla.com.
15. ^ Mallett, Whitney (23 January 2017). "'Suspended Limbs and Liquid Spines': Richard Kennedy Debuts 'Both' at Artists Space".
16. ^ "Open Call: Richard Kennedy". The Shed. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
17. ^ Mistry, Anupa (18 September 2015). "Mykki Blanco Presents C-ORE". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 December 2022.