# Marijuana Deathsquads

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{{short description|American music group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Marijuana Deathsquads
| image           =
| caption         =
| origin          = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), Minnesota, U.S.
| years_active    = 2009–present
| genre           = {{hlist|[Electronic](/source/electronic_music)|[noise](/source/noise_music)|[improvisation](/source/musical_improvisation)|[experimental](/source/experimental_music)}}
| label           = [Totally Gross National Product](/source/Totally_Gross_National_Product)
| associated_acts =
| website         = {{URL|marijuanadeathsquads.com}}
| current_members =
* Ryan Olson
* Isaac Gale
* [Stef Alexander](/source/P.O.S_(rapper))
* Ben Ivascu
* Mark McGee
* Jeremy Nutzman
| past_members    = 
}}

'''Marijuana Deathsquads''' is an American music group based in [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), Minnesota. The group's sound has been described by ''[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)'' as "ear-bending improv/dance grooves that defied listener expectations and spit in the face of easy categorization."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/2011-11-02/calendar/marijuana-deathsquads-record-release/|title=Marijuana Deathsquads (record-release)|website=[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)|first=Tigger|last=Lunney|date=November 2, 2011|accessdate=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223165901/http://www.citypages.com/2011-11-02/calendar/marijuana-deathsquads-record-release/|archivedate=December 23, 2011}}</ref> [NPR](/source/NPR) described the group as "a thrilling, relentless bombardment of sight and sound."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/11/08/243958236/marijuana-deathsquads-live-in-concert|title=Marijuana Deathsquads, Live in Concert|website=NPR.org}}</ref>

==History==
Formed in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mndaily.com/ae/music/2014/02/27/music-make-you-high|title=Music to make you high - Marijuana Deathsquads makes party music for party people|website=[Minnesota Daily](/source/Minnesota_Daily)|first=Grant|last=Tillery|date=February 27, 2014|accessdate=}}</ref> the band consists of Ryan Olson of [Gayngs](/source/Gayngs), Isaac Gale, Stef Alexander (a.k.a. [P.O.S](/source/P.O.S_(rapper))), Ben Ivascu of [Poliça](/source/Poli%C3%A7a), Mark McGee of To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie, and Jeremy Nutzman (a.k.a. Velvet Negroni).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiok.org/features/weekly-release-spotlight/marijuana-deathsquads/|title=Weekly Release Spotlight - Marijuana Deathsquads|website=[Radio K](/source/Radio_K)|first=Aaron|last=Bolton|date=December 9, 2013|accessdate=}}</ref> Frequent collaborators include Channy Leaneagh and Drew Christopherson of Poliça, [Har Mar Superstar](/source/Har_Mar_Superstar), and [Jim Eno](/source/Jim_Eno).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/232929461.html|title=Marijuana Deathsquads come into the light|website=[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune)|first=Chris|last=RiemenSchneider|date=November 24, 2013|accessdate=}}</ref>

In 2011, the group released its first studio album, ''Crazy Master''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/11/marijuana_deathsquads_crazy_master.php|title=Marijuana Deathsquads release Crazy Master tonight at Nick and Eddie|website=[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)|first=Jeff|last=Gage|date=November 4, 2011|accessdate=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919041233/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/11/marijuana_deathsquads_crazy_master.php|archivedate=September 19, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, singer Isaac Gale won the ''[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)'' Best Male Vocalist award, his singing described as "a [poltergeist](/source/poltergeist) creeping out of a snowy, crackling television screen, Gale's tortured, throaty hollering is the stuff of zombie nightmares, simultaneously gut-wrenching and enthralling."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2011/award/best-vocalist-male-1841469/|title=Minneapolis Best Vocalist (Male)|website=[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)|year=2011|accessdate=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426090901/http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2011/award/best-vocalist-male-1841469/|archivedate=April 26, 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, the group released the ''Tamper Disable Destroy'' mixtape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2012/09/download-marijuana-deathsquads-tamper-disable-destroy-mixtape/|title=Download: Marijuana Deathsquads – Tamper. Disable. Destroy. mixtape|website=[Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound)|first=Chris|last=Coplan|date=September 13, 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

In 2013, the group released ''Music Rocks I & II'', two EPs featuring Ryan Olson, Isaac Gale, Jason Power, Ben Ivascu, Channy Leaneagh, Mark McGee, Jeremy Nutzman, Stefon Alexander, and Madden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviler.org/2013/05/31/review-free-download-marijuana-deathsquads-music-rocks-i-ii/|title=Review & Free Download: Marijuana Deathsquads "Music Rocks I & II"|website=Reviler|first=Josh|last=Keller|date=May 31, 2013|accessdate=}}</ref>

In that year, the group released ''Oh My Sexy Lord'', a studio album that ''[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))'' called "ferocious" and described as fusing "jagged grooves, scratchy analog effects, and robo-warped vocals into a full-length, experimental freakout."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/10/marijuana-deathsquads-oh-my-sexy-lord-album-stream/|title=Stream Marijuana Deathsquads' Ferocious New Album 'Oh My Sexy Lord'|website=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|first=Kyle|last=McGovern|date=October 14, 2013|accessdate=}}</ref> The album features guest appearances from [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver) frontman [Justin Vernon](/source/Justin_Vernon), [Poliça](/source/Poli%C3%A7a) frontwoman Channy Leaneagh, and [Har Mar Superstar](/source/Har_Mar_Superstar).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2013/10/marijuana_deathsquads_interview.php|title=Marijuana Deathsquads: Everyone's got that fucking crazy animal in them|website=[City Pages](/source/City_Pages)|first=Reed|last=Fischer|date=October 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016052540/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2013/10/marijuana_deathsquads_interview.php|archivedate=October 16, 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, the group contributed a cover of the song "[Truckin'](/source/Truckin')" to ''[Day of the Dead](/source/Day_of_the_Dead_(2016_album))'', a [Grateful Dead](/source/Grateful_Dead) tribute album.

In 2018, the group released ''Tuff Guy Electronics'', which was recorded at [Pioneer Works](/source/Pioneer_Works) ([Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn)) and [Funkhaus](/source/Funkhaus_Berlin) ([Berlin](/source/Berlin)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/pioneer-works-launching-record-label-w-releases-by-miho-hatori-marijuana-deathsquads-more/|title = Pioneer Works launching record label w/ Releases by Miho Hatori & Marijuana Deathsquads}}</ref>

==Style and influences==
Chris Reiemenschneider of ''[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune)'' stated that "Marijuana Deathsquads has been steadily blowing eardrums, breaking drum heads and tearing at the seams of conventional music-making since its semi-mysterious inception."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=112666974|title=The Big Gigs|website=[Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune)|first=Chris|last=Riemenschneider|date=December 30, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''Crazy Master'' (2011)
* ''Oh My Sexy Lord'' (2013)
* ''Tuff Guy Electronics'' (2018)
* ''MDS Sports'' (2024)

===Mixtapes===
* ''Tamper Disable Destroy'' (2012)

===EPs===
* ''Music Rocks I & II'' (2013)

===Singles===
* "The River" (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-river-single/740805407|title=The River - Single by Marijuana Deathsquads|website=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music)|date=29 October 2013|accessdate=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
* "The World Beyond" (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joyfulnoise.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-beyond|title=The World Beyond|website=[Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp)|accessdate=February 17, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://marijuanadeathsquads.com Official website]
* [http://totallygrossnationalproduct.com/artists/marijuana-deathsquads Marijuana Deathsquads] at [Totally Gross National Product](/source/Totally_Gross_National_Product)
* {{Discogs artist|Marijuana Deathsquads|Marijuana Deathsquads}}

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Category:Musical groups established in 2009
Category:Electronic music groups from Minnesota
Category:Musical groups from Minneapolis

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