1000 Gecs

May 2025 1000 Gecs studio 100 Gecs 1000 gec album.jpg 2019 05 31 2018–2019 Hyperpop experimental pop 23:07 Dog Show Dylan Brady Laura Les 100 gecs 2016 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues 2020 1000 gecs studio Money Machine May 29, 2019 1000 Gecs (stylized as 1000 gec on the album cover) is the debut studio album by American hyperpop duo 100 Gecs, released on May 31, 2019, through Dog Show Records.Considered a self release, as band member Dylan Brady owns Dog Show. It was preceded by the release of lead single "Money Machine" two days earlier. Featuring an experimental sound that combined several genres, 1000 Gecs was well received by critics. It placed on several publications' lists of the best albums of 2019. Remixed and reworked versions of songs from 1000 Gecs were later released as part of the follow-up remix album 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues (2020).2020-07-10 100 Gecs: "People think we've staked our entire career on being ironic" https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/100-gecs-interview-1000-gecs-and-the-tree-of-clues-charli-xcx-pc-music-minecraft-2705405 2020-07-13 NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs NME.COM en-GB 2020-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902130149/https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/100-gecs-interview-1000-gecs-and-the-tree-of-clues-charli-xcx-pc-music-minecraft-2705405 live Background and release Dylan Brady and Laura Les first met in 2012.The brilliant pop anarchy of 100 gecs https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/04/100-gecs-1000-gecs-interview 2024-01-26 The Fader en 2019-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190914164724/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/04/100-gecs-1000-gecs-interview live They started making music together in the winter of 2015, when Brady met Les in Chicago. There, they officially formed 100 Gecs and worked on their eponymous EP,Hyun Kim Michelle 2020-01-16 Meet 100 gecs, the Absurdist Pop Duo Inspired By Everything on the Internet https://www.them.us/story/100-gecs-interview-dylan-brady-laura-les 2024-01-26 Them en-US 2020-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20200806114545/https://www.them.us/story/100-gecs-interview-dylan-brady-laura-les live Enis Eli The batshit album that explains how 2019 feels https://theoutline.com/post/7884/100-gecs-interview-post-internet 2024-01-26 The Outline en 2020-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20200330113730/https://theoutline.com/post/7884/100-gecs-interview-post-internet live released the next year.2023-03-15 100 gecs: "We started out doing the goofiest shit… and we're still just two friends having fun" https://www.kerrang.com/100-gecs-laura-les-dylan-brady-10000-gecs-album-hyperpop-mememe-interview-cover-story/ 2024-01-26 Kerrang! en 2023-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20230930133346/https://www.kerrang.com/100-gecs-laura-les-dylan-brady-10000-gecs-album-hyperpop-mememe-interview-cover-story live For a time, they both continued to work on their solo releases while also producing for others. In January 2019, they were invited to collaborate on a shared performance at the second edition of the Minecraft Fire Festival, a virtual music festival where Minecraft users gather on a specific server to experience live DJ performances. Brady and Les created several new songs for this set, and the enjoyable experience prompted them to intermittently collaborate throughout the year, eventually accumulating enough material for what later became 1000 gecs. With Brady being in Los Angeles and Les in Chicago, they stated that around 80 percent of the album was done via email, with them sending Logic Pro X files between them. Due to this production method, they were called an extremely online act.Pappademas Alex 2020-06-01 Into the Void with 100 Gecs https://www.gq.com/story/gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs 2024-01-26 GQ en-US 2020-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200820110542/https://www.gq.com/story/gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs-gecs live According to Brady, they "didn't really talk about what [they] wanted to do"; they would just send files between them, with Brady and Les adding a new element every time. The work on vocals and production was split evenly between the two. Brady and Les are against labeling the album with a genre as, according to Brady, 1000 gecs is similar to a compilation album: "We're both just fans of music, so that's just what we put on it". Both cited YouTube, Cannibal Corpse, John Zorn and "nightcore as a concept" as some of their strongest influences. In another interview, Brady mentioned that he enjoyed ska and dubstep and cited influences such as Duck Duck Goose, Soulja Boy, Devil Wears Prada, Chiodos, and Paramore. Les recorded her vocals in her closet. Her vocals are exclusively pitched-up, "nightcore style", due to her gender dysphoria, since she couldn't listen to her own voice. The song "Money Machine" was released as a single from the album on May 29, 2019,https://music.apple.com/us/album/money-machine-single/1465335497 money machine - Single by 100 gecs Music.apple.com 15 August 2019 12 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190812160040/https://music.apple.com/us/album/money-machine-single/1465335497 live with a visualizer for the song posted to YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MyCfLnf5Hs 100 gecs - money machine (VISUALIZER) 28 May 2019 YouTube 15 August 2019 12 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190812165252/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MyCfLnf5Hs live The song quickly became the duo's most successful and well known song to date, and on June 13, 2019, an official music video for the song was released.https://www.elevatormag.com/100-gecs-bring-their-track-money-machine-to-life-in-a-new-video/ 100 Gecs bring their track "money machine" to life in a new video Elevatormag.com June 17, 2019 August 12, 2019 August 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190812055429/https://www.elevatormag.com/100-gecs-bring-their-track-money-machine-to-life-in-a-new-video/ live In June 2019, the band released official merchandise for the album on the Dog Show Records website.https://dogshowrecords.com/ 1000gecs - Dogshow Records Dogshowrecords.com 15 August 2019 31 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190731222329/https://dogshowrecords.com/ live An official music video for the song "800dB Cloud" was released on July 25, 2019.https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/25/100-gecs-800db-cloud-video Watch 100 gecs' unnervingly voyeuristic "800db cloud" video Thefader.com 15 August 2019 1 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190801015754/https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/25/100-gecs-800db-cloud-video live Over a year later, an official music video for "Hand Crushed by a Mallet" was released on October 9, 2020. In August 2019, 100 Gecs released the album's instrumentals, stems, and a cappella vocals for free download.Flex Your Producer Skills With This Pack Of Stems From LA Avant-Pop Group 100 gecs https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/100-gecs-stems-free/ Electronic Beats 4 September 2019 August 30, 2019 4 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190904021141/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/100-gecs-stems-free/ live Music 1000 gecs is a genre-hopping album, generally described by Pitchfork as experimental pop and by Sputnik as bubblegum bass. According to Will Pritchard of The Independent, the album helped to consolidate the eclectic 2010s "hyperpop" style by taking the genre "to its most extreme, and extremely catchy, conclusions: stadium-sized trap beats processed and distorted to near-destruction, overwrought emo vocals and cascades of ravey arpeggios."Pritchard Will Hyperpop or overhyped? The rise of 2020's most maximal sound https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/hyperpop-genre-2020-charli-xcx-rina-sawayama-b1775025.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/hyperpop-genre-2020-charli-xcx-rina-sawayama-b1775025.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 17 December 2020 13 February 2021 Some genres used to describe certain songs or parts of the album include post-dubstep,https://kvrx.org/reviews/100-gecs-1000-gecs/ REVIEW: 100 gecs - 1000 gecs Kvrx.org 15 July 2020 16 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716022410/https://kvrx.org/reviews/100-gecs-1000-gecs/ live indie pop, pop punk, trance, chiptune, happy hardcore, hip hop, synth-pop, ska, and Europop. The song "xXXi_wud_nvrstøp_ÜXXx" contains an interpolation of "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" by Soulja Boy. Laura Les stated that the song "800db Cloud"'s ending breakdown was influenced by death metal band Cannibal Corpse.Why are so many pop artists borrowing from metal? https://www.redbull.com/us-en/pop-artists-finding-inspiration-in-metal Red Bull 2020-02-27 2026-01-31 en-us Album cover The tree featured in the cover art has since become a pilgrimage destination for 100 gecs fans.Sturm Verity A Hyperpop Pilgrimage: This tree in Des Plaines is a 'very spiritual experience' for 100 gecs fans https://www.proquest.com/docview/2431731979/C69D761003CA4F9CPQ/ Chicago Tribune August 10, 2020 July 17, 2023 July 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230727012704/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2431731979/C69D761003CA4F9CPQ live Critical reception AllMusic 4.5 5Thomas Fred https://www.allmusic.com/album/1000-gecs-mw0003309658 1000 Gecs - 100 gecs Songs, Reviews Credits AllMusic May 31, 2019 February 6, 2022 February 6, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220206152125/https://www.allmusic.com/album/1000-gecs-mw0003309658 live Paste 7.9/10Bote Joshua https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/100-gecs/no-album-left-behind-100-gecs-1000-gecs/ No Album Left Behind: 100 gecs' 1000 gecs Paste December 13, 2019 July 10, 2020 July 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200711093354/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/100-gecs/no-album-left-behind-100-gecs-1000-gecs/ live Pitchfork 7.4/10Fitzmaurice Larry https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/100-gecs-1000-gecs/ 100 gecs: 1000 gecs Pitchfork July 27, 2019 July 27, 2019 July 30, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190730035926/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/100-gecs-1000-gecs/ live Sputnikmusic 3.5/5Fitzmaurice Larry https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/79796/100-Gecs-1000-gecs/ Review: 100 gecs - 1000 gecs Sputnikmusic July 8, 2019 July 10, 2020 December 13, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191213231648/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/79796/100-Gecs-1000-gecs/ live Consumer Guide A−Christgau Robert 2020-02-12 Consumer Guide: February 2020 https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2020-02.php 2023-11-03 And It Don't Stop 2023-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20231103160224/https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2020-02.php live 1000 Gecs received generally positive reviews from critics. Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 7.4 out of 10, calling it "one of the year's most fascinating, exhilarating experimental pop albums". Similarly, Fred Thomas at AllMusic described it as being "jittery, ridiculous, and perpetually short-circuiting" but also "a fine-tuned and controlled pop product." In December 2019, New York Times music critics Jon Caramanica and Jon Pareles rated 1000 Gecs #1 and #10 respectively in their "Best Albums of 2019" article.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/arts/music/best-albums.html Best Albums of 2019 Pareles Jon 2019-12-05 The New York Times 2019-12-11 Caramanica Jon en-US 0362-4331 2020-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20200101021644/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/arts/music/best-albums.html live 1000 gecs is considered the first mainstream hyperpop album,2023-04-04 'All journalists like Lana Del Rey': 100 gecs on fame and their divisive new album https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/100-gecs-interview-laura-les-dylan-brady-b2313246.html 2024-01-26 The Independent en 2024-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126021043/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/100-gecs-interview-laura-les-dylan-brady-b2313246.html live being responsible for the genre's popularity.Ross Alex Robert 2023-03-17 100 gecs, seriously https://www.thefader.com/2023/03/17/100-gecs-seriously 2024-02-24 The Fader en 2024-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20240224115418/https://www.thefader.com/2023/03/17/100-gecs-seriously live Accolades PublicationListRankCrack MagazineThe Top 50 Albums of the Year25https://crackmagazine.net/article/annual-report-2019/the-top-50-albums-of-the-year-2/ The Top 50 Albums of the Year Crack Magazine December 11, 2019 March 2, 2020 December 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212061453/https://crackmagazine.net/article/annual-report-2019/the-top-50-albums-of-the-year-2/ liveJon Caramanica for The New York TimesBest Albums of 20191https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/arts/music/best-albums.html Best Albums of 2019 The New York Times Pareles Jon Caramanica Jon December 11, 2019 March 2, 2020 January 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200101021644/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/arts/music/best-albums.html liveJon Pareles for The New York TimesBest Albums of 201910NoiseyThe 100 Best Albums of 20191https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-100-best-albums-of-2019/ The 100 Best Albums of 2019 Noisey December 13, 2019 March 1, 2020 December 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212201902/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3kxxw9/the-100-best-albums-of-2019 livePaperTop 20 Albums of 20196https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html Top 20 Albums Of 2019 Paper December 18, 2019 March 1, 2020 January 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200102190006/https://www.papermag.com/top-20-albums-2019-2641554202.html livePitchforkThe 50 Best Albums of 201942https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2019/ The 50 Best Albums of 2019 Pitchfork December 10, 2019 December 25, 2019 February 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200215000714/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2019/ livePopMattersThe 70 Best Albums of 201950https://www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-2019-2641547956.html The 70 Best Albums of 2019 PopMatters December 9, 2019 December 25, 2019 August 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210816143727/https://www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-2019-2641547956.html liveRolling StoneThe 50 Best Albums of 201919https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2019-914750/100-gecs-1000-gecs-916987/ The 50 Best Albums of 2019 Rolling Stone December 5, 2019 March 2, 2020 April 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200411015240/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2019-914750/100-gecs-1000-gecs-916987/ liveStereogumThe 50 Best Albums of 201927https://www.stereogum.com/featured/best-albums-2019/ The 50 Best Albums of 2019 Stereogum December 3, 2019 December 25, 2019 January 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200101022555/https://www.stereogum.com/featured/best-albums-2019/ dead Track listing Dylan Brady and Laura Les 23:07 745 Sticky 2:21 Money Machine 1:54 800db Cloud 2:20 I Need Help Immediately 1:22 Stupid Horse 2:02 xXXi_wud_nvrstøp_üXXx 2:55 Ringtone 2:24 GecGecGec 2:24 Hand Crushed by a Mallet 2:07 Gec 2 Ü 3:18 All songs are stylized in lowercase, except for "I Need Help Immediately". Personnel 100 Gecs Dylan Brady Laura Les Artwork Gabe Howell – photography Nic John – photography Mira Joyce – graphic design Charts Chart (2019–20) Peakposition US Top Current Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/100-gecs/chart-history/tcl/ Trixie Mattel Chart History: Top Current Albums Billboard en September 5, 2020 November 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201114100451/https://www.billboard.com/music/100-gecs/chart-history/TCL live 94US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/100-gecs/chart-history/tln/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211117214753/https://www.billboard.com/artist/100-gecs/chart-history/tln/ 100 gecs Chart History (Heatseekers Albums) Billboard November 17, 2021 December 27, 20257BillboardIndependent 36 100 gecs September 5, 2020 true Notes References External links 1000 gecs a cappellas, instrumentals, and stems https://web.archive.org/web/20190731004937/https://1000stems.com/ July 31, 2019 Category:2019 debut albums Category:Albums produced by 100 Gecs Category:100 Gecs albums Category:Experimental pop albums Category:Pop albums by American artists Category:Albums produced by Dylan Brady Category:Post-Internet albums