Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City

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Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Genre Electronic, Andean, experimental
Length25:26
Label Break World Records
Producer Elysia Crampton, Rabit (musician), Why Be, Chino Amobi, Lexxi
Elysia Crampton chronology
American Drift
(2015)
Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 88/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 8.2/10 [3]
Spin (magazine) 8/10 [4]
Resident Advisor Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Elysia Crampton Presents: Demon City is the second studio album by American electronic musician Elysia Crampton. It consists of a series of collaborations with fellow underground and queer electronic artists, and it has been described as an "epic poem" by Crampton. It was released on July 22, 2016, on Break World Records.

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Pitchfork The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 20162016
- [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Irreducible Horizon"3:32
2."After Woman (For Bartolina Sisa)"5:32
3."Dummy Track"3:33
4."The Demon City"3:29
5."Children of Hell"2:56
6."Esposas 2013 (No Drums)"2:38
7."Red Eyez"3:46

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References

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