Vapor City

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Vapor City
Vapor city.jpg
Studio album by
Machinedrum
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
Genre
Length52:59
Label Ninja Tune
Machinedrum chronology
Room(s)
(2011)		Vapor City
(2013)		Vapor City Archives
(2014)

Vapor City is a studio album by American record producer Travis Stewart under the pseudonym Machinedrum. [1] It was released on September 30, 2013, through Ninja Tune. [2] It peaked at number 31 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. [3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [4]

Contents

Production

The concept for Vapor City came about through a series of vivid, recurring dreams Travis Stewart had about a fictional city. Each track on the album is meant to explore and define a different district or neighborhood within this world. [1]

Release

Soon after the album's release, an interactive website was launched allowing fans and subscribers to 'unlock' the various districts of Vapor City, granting them access to exclusive content and unheard music. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [6]
Exclaim! 7/10 [7]
Fact Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mixmag Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 7/10 [10]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [12]
Resident Advisor 4/5 [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
XLR8R 8/10 [15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Vapor City received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 from 15 critic scores. [4]

Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! stated, "Delving further into the bent vocal samples and click-clack polyrhythms that defined his preceding releases, Vapor City nonetheless benefits from a new crop of songs that feel simultaneously rubbery and dense." [7] He added, "On Vapor City, Machinedrum steers clear of dramatic style makeovers, opting to focus on sharpening his craft while leaving the listener with a collection of songs that operates on pure magnetism and unbridled confidence." [7] Angus Finlayson of Fact noted Travis Stewart's of-the-moment blend of footwork, jungle, and bass influences. [8]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Vapor City
PublicationListRankRef.
Clash Clash's Top Albums of 2013
16

Track listing

All tracks are written by Travis Stewart.

Vapor City track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Gunshotta"5:46
2."Infinite Us"7:11
3."Don't 1 2 Lose U"4:17
4."Center Your Love"4:46
5."Vizion"2:38
6."Rise n Fall"5:35
7."SeeSea"4:16
8."U Still Lie"4:28
9."Eyesdontlie"6:39
10."Baby It's U"7:23
Total length:52:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [17]

Charts

Chart performance for Vapor City
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [3] 31

References

  1. 1 2 Holmes, Kevin (August 12, 2013). "Machinedrum Talks Dreams, BPM, And Reveals All About New Album "Vapor City"". Vice . Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hudson, Alex (September 19, 2013). "Machinedrum Takes 'Vapor City' on World Tour, Plays Montreal, Victoria, Vancouver". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Vapor City by Machinedrum". Metacritic . Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Vapor City Website". machinedrum.net. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Martin, Felicity (September 16, 2013). "Machinedrum - Vapor City". Clash . Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Sylvester, Daniel (September 27, 2013). "Machinedrum - Vapor City". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Finlayson, Angus (October 1, 2013). "Vapor City". Fact . Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Wheeler, Sab (September 27, 2013). "Machinedrum". Mixmag . Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ Gardner, Noel (September 20, 2013). "Machinedrum - 'Vapor City'". NME . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hoby, Hermione (September 29, 2013). "Machinedrum: Vapor City – review". The Observer . Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ Patrin, Nate (October 1, 2013). "Machinedrum: Vapor City". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  13. ↑ Miller, Derek (October 11, 2013). "Machinedrum - Vapor City". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ Matos, Michaelangelo (December 11, 2013). "Machinedrum 'Vapor City' Review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bussolini, Brandon (October 1, 2013). "Machinedrum Vapor City". XLR8R . Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Clash's Top Albums Of 2013: 20-11". Clash . December 9, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ Machinedrum (2013). Vapor City (CD booklet). Ninja Tune.
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