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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the electronic producer features collaborations with Chino Amobi, Lexxi, Rabit, and Why Be.
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  1. Jul 22, 2016
    90
    A complement to Homer, whose exquisite myth catapulted the bard himself into the realm of myth, Crampton fashions a performative poetics that performs its own brown, queer, and sublime reality.
  2. Jul 22, 2016
    90
    A resonant narrative of apocalypse and transformation.
  3. 83
    It’s Crampton channeling her own history into 25 bracing, punk minutes of post-everything, out-there, futurist electronic madness. Drexciya would be proud.
  4. Jul 22, 2016
    82
    Artistically speaking, Demon City represents a leap forward in terms of Crampton’s musical growth. American Drift was like a sumptuous glass overflowing, but Demon City is a wonder of concision, with songs that mostly fall under four minutes.
  5. Jul 22, 2016
    80
    By seamlessly incorporating disparate collaborations into the fabric of this City, Crampton summons a greater collective strength than they’ve exhibited on their own--and implies that, going forward, her muse could lead her anywhere, with anyone.
  6. Aug 5, 2016
    80
    Whatever's at the heart of these sonic fictions, it drove Crampton to reach for new audio possibilities, not for the sake of novelty but to keep pace with the futurity of her visions. It sets the album apart from other pieces of audio collage because it's not sound design for sound design's sake: it's what's required to bring the drama to life.
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