Exorcise Tape is the debut album by Demon Queen, a duo consisting of Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman Tobacco and Tucson rapper Zackey Force Funk, released August 6, 2013, by Rad Cult Records and The Orchard.[1][2] The album's instrumentals were released as The Exorcise Tape Instrumentals on June 2, 2015.[3]
The two artists first met at a Black Moth Super Rainbow concert in San Francisco.[4] The project was made remotely by the duo "sending files over the [internet] between Pittsburgh and Tucson", "writing a soundtrack conceived for a seedy strip club in Zackey Force Funk's neighborhood, a place where he imagined the dancers to be satanic (like the demon strippers in the Tarantino/Rodriguez film From Dusk till Dawn)."[5] Tobacco described the project as "the first time I forced myself to step back a little, but it was maybe the easiest album I've been a part of. It just flowed." Per an interview with Vice's Troy Farah, Zackey says the album is mostly "about growing up around 29th Street [in Tucson], going to strip clubs, prison, that sort of thing", though because he felt he was "writing too much about gangsta shit", he "challenged himself and rewrote everything to be a littler weirder, a little more out there."[4]
Releaseedit
The album was first announced April 23, 2013, with an original release date of July 9. The announcement came along with lead single "Rude Boy" featuring Zackey's brother N8noface.[6][7]Impose's Dayna Evans calls the track "a blend of hyperactive dance pulses, bass beats that meander, and a buzzsaw hitting you as hard as if it fell from a building on top of you" with "contributed rhymes from N8noface [which] are underwhelming, but if only because the remainder of the track is a tour de force in devilish beatstomping."[8] An NSFW music video was released for "Demon Practice" on June 13,[9] which Spin's Colin Stutz says portrays "evil [being] passed from person to person like a satanic game of tag" and calls the video "NSFW but it's also not suitable for those times you're home alone at night."[10] Opening track "Lamborghini Meltdown" was previously released as a single for Tobacco's LA UTI EP in 2010.[11][12] A music video was released for "Love Hour Zero" on September 17, starring a human breast which travels through the ocean, desert, and space.[13]
Tiny Mix Tapes's Ben Rag writes that "Demon Queen take a humorously hypersexual approach to the demonic, similar to Grinderman's two releases, but with funk and hip-hop subbed for garage rock", bringing "leering masculinity taken to its extreme, crass and ridiculous and perhaps even pathetically cathartic." The album "showcases Tobacco's viscous analog synths and hip-hop vocals ... sadly, only present here in four of eleven songs" while "ZFF acts as both lecherous hook-singer and hookup man, and the guest rappers he provides from his crew sound especially at ease over Tobacco's bulging beats, which have long begged for the inclusion of an MC freakier than Beck."[15]PopMatters's Chris Conaton says the album "grimy synth-funk / R&B / hip-hop with weird, catchy electronic backing tracks." Zackey "seems to drag the project down at nearly every turn" with a "falsetto [that] is thin at best and often gets buried underneath the layers of synth, and, when he can be heard, he's usually rambling on and on about pussy", but that "doesn't mean there's nothing of value" on the album, with Conaton specifically praising Tobacco's "fine production work" and saying that songs improve "whenever guest rappers show up".[2]
Exclaim!'s Daniel Sylvester writes "Filling the album with N.W.A. references, guest raps from Zackey's Machina Muerte compadres and countless references to tits and ass, Exorcise Tapes manages to recycle musical puns and then proceeds to endlessly check back in with you to see if you still 'get it.'"[14] AllMusic's Jason Lymangrover writes that with "hyper-sexualized lyrics and grimy trap beats, the two succeed in making something that nearly hits the mark, with musical ties to Salem's sinister witch house and XXYYXX's druggy, lo-fi brand of experimental bass music."[5]Spin's Chris Martins notes "Puni Nani" which "digs up some vintage Prince and doesn't bother to dust off the grit", "Bad Route" which "sounds like abstracted, acid-addled G-funk, and "Love Hour Zero" which "makes like Boards of Canada on ecstasy", calling the album a "warped electro-funk opus" and "some freaky stuff worthy of your ears' attention."[1] Mxdwn.com's April Siese notes that "unlike trashy production compatriots Wallpaper, Demon Queen's sleazy mix of vulgar lyrics and party-happy samples function sincerely rather than as a cheeky nod to the YOLO culture plaguing most contemporary dance music today", and calls the project "a respectable concept album fit for the finest strip club in all of Tucson, but if you've come to the Exorcise Tape to truly work it out, you may encounter a few issues along the way."[16]
^Maldonado, Jose (April 23, 2013). "Tobacco & Zackey Force Funk aka Demon Queen Announce New Album Exorcise Tape Set for July 2013 Release". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
^Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 23, 2013). "Demon Queen: "Rude Boy" [ft. N8noface] Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
^Siese, April (July 11, 2013). "Demon Queen (Tobacco & Zackey Force Funk) – Exorcise Tape". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
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Exorcise Tape is the debut album by Demon Queen a duo consisting of Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman Tobacco and Tucson rapper Zackey Force Funk released August 6 2013 by Rad Cult Records and The Orchard 1 2 The album s instrumentals were released as The Exorcise Tape Instrumentals on June 2 2015 3 Exorcise TapeStudio album by Demon QueenReleasedAugust 6 2013GenreElectro funksynth funkR amp BtrapLength30 38LabelRad Cult The OrchardProducerTobaccoDemon Queen chronologyExorcise Tape 2013 The Exorcise Tape Instrumentals 2015 Tobacco chronologyLA UTI 2010 Exorcise Tape 2013 Ultima II Massage 2014 Zackey Force Funk chronologyZackey Force Funk 2011 Exorcise Tape 2013 Money Green Viper 2014 Singles from Exorcise Tape Rude Boy Released April 23 2013 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Style and reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesBackground editThe two artists first met at a Black Moth Super Rainbow concert in San Francisco 4 The project was made remotely by the duo sending files over the internet between Pittsburgh and Tucson writing a soundtrack conceived for a seedy strip club in Zackey Force Funk s neighborhood a place where he imagined the dancers to be satanic like the demon strippers in the Tarantino Rodriguez film From Dusk till Dawn 5 Tobacco described the project as the first time I forced myself to step back a little but it was maybe the easiest album I ve been a part of It just flowed Per an interview with Vice s Troy Farah Zackey says the album is mostly about growing up around 29th Street in Tucson going to strip clubs prison that sort of thing though because he felt he was writing too much about gangsta shit he challenged himself and rewrote everything to be a littler weirder a little more out there 4 Release editThe album was first announced April 23 2013 with an original release date of July 9 The announcement came along with lead single Rude Boy featuring Zackey s brother N8noface 6 7 Impose s Dayna Evans calls the track a blend of hyperactive dance pulses bass beats that meander and a buzzsaw hitting you as hard as if it fell from a building on top of you with contributed rhymes from N8noface which are underwhelming but if only because the remainder of the track is a tour de force in devilish beatstomping 8 An NSFW music video was released for Demon Practice on June 13 9 which Spin s Colin Stutz says portrays evil being passed from person to person like a satanic game of tag and calls the video NSFW but it s also not suitable for those times you re home alone at night 10 Opening track Lamborghini Meltdown was previously released as a single for Tobacco s LA UTI EP in 2010 11 12 A music video was released for Love Hour Zero on September 17 starring a human breast which travels through the ocean desert and space 13 Style and reception editExorcise Tape ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Exclaim 5 10 14 PopMatters5 10 2 Tiny Mix Tapes nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Tiny Mix Tapes s Ben Rag writes that Demon Queen take a humorously hypersexual approach to the demonic similar to Grinderman s two releases but with funk and hip hop subbed for garage rock bringing leering masculinity taken to its extreme crass and ridiculous and perhaps even pathetically cathartic The album showcases Tobacco s viscous analog synths and hip hop vocals sadly only present here in four of eleven songs while ZFF acts as both lecherous hook singer and hookup man and the guest rappers he provides from his crew sound especially at ease over Tobacco s bulging beats which have long begged for the inclusion of an MC freakier than Beck 15 PopMatters s Chris Conaton says the album grimy synth funk R amp B hip hop with weird catchy electronic backing tracks Zackey seems to drag the project down at nearly every turn with a falsetto that is thin at best and often gets buried underneath the layers of synth and when he can be heard he s usually rambling on and on about pussy but that doesn t mean there s nothing of value on the album with Conaton specifically praising Tobacco s fine production work and saying that songs improve whenever guest rappers show up 2 Exclaim s Daniel Sylvester writes Filling the album with N W A references guest raps from Zackey s Machina Muerte compadres and countless references to tits and ass Exorcise Tapes manages to recycle musical puns and then proceeds to endlessly check back in with you to see if you still get it 14 AllMusic s Jason Lymangrover writes that with hyper sexualized lyrics and grimy trap beats the two succeed in making something that nearly hits the mark with musical ties to Salem s sinister witch house and XXYYXX s druggy lo fi brand of experimental bass music 5 Spin s Chris Martins notes Puni Nani which digs up some vintage Prince and doesn t bother to dust off the grit Bad Route which sounds like abstracted acid addled G funk and Love Hour Zero which makes like Boards of Canada on ecstasy calling the album a warped electro funk opus and some freaky stuff worthy of your ears attention 1 Mxdwn com s April Siese notes that unlike trashy production compatriots Wallpaper Demon Queen s sleazy mix of vulgar lyrics and party happy samples function sincerely rather than as a cheeky nod to the YOLO culture plaguing most contemporary dance music today and calls the project a respectable concept album fit for the finest strip club in all of Tucson but if you ve come to the Exorcise Tape to truly work it out you may encounter a few issues along the way 16 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Thomas Fec and Zachary HoseExorcise Tape track listingNo TitleLength1 Lamborghini Meltdown 2 532 Vodka featuring Chuck Steaks and Joe1 2 533 El Camino 2 1 584 Swoll Tongue 3 155 The 5th Beat 2 256 Demon Practice featuring N8noface 2 097 Love Hour Zero 3 298 Puni Nani 2 309 Rude Boy featuring N8noface 3 1310 Bad Route 3 5411 Despise the Lie featuring Isaiah Toothtaker 1 59Total length 30 38Personnel editTobacco rap vocoder synthesizers production Zackey Force Funk rap Chuck Steaks rap track 2 Joe1 rap track 2 N8noface rap tracks 6 and 9 Isaiah Toothtaker rap track 11 References edit a b Martins Chris July 30 2013 Stream Demon Queen s Warped Electro Funk Opus Exorcise Tape Spin Retrieved September 19 2022 a b c Conaton Chris October 16 2013 Demon Queen Exorcise Tape PopMatters Retrieved September 19 2022 The Exorcise Tape Instrumentals Tobacco Bandcamp Retrieved September 24 2022 a b Farah Troy August 23 2013 The World According to Zackey Force Funk Vice Retrieved September 19 2022 a b c Lymangrover Jason Demon Queen Exorcise Tape AllMusic Retrieved September 19 2022 Maldonado Jose April 23 2013 Tobacco amp Zackey Force Funk aka Demon Queen Announce New Album Exorcise Tape Set for July 2013 Release Mxdwn com Retrieved September 19 2022 Fitzmaurice Larry April 23 2013 Demon Queen Rude Boy ft N8noface Track Review Pitchfork Retrieved September 19 2022 Dayna Evans Demon Queen Rude Boy Feat N8noface Impose Retrieved September 19 2022 Boots Nicci June 13 2013 Demon Queen Releases Super Bizarre Video NSWF for Song Demon Practice Mxdwn com Retrieved September 19 2022 Stutz Colin June 13 2013 Evil Lives in Demon Queen s Demon Practice Video Spin Retrieved September 19 2022 Huynh Davis October 4 2010 Tobacco featuring Zakey Force Funk Lamborghini Meltdown Hypebeast Retrieved September 19 2022 Fitzmaurice Larry November 10 2010 Lamborghini Meltdown ft Zackey Force Funk Pitchfork Retrieved September 19 2022 Bennett Kim Taylor September 17 2013 Watch Demon Queen s Video for Love Hour Zero Vice Retrieved September 25 2022 a b Sylvester Daniel August 2 2013 Demon Queen Exorcise Tape Exclaim Retrieved September 19 2022 a b Rag Ben Demon Queen Exorcise Tape Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved September 19 2022 Siese April July 11 2013 Demon Queen Tobacco amp Zackey Force Funk Exorcise Tape Mxdwn com Retrieved September 19 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Exorcise Tape amp oldid 1199657423, 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