neil cicierega / lemon demon
everything i can remember about the myth,
the man,
the legend,
neil cicierega, aka, lemon demon
also known as the internet man.
yes, the internet man.
we'll get into that later.
first of all, he had done music prior to lemon demon, doing, like, 3-4 albums on his prior music, uh, experiment..? on deporitaz. the former songs can be found on youtube. though, they aren't very good. even as a devoted, die hard lemon demon fan, i have to admit; they are quite rusty. dare i say, bad.
i don't actually know much about deporitaz, admittedly.
i've only listened to burn this cd and dimes.
i'm a fake fan, i know.. well. onto lemon demon.
clown circus
first of all, neil released his first album on lemon demon on april 4, 2003
this album was named "clown circus".
it featured 14 unique, and lovely songs, including:
error (ȩ̷̢͙̉͜r̷̻̰͖̪̘͖̀͛r̷͙̜̾̓̍̈ơ̷͍̮͌̓̓̔̌͜r̵̞̼̩̞͎̥̾͊͝)
lemon demon (yes, that is it's actual name.)
ten thousand light years away (that's quite far away, isn't it?)
don't be like the sun (i mean, it's good advice, is it not?)
bowling alley (this song is actually just neil telling us about his dream, but it's a fake dream. he mentions abraham lincolns head in this. how fun.)
wrong (you're wrong!)
hazel's modus operandi (i'm pretty sure modus operandi has something to do with crime. what did you do, hazel?)
idiot control now (well, we do need to get idiots under control, and now.)
pepper and salt (i honestly don't remember much from this song. it's rather forgetful. sorry not sorry, neil.)
holy bison beaks! (well, holy bison beaks. i think this song talks about how the song is bad, but i disrespectfully disagree.)
somnolence (so this song has 2 funky words. oneiric, and somnolence. somnolence is like sleepy, and oneiric is.. well, dream like. literally.)
fire motif (this song is a banger. possibly the best song on the album i'd say.)
hyakugojyuuichi 2003 (in this song, neil talks about animutations, something he invented, with other people. horrifying.)
elsewhere (i'm gonna be honest, i can not remember anything about this song. perhaps it's because it's directly after hyakugojyuuichi.)
well folks, that raps it up for clown circus. neils first album on lemon demon, first released in 2003! that's a long time ago, isn't it?
i mean, i wasn't even born!
well over 13 years ago, at least. i'd say so.
now, onto the next album. how fun!
live from the haunted candle shop
that's quite the name, isn't it?
interestingly, this album was released only a few months after clown circus, being first released on july 23, 2003.
this album includes 17 songs, these songs being
hydroelectric viking (i'm pretty sure this one is just instrumental. interesting name, though.)
the saga of you, confused destroyer of planets (what a name! neil says, "no one knows what you did." for 3 minutes straight)
(just kidding, it's actually about someone accidentally destroying planets. how would one do that? regardless, no one knows what you did!
mr wolfgang (there's actually a furbie sound in this song, i'm pretty sure. weird.)
boat (honestly? i cannot remember anything about this song. forgive me. it's been quite some time since i last listened to lfthcs.)
destructo! (destructo, indeed.)
fiberglass monkey (what if when you woke up at night, you saw a fiberglass monkey with glowing red eyes afoot your bed? that sums up this song.)
fly straight or drop the oar and wreck (tmw it's entire existence makes you want to chew up pencils.)
oz explodes (this song is very distinct, yet i remember nothing of it. weird.)
booja jabooja (this song is literally ONLY giberish. what do you want me to say? gabooja ooblergar.)
dance like an idiot (this song is about living the life, dancing like an idiot. how lovely!)
chu chu rocket (this song is from a japanese ad, but made into a lemon demon song. strange.)
switzerland (this song is about moving to switzerland, which, fair.)
pary on the moon (what do you want me to say? it's about a party on the moon.)
without my tonsils (o the dread! neil sings about not having various things for 4 minutes straight.)
birdhouse in your soul (this is actually just a cover neil did. the original is a song from they might be giants. check them out if you want.)
mold en mono (mold en mono is the next big movie star!)
movie night (it's.. literally just a movie night.)
well, that wraps this album up. jeez. i've been doing this for what, an hour? i'm still not anywhere near finished.
tis are the consequences of deciding to write down everything you know about neil cicierega, of all people.
tis my fault, truly. i should have known of the rocky path ahead.
onto the next album!
hip to the javabean
this song was released in march 23st, 2004
this song has 15 main tracks, and 8 bonus tracks!
these include:
what's in the toaster (this song is only 24 seconds long. not much to say about it. sophia referenced it once.)
sunbeam light show flower seed (i'm sorry, what? i'm gonna need a double take on that.)
musical chairs (ah, musical chairs. the game everyone knows. everyone.)
atomic copper claw (the narrator goes crazy because he thinks some random guy has an atomic copper claw attached to his hand. neil confuses me.)
your evil shadow has a cup of tea (where do i even start? this song is chaos.)
telekinesis (neil talks about wanting telekinesis for 4 minutes straight)
matches and nails (...would you like.. another nail...? /ref (reference))
relativity (relativity, real. realativity.)
fancy pants manifesto (this is the fancy pants manifesto.)
go to hollywood (neil desperately wants us to go to hollywood.)
i know your name (narrator goes around guessing peoples names, and always gets it wrong. then gets it right one time and decides to blow up a supermarket, cause theyre psychic.)
consumer horse (get rid of the s and put a w at the start. it's about really liking mcdonalds, and nike, and nokias, or whatever.)
between you and me (between you and me, i think this is the only love song ever.)
i've got some falling to do. (shocking news, man "accidentally" falls out of airplane and gets saved by giant squid but goes "lol nah, just let me die". also gets a call from death himself, for some reason.)
sick puppy (8 minutes of ominous music and then it's like "sick puppy, you're a threat to the peace!" classic neil move.)
the bonus tracks
almond (did you know wild almonds are actually extremely dangerous?)
bad idea (doing this was a bad idea. this'll take forever.)
behold the FUTURE (neil talks about the future, but it's actually the past, cause this album was made in 2003.)
not applicable (it's not applicable.)
roman robot statues (roman robot statues.)
run, harry, run! (you should run, harry.)
take a picture (picture... basil.. omori reference..?)
there's a robot in my head (we all have tiny little worm in our brain! /ref (reference)
well, that raps it up for hip to the javabean!
onto my favorite album,
damn skippy
ah, damn skippy. an album that lots of lemon demon fans favor,
including me.
dead sea monkeys (neil wants his monkeys back!)
sky is not blue (the sky is not blue, grass is not green, and roses are not red.)
pumpkin pie (neil sings about a famous man who was killed because his pumpkin pie was far too good.)
when robots attack (lock up your children! lock up your pets, as well! its time to panic!)
geeks in love (the only love song ever)
new way out (burger king fries on a dashboard underneath the burning hot sun + ローマは一日にしてならず、baby!)
what will happen will happen (neil comforts you for 5 whole minutes.)
kitten is angry (kitten is very offended. and she knows taekwondo!)
the ceiling (hey, when did my room get a ceiling?)
subtle oddities (oh god, this mansion is haunted)
gonna dig up alec guiness (im not sure if thats a good idea, neil)
flamingo legs (this song only says flamingo legs once, and its not even about flamingos in the slightest.)
ode to crayola (oh my god, this guy really likes crayons.)
rainwater (about drinking rainwater. did you know this is the best song neil has ever made?)
smell like a cookie all day (all the stages of grief, but hey, cookies!)
dizziful bliss (i also really like spinning around in chairs gleefully, neil!)
word disassociation (flouncy! panicky redundant..)
eventuality (eventually, ill have to figure out what this song means. its an incredible song though.)
the bonus tracks
bicycle race (you say shark i say "hey, man jaws was never my thing and i don't like star wars! / i want to ride my bicycle.)
fuzzy (you are so soft and cuddly, and warm and fuzzy!)
march of the living fragments (i dont even know. what even is this song??)
mothers all over the world (dont bring anyones mother man into this, man.)
mr. porta-potty man (i.. dont want to talk about it... / its exactly what it sounds like.)
musical chairs (musical chairs from damn skippy, but different)
pirate in a box (this song is silly.)
subtle oddites cheezy synth mix (subtle oddities, but more video game like. i like it!)
next album!
dinosaurchestra
onto the more recent albums!!
this is definitely my favorite lemon demon album. it was made july 20, 2006, but it never gets old.
onto the tracks!
dinosaurchestra part 1 (dinosaurs having a jolly old time in a dinosaur orchestra!)
action movie heroboy (hero.. omori reference?)
fine (everything will work out fine! did you know this is the best song neil has ever made?)
lawnmower (rev it up and listen to the sound of some lawn mowing.)
stuck (this track is too good to skip, neil! im sorry!)
the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny (that one flash animation from 2006.)
vow of silence (you cant sing this without sounding rude!)
neverending hum (i think thats just you, neil.)
dinosaurchestra part 2 (still having a jolly old time!)
your imaginary friend (i never had an imaginary friend but i always pretended like i did cause i thought everyone was supposed to have one.)
archaeopteryx (god, i hate this archaeopteryx!)
eyewishes/bystanding (i uses to think this and archaeopteryx were the same song somehow)
indie cindy and the lofi lullabies (poor cindy, i always believed in her. did you know this is the best lemon demon song?)
nothing worth loving isnt askew (neil talks about how he hates symmetry, cause nothings perfect.)
this hyper world (what can ya do about it?)
deep in the ocean (i used to dislike this song, but its really good, so who knows why.)
dinosaurchestra part 3 (oh crap, is that an meteor!?)
the too much song (its too much work to explain.)
the bonus tracks
white bread boyfriend (mediocre. did you know this is the best lemon demon song?)
funniest (this song is really funky, i like it.)
birthday (do you know what to get me for my birthday?)
chips challenge chip01 midi remix (just funky instrumental.)
it can get lonely in my mansion (somes anna do, mines anna doesnt)
samuel and rosella (old people committing hate crimes against young people and blowing up crap)
bill watterson (bill watterson, but old)
space mission alpha (i would leave the earth behind, too, neil.)
being alone on valentine's day (neil tries being bitter and sad.)
stick stickly (write to me, stick stickly! po box 963 new york city, new york state, 10108! 10108..)
abrahalm lincols head (neil has more dreams about president heads. he has to get a therapist because of it!)
the next dimension (its beyond my comprehension.)
princess bunny kitten unicorn angel (the most beautifulest in the whole wide world!)
turkeys (i repeat, there is NOT a song about turkeys at the end of this album!)
well, that concludes dinosaurchestra. im tired now, so im gonna sleep i guess. see you next time!