Nature Tapes
EP by
Lemon Demon
ReleasedMarch 24, 2014
Recorded2010–2013
Genre
Length25:51
Label
Lemon Demon chronology
I Am Become Christmas
(2012) 		Nature Tapes
(2014) 		Spirit Phone
(2016)
Neil Cicierega chronology
I Am Become Christmas
(2012) 		Nature Tapes
(2014) 		Mouth Sounds
(2014)
Singles from Nature Tapes
  1. "Brodyquest"
    Released: June 1, 2010
  2. "Really Cool Wig"
    Released: November 19, 2011
  3. "A Mask of My Own Face"
    Released: October 18, 2012
  4. "My Trains"
    Released: January 23, 2013
  5. "Two Trucks"
    Released: May 3, 2013
  6. "Everybody Loves Raymond"
    Released: October 28, 2013
  7. "Jaws"
    Released: December 31, 2013

Nature Tapes is the third EP by Lemon Demon, a musical project created by American musician Neil Cicierega. The EP released 2014, though all songs on its track list released prior as singles. The EP was released digitally through Bandcamp and other streaming services on March 24, 2014. On June 4, 2019, independent label Needlejuice Records announced vinyl, CD and cassette releases, and later a MiniDisc release in 2020.[2] The EP received generally positive reception and was successful, with the track "Two Trucks" receiving over 27 million streams.[3]

History

While Cicierega worked on Spirit Phone, he released singles from 2010 through 2013 of songs that would not make the album. They were all condensed into an EP in 2014 for the purpose of cleaning up his Bandcamp page.[4]

On June 1, 2010, Cicierega released a video and single titled "Brodyquest" (stylized BRODYQUEST) on his main YouTube channel which pictured actor Adrien Brody going about his daily life in a comedic manner.[5] In November 2012, a remix of the song, along with "Goosebumps", "Really Cool Wig", "A Mask of My Own Face", and other Lemon Demon songs, would be performed live at the anime convention Youmacon.[6]

Reception

"Brodyquest" became a famous meme, and Stephen Colbert would bring up the video during his interview with Adrien Brody in a 2016 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[7] Entertainment Weekly mentions that Brody was originally shown the video by his father and made it his ringtone for a short period.[8]

The Times and Varsity also praise "Brodyquest",[9][10] while the video was also featured on Polygon's list of the greatest achievements in dumb internet video.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Cicierega.

Nature Tapes track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Really Cool Wig"2:38
2."Two Trucks"4:07
3."A Mask of My Own Face"3:30
4."Everybody Loves Raymond"3:35
5."Jaws"4:10
6."My Trains"4:04
7."Brodyquest"3:47
Total length:25:51

Needlejuice remaster

In 2019, Needlejuice Records retroactively added the tracks "Goosebumps" and "Sexy DVD". On digital services, these tracks are only available through the FuMP compilation albums 21 and 28.[12][13] Physical releases additionally include a download card for the EP and remixing stems for every song except "Sexy DVD", except for the CD release which already has the full EP and stems.

No.TitleLength
0."Sexy DVD"1:32
1."Really Cool Wig"2:39
2."Two Trucks"4:04
3."A Mask of My Own Face"3:31
4."Everybody Loves Raymond"3:37
5."Goosebumps"2:31
6."Jaws"4:09
7."My Trains"4:04
8."Brodyquest"3:48
Total length:29:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Lemon Demon - Nature Tapes". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Needlejuice Records (June 4, 2019). "Available for pre-order now on CD, cassette, and 3 colored vinyl variants". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nature Tapes - Album by Lemon Demon". Spotify. March 24, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Cicierega, Neil (March 24, 2014). "Gearing up for a new full length Lemon Demon album. In the meantime, I combined various singles from the last few years into a damn Bandcamp EP!!". Neilblr.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Holliday, Laura (June 26, 2023). "YouTube's Comments Are an Internet Treasure We Must Protect". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Block, Dustin (October 5, 2012). "Youmacon 2012, Detroit's anime, manga, gaming, J-pop convention, is Nov. 1-4". MLive. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Colbert, Stephen (February 25, 2016). Adrien Brody Appreciates "Brodyquest," Among Other Fine Art (YouTube video). The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Shamsian, Jacob (August 27, 2014). "Adrien Brody's next trick: turning into Houdini". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  9. ^ Wang, Ian (February 3, 2017). "Sampling: music's most maligned art". Varsity. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Dean, Jonathan (March 20, 2022). "Adrien Brody: 'Ageing? It's a cruel business'". The Times. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  11. ^ Broderick, Ryan; Davis, Sarah; Kesvani, Hussein (June 1, 2021). "The Greatest Achievements In Dumb Internet Video". Polygon. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "The Fump, Vol. 21: May - June 2010 - Compilation by Various Artists". Spotify. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Fump, Vol. 28: July - August 2011 - Compilation by Various Artists". Spotify. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Nature Tapes (Media notes). Lemon Demon. Needlejuice Records. 2019.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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