Democrazy
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| Released | 8 December 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 2003, various US hotels | |||
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| Length | 29:30 | |||
| Label | Honest Jon's | |||
| Producer | Damon Albarn | |||
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Democrazy is a 2003 vinyl-only double
record label.Background
Albarn recorded these songs, which are little more than demos, during the US leg of Blur's tour for Think Tank in various hotel rooms. He then decided to issue the result, on 8 December that year, in a double 10" vinyl set on his Honest Jon's label. On 22 December Albarn showcased the demos at a live gig in London's Neighbourhood club.
Some of the EP's tracks were later finished and repurposed for Albarn's other projects; the track "I Need a Gun" was used as the basis for the
Cee-Lo Green
, however the song is little more than a remix made by a fan.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 3.2/10[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | F[6] |
The EP received mixed-to-negative reviews from music critics. At
Pitchfork Media critic Jedediah Gilchrist stated: "He's already recorded such a wealth of great material that no mystique remains, leaving no real reason for anyone—including the most dedicated fan—to seek out these poorly produced musical shreds."[5] Scott of Stylus Magazine wrote: "Serving as nothing more than a temporary diversion or side note to his fully realised work, this is worth a cursory listen for the insight alone."[6]
Track listing
Disc one
- "I Need a Gun" (demo version of "Dirty Harry") - 1:25
- "Reedz" - 1:22
- "Half a Song" (demo version of "The Ballad") - 1:06
- "Five Star Life" - 2:45
- "A Rappy Song" - 1:40
- "Back to Mali" - 1:04
- "I Miss You" - 2:21
- "Hymn to Moon" - 1:01
Disc two
- "Dezert" - 2:51
- "Sub Species of an American Day" - 2:25
- "American Welfare Poem" - 3:06
- "Saz Theory Book" - 2:35
- "Gotta' Get Down With the Passing of Time" - 2:17
- "End of Democrazy" - 3:39
References
- ^ "Blur's 'The Ballad of Darren': Dive into our track-by-track".
- ^ a b "Damon Albarn - Democrazy". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (5 December 2003). "Damon Albarn – Demcorazy". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b Beaumont, Mark (12 September 2005). "Albarn, Damon : Democrazy". NME. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Pitchfork Media. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ a b McKeating, Scott (10 December 2003). "Damon Albarn – Democrazy". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
