Lemon Demon

Lemon Demon is a musical project and band created by American comedian and musician Neil Cicierega. Most of the project's music is performed solely by Cicierega, but is occasionally played live with a full band. Cicierega previously released instrumental music and several remixes of video game music under the moniker "Trapezoid", which was later renamed to the anagram "Deporitaz" per the request of another band named Trapezoid. Lemon Demon is best known for its song and video, "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny".

Lemon Demon
Lemon Demon, performing at Lemonic Demonade in 2006
Background information
Also known asTrapezoid, Deporitaz
OriginKingston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active2003—present
Websitewww.lemondemon.com
MembersNeil Cicierega
Live members:
Alora Lanzillotta
Greg Lanzilotta
Charles "Chooch" Sergio
Dave Kitsberg[1]
Past membersTony Wry[2]

History

Since 2003, Cicierega has released 7 full-length albums under his musical project Lemon Demon.[3] In 2005, he and animator Shawn Vulliez released a Flash animated music video "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" on Newgrounds. This reached over 12 million views on Newgrounds as well as topping the "Funny Five" on The Dr. Demento Show for several weeks and becoming the No. 1 Request for 2006. The song was later included in the 2006 album Dinosaurchestra. An updated recording of the song was released to the Rock Band Network in 2010.[4]

In April 2009, Cicierega released his first four albums as free downloads on his site "neilcic.com"; however, they are now currently hosted on "lemondemon.com".

In January 2016, Cicierega announced Spirit Phone, a full-length Lemon Demon album released on February 29, 2016.[5] The album was the #1 best-selling album on Bandcamp for the first week of its release,[6] and received an 8/10 rating from YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano, praising its songwriting and unusual subject matter. Fantano later listed it as one of his Top 50 Albums of 2016.[7] On July 10, 2018, it was announced that copies of the album on CD, cassette tape and vinyl would be sold through Needlejuice Records, who would later distribute remastered versions of Lemon Demon's Christmas EP I Am Become Christmas, as well as Nature Tapes.

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
Main article: The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

On December 22, 2005, Lemon Demon and animator Shawn Vulliez released the Flash music video The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny on Newgrounds. The video features cartoon versions of dozens of real-life celebrities and fictional characters, largely from 1980s and 1990s pop culture, in a large century-long brawl where "...only one will survive."[8]

It gained a cult following among web enthusiasts.[8] and became the "user's choice" on December 28, 2005 on Newgrounds where it has been viewed over 10.2 million times.[9] It appeared on several other websites including Albino Blacksheep.[10]

Brodyquest

On June 1st 2010, Neil Cicierega released a video titled BRODYQUEST onto his main YouTube channel which pictured famous actor Adrien Brody going about his daily life in a comedic matter. The video became a meme and was released as a single and placed on the Nature Tapes EP. The video would be brought up by Stephen Colbert during his interview with Adrien Brody in a 2016 episode of The Late Show with Stephan Colbert. It has since been viewed on YouTube over 10.2 million times.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Clown Circus (2003)
  • Live from the Haunted Candle Shop (2003)
  • Hip to the Javabean (2004)
  • Damn Skippy (2005)
  • Dinosaurchestra (2006)
  • View-Monster (2008)
  • Spirit Phone (2016)

Live albums
  • Live (Only Not) (2011)

Compilation albums
  • Almanac 2009 (2009)

Extended plays
  • I Am Become Christmas EP (2012)
  • Nature Tapes EP (2014)

Other Songs

On June 19, 2020, Needlejuice Records released Needlejustice, a charity compilation album featuring 22 songs from Needlejuice’s artists including Lemon Demon, for the benefit of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Cicierega contributed one song to the album, titled Funkytown. It features homages to popular songs from the 1970s and 1980s, including the titular Funkytown, by Lipps Inc.

References
  1. Cicierega, Neil (December 23, 2008). "Dear Wikipedia (Page 1) - Lemon Demon Discussion - the Lemon Demon forum". Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  2. http://www.lemondemon.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=578900#p578900. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Sweeney, Emily (June 22, 2006). "He's a hit with Internet set". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. "Lemon Demon on Rock Band Network". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  5. Cicierega, Neil (January 20, 2016). "Neil Cicierega Tumblr. | NEW LEMON DEMON ALBUM "SPIRIT PHONE" CALLING..." neilblr.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. "Bandcamp". March 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. theneedledrop (March 10, 2016), Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone ALBUM REVIEW, retrieved March 11, 2016
  8. "Copy, paste, animate". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  9. Emily Sweeney (June 22, 2006), He's a hit with Internet set, Boston Globe
  10. Bob Batz (April 11, 2006), Seen & Overheard, Dayton Daily News
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