Demidevil

by Ashnikko

Overview

Following a string of quickly evolving EPs that left off with 2019's Hi, It's Me, Demidevil is the first fully formed mixtape from genre-bending rapper/vocalist Ashnikko. The project's ten tracks nicely mix Ashnikko's enormous personality and brazen confidence with infectious pop-trap production and hints of early-2000s nostalgia that range from subtle to overt. The mixtape starts strong with a trifecta of slickly produced anthems that put Ashnikko's gift for hooks in full focus. "Daisy" and "Toxic" are similarly built with rapped verses that open up into huge and catchy sung choruses, and the pop angst of breakup song "Deal with It" orbits around a sample from Kelis' similarly themed 1999 song "Caught Out There." Princess Nokia contributes a verse to "Slumber Party" and Grimes sings a reverb-coated hook on the jittery "Cry." There are multiple lyrical references to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and Ashnikko takes the 2000s nostalgia even further by updating Avril Lavigne's ubiquitous alt-pop classic "Sk8er Boi" note for note on "L8r Boi," adding trap hi-hats and altering the lyrics to denounce a parasitic relationship. While several tracks are less than essential, the mixtape's best songs are powerful enough to make Demidevil the strongest showing of Ashnikko's formidable skills and uncompromising energy to date. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2021
Label:	Parlophone / Warner Bros. / Warner Records
UPC:	0190295193218

Tracks

1. Daisy
2. Toxic
3. Deal With It
4. Slumber Party
5. Drunk With My Friends
6. Little Boy
7. Cry
8. L8r Boi
9. Good While It Lasted
10. Clitoris! The Musical

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ashnikko   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marcus Andersson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Andrew Goldstein   Guitar,Keyboards
Slinger   Bells,Drums,Flute,Piano,Sitar,Guitar,Dulcimer,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Grimes   Vocals,Featured Artist
Mark Crew   Keyboards
Dan Priddy   Keyboards
Oscar Scheller   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Princess Nokia   Vocals,Featured Artist
Max Wolfgang   Vocals (Background)
CallMeTheKidd   Keyboards
Kelis   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Pharrell Williams   Composer
Marcus Andersson   Composer,Producer
Avril Lavigne   Composer
Andrew Goldstein   Producer,Recording
Slinger   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Recording
Scott Alspach   Composer
Jon Mills   Composer,Producer
Grimes   Composer
Mark Crew   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Thomas Slinger   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Dan Priddy   Composer,Producer
Melissa Storwick   Composer
Oscar Scheller   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Destiny Nicole Ortiz   Composer
Dagny Sandvik   Composer
Max Wolfgang   Composer
Ebenezer Olaoluwa Fabiyi   Composer
Ashnikko   Composer
Ashton Casey   Composer
Ebenezer   Producer
Gina Kushka   Composer
Peter Elegbede   Composer
CallMeTheKidd   Mixing,Producer,Recording
Kelly Kiara   Composer
Matt Wolach   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Ebenezer Fabiyi   Composer,Producer,Recording
Zukye Ardella   Vocal Recording
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Lauren Christy   Composer
Chad Hugo   Composer
John Greenham   Mastering
Graham Edwards   Composer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing