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Build The Cities is a song by Karma Fields, featuring vocals from Kerli. It was released on March 2, 2015 and is featured on Monstercat 021 - Perspective and Karma Fields' New Age | Dark Age LP.

A remix EP was released on May 27, 2015, and an extended vocal edit was released on March 2, 2016.

This song is no longer released with Monstercat due to Karma Fields wanting to distance himself from the label.

Background[]

The song's music video was first previewed live during a Monstercat Podcast as, per Billboard the day of the song's official release, "a clever bit of disruptive marketing". After the podcast appeared to fall victim to a cyber attack, viewers were shown a sneak peak of the "Build The Cities" video.[1] A YouTube user, in the comments for the podcast YouTube upload that Thursday, described it as the following:

Basically, a console like thing appeared, inputting loads of weird commands. It then went to a thingy which gave a preview of "Build The Cities".

– "an pigeon"[2]


The song and its music video were officially released via Monstercat's YouTube channel on March 2, 2015. Build The Cities (Reconstructions) followed on May 27, 2015.

On January 20, 2016, Karma Fields hinted on Twitter that the song would be the eighth track on New Age | Dark Age.[3]

Lyrics[]

Build The Cities Lyrics
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Miles of fire
I'm losing ground
And in the flashes
My world comes crashing down
 
I'm left nowhere
No place to hide
Out in the open
Like ashes in the sky
 
I quit the illusion
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
I let the flames light up the future
 
Making empires of sound
And she would chase what's coming after
You burnt the bridges
To build the cities
 
I let the flames light up the future
Making empires of sound
And she would chase what's coming after
You burnt the bridges
To build the cities
From: reddit

Trivia[]

  • The "Build The Cities" music video was created by visual artist Raven Kwok using custom Java systems and an Xbox Kinect. About the video, Kwok said: "Every time I run the system, it will produce a different visual outcome due to randomness of the initial parameters. So the music video itself is an organized yet unpredicted outcome."[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Medved, Matt (March 2, 2-15). "Exclusive Premiere: Monstercat Introduces New Artist Karma Fields Via Twitch Takeover". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. an pigeon (March 2015). "Who else watched this live on twitch and shat themselves?". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. Karma Fields (January 20, 2016). "Hint tweet". Twitter. @Karma_Fields. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
[ vte ] Karma Fields (Discography)
Songs
March 2, 2015 Build The Cities
September 21, 2015 Skyline
November 30, 2015 Stickup
February 17, 2016 Greatness
March 2, 2016 A Bright But Distant FutureEdge of the WorldFaint EchoesFixed_For MeScandalSkewed
October 28, 2016 Sweat
Extended Plays
May 27, 2015 Build The Cities (Reconstructions)
November 30, 2015 Stickup EP
Long Plays
March 2, 2016 New Age | Dark Age
September 15, 2016 New Age | Dark Age (Deluxe Version)
[ vte ] Kerli (Discography)
Vocals
March 2, 2015 Build The Cities
Vocals (Extended Plays)
May 27, 2015 Build The Cities (Reconstructions)
[ vte ] New Age / Dark Age LP (Karma Fields)
[ vte ] Monstercat 021 - Perspective (Tracklist)
[ vte ] Monstercat - Best of House (Tracklist)
[ vte ] Monstercat - Best of 2015 (Tracklist)
[ vte ] Alphabetical List of Electro House Songs (Genre)
Numbers & Symbols
2U4D
{{House songs}}
[ vte ] Removed Releases
Singles and songs
A A Bright But Distant FutureA DreamAddictedAir (Hellberg's Back to Summer Mix)AllianceAs You Fall (Mango Remix)AstronautAviary (Kobana Remix)
B Back and ForthBad BoyBe FreeBecause We AreBilbaoBeatport (Arthur Deep Remix)Bittersweet SilenceBlood MoneyBlossomBorneoBreathe In Breathe OutBuild the CitiesBuild the Cities +Burning
C Can You Feel This? (Mango Remix)Carried By The WindChangesChasing Cars (Mango Remix)Coffins
D Destination United Kingdom (Intro Mix)DichotomyDoppelgänger
E Emergency (Instrumental)Emergency (Radio Edit)EtherealEuropelandEverchanging
F FamousFlightFollow MeFrame of Mind
G Get UpGoneGuardianGuide Me Home
H HarmonyHawkling StreetHeartbeat Heartbeat (Cash Cash Remix)Heartbeat (DMNDZ Remix)Heartbeat (PIXL Remix)Heartbeat (Popeska Remix)Heartbeat (Rameses B Remix)Heartbeat (Rogue Remix)Heartbeat (Xristo Remix)Here I AmHouse
I I RememberI See UIn A BoxIn Motion (Ambient Mix)Insight
J JurassicJust One Second (Orion & J.Shore Remix)
K Kid's PlayKillin' It
L L'esprit Noir (The Spirit of Darkness)
M Massive (Orion & J.Shore Remix)MeadowsMen & MachinesMy DecisionMy FriendMy LandMy Own SpaceMysterious Island
N NairobiNight CallNo Game to Play (Arthur Deep Remix)No Looking BackNobody Wants to DieNowhere Near (Mango Remix)Nueva York (Arthur Deep Remix)
O The Only OnesOsennee
P PegasusPermutatePlanetPlay Your PartPressure Point (Lessov Remix)Pressure Point (Marsh Deep Remix)Pressure Point (Marsh Prog Remix)ProloguePurple Silence (Solus Town Remix)
R ResistanceThe Road Ahead
S SaikoThe SchismSculptedSimilaritySleeping NowSleeping Now (Rodrigo Deem & Vitodito Remix)Smiling At YouSomebody Hold Me (Mango Remix)The SoundStrings Theory (Marsh Remix)Strings Theory (Original 'Balearic' Mix)SurfaceSweet Memories (Arthur Deep Remix V.1)Synergy
T Take Me HomeTemperamental (Mango Remix)TempleThese Are the Days (Mango Remix)This Is Not the EndTill It's OverTimeTouch the Sky (Mango Remix)Trainer BattleTribe 303TruthTruth (Anna Yvette Remix)Truth (Candyland Remix)Truth (Dabin Remix)Truth (Filtercrush Remix)Truth (The Dirty Tees Remix)Truth (xKore Remix)Twice a Sky
U Until The End
V VaraderoVaradero (Fon.Leman Remix)Varadero (Marsh Remix)Vertical ForestVoice of Reason
W Waiting For The Mail ManWaiting For The Mail Man (Jayeson Andel Remix)Wanchu BackWandererWant Me BackWaterfallWe're Gonna Be Ok (Mango Remix)What I've Waited ForWhere Is the OneWhere The Lights Fall (Marsh Remix)Where The Lights Fall (Meeke Remix)Wondering Why
Y You & IYou Can DoYou Clearly Let It ShowYou SayYou'll Be Fine (Marsh)Young and Free
Numbers & Symbols 4U (Aero Chord)4U (Julius Dreisig Remix)The 90s
Compilations
A Arrival 01: Destination United Kingdom
D Da Funk Pres. Deep Sessions 01Da Funk Pres. Deep Sessions 02Da Funk Pres. Deep Sessions 03David Broaders Pres. Best of Progressive House 2016, Vol. 05Dezza Pres. Best of Progressive House 2016, Vol. 04
E eleven.five Pres. Best of Progressive House 2016, Vol. 02
F Forerunners Pres. Best of Deep House 2016, Vol. 01
H Holiday Giveaway 2014
M Mike Koglin & MoodFreak (Sudhaus) Pres. Best of Progressive House 2016, Vol. 03
R Retrospective
S Shawn Mitiska Pres. Best of Trance & Progressive House 2015, Vol. 01Silk Music Pres. Marsh 01Silk Royal Showcase 03 :: Royal SelectionsSilk Textures 02Silk Textures 03Silk Textures 04Silk Textures 05
T Terry Da Libra Pres. Best of Trance 2016, Vol. 01Tom Fall Pres. Best of Trance 2016, Vol. 02
U The Unreleased
V Vintage & Morelli Pres. Best of Trance & Progressive House 2015, Vol. 02Volant Pres. Best of Progressive House 2016, Vol. 01
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