Persuasion System
studio
ArtistCom Truise
CoverPersuasion System.jpg
ReleasedMay 17, 2019
GenreSynthwave
Length33:09
LabelGhostly International
ProducerSeth Haley
Prev year2017
Next year2020

Persuasion System is a mini-LP by American musician Seth Haley under his stage name Com Truise. It was released on May 17, 2019, by Ghostly International.[1] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Background and release

Seth Haley's previous works Galactic Melt (2011), Wave 1 (2014), Silicon Tare (2016), and Iteration (2017), tells the story of a space traveler named Com Truise.[2] Iteration was the last album about the story. According to Haley's label Ghostly International, with Persuasion System, "Haley leaves the past narrative behind".[3] According to Ghostly, the album "began as an experiment. Haley switched digital audio workstations, rebuilt his palette of sounds, and tasked himself with simply trying it out".[3]

On March 5, 2019, he announced the album while also releasing its first single, "Existence Schematic".[4] A second single, the title-track, was released on April 10.[5] On May 15, "Ultrafiche of You", the third and final single, was released.[6] A music video for it was released on June 19, which, as described by Ghostly, is a "metaphysical journey through the seasons of life."[7][8]

Reception

On review aggregator Metacritic, Persuasion System has a rating of 71/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews",[9] while, on review aggregator AnyDecentMusic?, the album has a rating of 6.4/10.[10] Critics found the album similar to Haley's previous work; Paul Simpson wrote to AllMusic that "Persuasion System signals a bit of a different approach for Haley, but not so much that it will alienate anyone who enjoyed his earlier releases,"[11] while Simon K. wrote to Sputnikmusic that "It's not a bad album by any means and if you like his work, this will deliver in all the ways you’d expect, but in that regard that’s half the problem."[12]

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References

  1. ^ Bergstrom, John (2019-05-17). "Com Truise's Usually-Bright Synthwave Goes a Shade Darker on 'Persuasion System'". PopMatters. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. ^ "Iteration". Ghostly International. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. ^ "Persuasion System". Ghostly International. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (2019-03-05). "Com Truise Announces New Mini-Album 'Persuasion System'". Clash. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. ^ Jefferson, Lauren (2019-04-12). "Cruise to Com Truise and "Persuasion System"". Earmilk. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  6. ^ "COM TRUISE announces European tour and shares new single "Ultrafiche of You". Mini-album 'Persuasion System' out May 17th on Ghostly International". Circuit Sweet. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. ^ csweet (2019-06-19). "COM TRUISE - Shares new single video "Ultrafiche of You" + European live dates in August including London". Circuit Sweet. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. ^ Jefferson, Lauren (2019-06-20). "Com Truise debuts "Ultrafiche of You" counterpart [Video]". Earmilk. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  9. ^ "Persuasion System by Com Truise". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Persuasion System by Com Truise reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  11. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Persuasion System - Com Truise | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  12. ^ K., Simon (May 19, 2019). "Review: Com Truise - Persuasion System". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2023-01-20.