Persuasion System
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| Released | May 17, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Synthwave | |||
| Length | 33:09 | |||
| Label | Ghostly International | |||
| Producer | Seth Haley | |||
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| Singles from Persuasion System | ||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10[9] |
| Metacritic | 71/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [11] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[12] |
| musicOMH | [13] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3/5[14] |
| Under the Radar | 7.5/10[15] |
On review aggregator Metacritic, Persuasion System has a rating of 71/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews",[10] while, on review aggregator AnyDecentMusic?, the album has a rating of 6.4/10.[9] 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."[14]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worldline" | 1:53 |
| 2. | "Persuasion System" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Gaussian" | 2:01 |
| 4. | "Ultrafiche of You" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Kontex" | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Existence Schematic" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Laconism" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Privilege Escalation" | 5:57 |
| 9. | "Departure" | 2:39 |
| Total length: | 33:09 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16] | 47 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[17] | 41 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[18] | 10 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 14 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[21] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Bergstrom, John (May 17, 2019). "Com Truise's Usually-Bright Synthwave Goes a Shade Darker on 'Persuasion System'". PopMatters. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Iteration". Ghostly International. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- 1 2 "Persuasion System". Ghostly International. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ↑ Murray, Robin (March 5, 2019). "Com Truise Announces New Mini-Album 'Persuasion System'". Clash. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ↑ Jefferson, Lauren (April 12, 2019). "Cruise to Com Truise and "Persuasion System"". Earmilk. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ↑ "COM TRUISE announces European tour and shares new single "Ultrafiche of You". Mini-album 'Persuasion System' out May 17th on Ghostly International". Circuit Sweet. May 15, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ↑ csweet (June 19, 2019). "COM TRUISE - Shares new single video "Ultrafiche of You" + European live dates in August including London". Circuit Sweet. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ↑ Jefferson, Lauren (June 20, 2019). "Com Truise debuts "Ultrafiche of You" counterpart [Video]". Earmilk. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- 1 2 "Persuasion System by Com Truise reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- 1 2 "Persuasion System by Com Truise". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Persuasion System - Com Truise | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ↑ Pearson, Luke (May 14, 2019). "Com Truise - Persuasion System". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ↑ Devlin, Ben (May 17, 2019). "Com Truise – Persuasion System". musicOMH. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- 1 2 K., Simon (May 19, 2019). "Review: Com Truise - Persuasion System". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ Michael, Jordan J. (June 26, 2019). "Com Truise: Persuasion System (Ghostly International)". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Com Truise Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Com Truise Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original. Retrieved September 13, 2023. [dead link]
- ↑ "Com Truise Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Com Truise Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Com Truise Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Com Truise Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
