8 (Kekal album)
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| 8 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 December 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Compiled 2009–2010, Northern Isolation Station, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, avant-garde metal, electronic, electronic rock, experimental, pop, post-rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 56:26 | |||
| Label | Whirlwind | |||
| Producer | Jeff Arwadi | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer Germany | 4/7[2] |
| Powermetal.de | 8.0/10[3] |
| Sonic Seducer | neutral[4] |
8 is the eighth full-length studio album by Indonesian experimental metal band Kekal, announced on 23 June 2010,[7] and made available for purchase on 23 January 2011.[8] While the band has no officially active members, former members Jeff, Leo, and Levi all contributed to the album.[1][9][10][11] The album was set to be released by Whirlwind Records during December 2010, on CD and as a digital download,[12] and on 15 December 2010, the album was available for pre-order, which included an offer of free shipping within Europe up to December 24.[13]
On 19 February 2010, Jeff announced that he had posted a music video on YouTube[5] for a song titled "Tabula Rasa". At that time, the new album was still untitled.[6][14] On 24 March 2011, it was announced that "Tabula Rasa" was included on a compilation/sampler album by the Sonic Seducer magazine.[15][16] Metal Hammer Germany commented that the album was far from the early black metal days of the band, and gave the album a rating of 4 out of 7.[2]
All tracks are written by Jeff Arwadi.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Track One" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Gestalt Principles of Matter Perception" | 6:06 |
| 3. | "A Linear Passage" | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Tabula Rasa" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Private School of Thought" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "The Regulars" | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Departure Gate 8" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Heartache Memorial" | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Let Us Blend" | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Open World" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "End Unit of the Universe" | 8:47 |
