Persuasion System
2019 studio album by Com Truise
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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.
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| Released | May 17, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Synthwave | |||
| Length | 33:09 | |||
| Label | Ghostly International | |||
| Producer | Seth Haley | |||
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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",[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
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| 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 |