What One Becomes
| What One Becomes | ||||
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| Studio album by Sumac | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | The Unknown in Anacortes, WA | |||
| Genre | Post-metal, sludge metal | |||
| Length | 58:44 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Kurt Ballou | |||
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What One Becomes is the upcoming second studio album by American post-metal band Sumac. It is planned to release on June 10, 2016 through Thrill Jockey. The album was recorded at The Unknown studio in Anacortes then mixed and produced by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio in Salem.
Background
In November 2015, it was announced that the band was in at Phil Elverum’s co-owned studio The Unknown tracking the follow-up to their 2015 debut, The Deal. Reports also confirmed that Kurt Ballou (Converge) would be reprising his role as mixer as well as taking on production and engineering duties for the album.[1] On March 18, 2016 an album teaser was released that featured footage of the recording process along with a brief flash of the words "what one becomes".[2] Three days later the forthcoming sophomore album’s title was confirmed as What One Becomes alongside premiere single “Rigid Man” as well as the track list and release date.[3]
Concept
In a press release the band offered an explanation, in part, to the theme of the album guitarist Aaron Turner stated: "Much of it has to do with questioning fabricated structures of identity and what it means when those structures are destabilized by contact with the outside. That has been a unnerving process to undergo, but also fruitful in terms of discovering the path to individuation and realized connection with the self. Another facet of experience I'm working to convey is about living with the sustained presence of anxiety, and avoiding reliance on musical devices of cathartic release to provide escape from this condition."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Image of Control" | 9:57 |
| 2. | "Rigid Man" | 10:35 |
| 3. | "Clutch of Oblivion" | 10:59 |
| 4. | "Blackout" | 17:25 |
| 5. | "Will to Reach" | 9:48 |
Total length: |
58:44 | |
Personnel
- Sumac
- Aaron Turner – guitar, vocals
- Nick Yacyshyn – drums
- Brian Cook – bass
- Production
- Kurt Ballou – producer, engineer, mixer
References
- ↑ Hughes, Josiah (Nov 27, 2015). "Sumac Hit Phil Elverum's Studio with Kurt Ballou for New Album". exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Gregory (March 18, 2016). "Sumac Album Trailer". exclaim.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "Sumac (Isis, Botch) announce new album, premiere song". lambgoat.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.