Com Truise is one of the many personae of producer and designer Seth Haley, born and raised in upstate New York and operating out of a 12'-overrun apartment in Princeton, New Jersey. An admitted synth obsessive, Com Truise is the maker of an experimental and bottom heavy style he calls 'mid-fi synth-wave, slow-motion funk'. His first EP, 'Cyanide Sisters' was released for free download via the internet, and after enthusiastic response promptly given a full-fledged release by Ghostly International.
This EP is featured in Update #063:
Mark E, Vladislav Delay Quartet, Tiger & Woods
The past month of May provided us with a release schedule almost as erratic as the weather, but sticking to our monthly essentials should keep you on the safe side in terms of musical quality.
Outstanding artist albums from Mark E, Dominik Eulberg and more...
This EP is featured in Update #062:
Hardfloor & E.R.P., Dexter, Versalife
Hot on the heels of Instra:mental's 'Resolution 653', our favourite album last month, we present a round-up of excellent electro-inspired releases this week, backing up our claims of an impending resurgence of the classic genre.
Take acid legends Hardfloor more...
Fairlight
(Track 01 on this EP)
is featured in Podcast #042:
The result is a surprisingly engaging and emotional hour of music, juxtaposing experimentalism and pop, noise and tranquillity. Highlights include the sublime 'pioneer IOO' from Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto's fantastic new album collaboration 'summvs', more...
This EP is featured in Update #060:
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bruce Gilbert, Prefuse 73
Digital versus analogue is a recurring theme in this week's selection, which has an illustrious duo leading the way: German glitch pioneer Alva Noto and Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto have joined forces once again, and the resulting album is more...
Fairlight
(Track 01 on this EP)
After reissuing his 'Cyanide Sisters' EP on Ghostly, Com Truise releases 'Fairlight'. The title-track is thick and soupy synth-wave bliss, with a slow-funking bassline, 'Beta Eyes' with L.A.-leaning squashed bass and trippy drum programming and 'Polyhurt' rounding things off in a dreamy synthtopia. Lush.