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Persuasion System

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.

Persuasion System
Studio album by
Com Truise
ReleasedMay 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
GenreSynthwave
Length33:09
LabelGhostly International
ProducerSeth Haley
Com Truise chronology
Iteration
(2017) 		Persuasion System
(2019) 		In Decay, Too
(2020)
Singles from Persuasion System
  1. "Existence Schematic"
    Released: March 5, 2019
  2. "Persuasion System"
    Released: April 10, 2019
  3. "Ultrafiche of You"
    Released: May 15, 2019

Background and release

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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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[9]
Metacritic71/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
Exclaim!6/10[12]
musicOMH     [13]
Sputnikmusic3/5[14]
Under the Radar7.5/10[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

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Persuasion System track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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Chart performance for Persuasion System
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16] 47
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[17] 41
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18] 10
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 14
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[21] 8

References

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  1. ^ Bergstrom, John (May 17, 2019). "Com Truise's Usually-Bright Synthwave Goes a Shade Darker on 'Persuasion System'". PopMatters. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Iteration". Ghostly International. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Persuasion System". Ghostly International. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (March 5, 2019). "Com Truise Announces New Mini-Album 'Persuasion System'". Clash. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Jefferson, Lauren (April 12, 2019). "Cruise to Com Truise and "Persuasion System"". Earmilk. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Jefferson, Lauren (June 20, 2019). "Com Truise debuts "Ultrafiche of You" counterpart [Video]". Earmilk. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Persuasion System by Com Truise reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Persuasion System by Com Truise". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Persuasion System - Com Truise | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Pearson, Luke (May 14, 2019). "Com Truise - Persuasion System". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Devlin, Ben (May 17, 2019). "Com Truise – Persuasion System". musicOMH. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  14. ^ a b K., Simon (May 19, 2019). "Review: Com Truise - Persuasion System". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Michael, Jordan J. (June 26, 2019). "Com Truise: Persuasion System (Ghostly International)". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "Com Truise Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Com Truise Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "Com Truise Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "Com Truise Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Com Truise Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Com Truise Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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