Wake/Lift
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| Studio album by Rosetta | |||||
| Released | October 2, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | Early to mid-2007 at Jane Doll Studios Drums: Menegroth studios[1] |
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| Genre | Post metal[2] Ambient metal[2] Post-rock Space rock[3] Post-hardcore[4] |
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| Length | 64:41 | ||||
| Label | Translation Loss | ||||
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Wake/Lift is the second full-length album by art-metal band Rosetta. The album was released on October 2nd through Translation Loss Records on both CD and a limited-edition double LP.[4]
This album is the first to not be entirely engineered by the band. It is also Rosetta's first to be recorded to analog tape. Consequently, the production on Wake/Lift is more refined than the band's previous works.
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[edit] Release
Months before the album's release, the band had been performing "Red in Tooth and Claw" at live show as far back as April 2007.[5]
The track "Wake" was posted on the MySpace for Translation Loss Records in a low-quality format on August 17, 2007, and again later on Rosetta's own MySpace on August 19, 2007.
A component disc, entitled The Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift, was released alongside Wake/Lift. It contains a collection of ambient samples used by Armine. It is, however, not meant to be synchronized with Wake/Lift (as The Galilean Satellites was); Armine "purposely designed The Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift to make Wake/Lift sound terrible if played together".[2]
[edit] Style
Guitarist J. Matthew Weed has stated that the band has taken on a more melodic, technical, and experimental sound. Rather than sounding entirely like the metal style of The Galilean Satellites, Wake/Lift falls more into the post-rock genre while retaining space rock and hardcore influences.[4]
Lyrically and thematically, the album deals much less with astronomical concepts and is more influenced by vocalist Mike Armine's experiences as a teacher. He states,
| “ | This release is more of a social commentary on my first year teaching, and the kids whose lives I've seen destroyed by poor parenting. I seriously believe people should legally need to have a dog for three years before having a child. I've seen my knuckles turn white at some of the things parents do and say to their kids in the name of guilt, denial, power, and neglect.[2] | ” |
[edit] Track listing
- "Red in Tooth and Claw" – 12:15
- "Lift (part 1)" – 5:06
- "Lift (part 2)" – 3:19
- "Lift (part 3)" – 6:08
- "Wake" – 9:27
- "(Temet Nosce)" – 14:56
- "Monument" – 13:30
Temet nosce is Latin for "know thyself".
[edit] Personnel
- Michael Armine – sound manipulation, vocals
- David Grossman – bass guitar
- Bruce McMurtrie Jr. – drums
- J. Matthew Weed – electric guitar, mixing
- Colin Marston – mastering[6]
- Paul Romano – cover art[4][6]
[edit] References
- ^ Weed, J. Matthew (2007-03-24). News. Anchor States. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
- ^ a b c d Warren, Dave (2007-09-28). Rosetta: Wake/Lift. Sonic Frontiers. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ Wood, Mike (2007-09-27). Rosetta - Wake/Lift. Music Emissions. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ a b c d Translation Loss Recording artists ROSETTA complete new record entitled WAKE/LIFT!. Translation Loss Records (2007-06-12). Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
- ^ Rosetta live at North Street Bar, Philadelphia, April 2007. YouTube (2007-04-23).
- ^ a b Weed, J. Matthew (2007-06-07). Rosetta junk. Anchor States. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
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