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7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The nine-track "mini-LP" for Los Angeles-based electronic producer was created on to a new digital audio workstation.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Wire
    May 20, 2019
    80
    Haley retains the analogue wobble of his earlier work, particularly evident on 2010’s Cyanide Sisters and 2011’s Galactic Melt where his crisp and crunchy beats are at their impactful best. But on Persuasion System he’s combined them with stronger melodies and arrangements, elevating their effect from that of incidental, if still effective background music to the gripping theme of a main character. [May 2019, p.48]
  2. Jun 26, 2019
    75
    It is on the lighter side of heavy, and always crystalline.
  3. May 17, 2019
    70
    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.
  4. May 17, 2019
    70
    This sort of music is not intended for close listening, relying as it does on repetition and vibe. It does, however, deliver the sound that Com Truise is known for in abundance, and delivers it with a nuance that’s a cut above the other YouTube wannabes.
  5. May 17, 2019
    60
    It certainly sounds diminutive in scope after the triumph of Iteration, and, despite the new gear, there's not much that sounds especially new or exciting here, just the usual Com Truise stuff in a slightly reduced register.
  6. May 20, 2019
    60
    The pacing of the album is a little more sluggish than normal. It’s clear it was a conscious effort to savour this intergalactic soundscape and add more detail, but it’s aftereffects certainly carry over excess baggage. 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.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. May 30, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Com Truise changes things up, adding more melody to his already smooth sound. Excellent from start to finish Expand
  2. May 10, 2023
    9
    While earlier Com Truise releases were more suitable as a unique background companion to a sunset drive on a coastal highway, they oftenWhile earlier Com Truise releases were more suitable as a unique background companion to a sunset drive on a coastal highway, they often missed some of the strong craftmanship that Seth Haley is able to showcase here on what is perhaps his most interesting album to date.
    Ranging from ambient (Departure is wonderful) to some of the best synthwave tunes. "Existence Schematic", "Ultrafiche You" and especially the title track "Persuasion System" are exceptional. 9/10
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