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

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
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
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
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
  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. "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. "Persuasion System by Com Truise reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  10. "Persuasion System by Com Truise". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. 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. 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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