8 (Kekal album)
8 is the eighth full-length studio album by Indonesian experimental metal band Kekal, announced on 23 June 2010,[7] and made available for purchase on 23 January 2011.[8] While the band has no officially active members, former members Jeff, Leo, and Levi all contributed to the album.[1][9][10][11] The album was set to be released by Whirlwind Records during December 2010, on CD and as a digital download,[12] and on 15 December 2010, the album was available for pre-order, which included an offer of free shipping within Europe up to December 24.[13]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 15 December 2010 | |||
Recorded | Compiled 2009–2010, Northern Isolation Station, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, avant-garde metal, electronic, electronic rock, experimental, pop, post-rock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 56:26 | |||
Label | Whirlwind | |||
Producer | Jeff Arwadi | |||
Kekal chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Cross Rhythms | [1] |
Metal Hammer Germany | 4/7[2] |
Powermetal.de | 8.0/10[3] |
Sonic Seducer | neutral[4] |
On 19 February 2010, Jeff announced that he had posted a music video on YouTube[5] for a song titled "Tabula Rasa". At that time, the new album was still untitled.[6][14] On 24 March 2011, it was announced that "Tabula Rasa" was included on a compilation/sampler album by the Sonic Seducer magazine.[15][16] Metal Hammer Germany commented that the album was far from the early black metal days of the band, and gave the album a rating of 4 out of 7.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeff Arwadi.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Track One" | 4:41 |
2. | "Gestalt Principles of Matter Perception" | 6:06 |
3. | "A Linear Passage" | 5:37 |
4. | "Tabula Rasa" | 5:06 |
5. | "Private School of Thought" | 4:37 |
6. | "The Regulars" | 2:24 |
7. | "Departure Gate 8" | 4:42 |
8. | "Heartache Memorial" | 5:04 |
9. | "Let Us Blend" | 5:22 |
10. | "Open World" | 3:57 |
11. | "End Unit of the Universe" | 8:47 |
Personnel
- Jeff Arwadi – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, TR-808, theremin, analog synthesizer, vocoder, samples and field recordings
- Azhar Levi Sianturi – album artwork
- Leo Setiawan – additional guitar on "Departure Gate 8" and "Heartache Memorial"
Production credits
- Jeff Arwadi – assembly, programming, manipulation, arrangements, mixing, mastering
- A. Levi Sianturi (a.k.a. Harshgriev) – artwork and illustration
- Soundmind Graphics – digital layout
References
- Webber, Ian (8 August 2011). "Kekal - 8". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- Rudoletzky, Marcel (1 June 2011). "Review zu: KEKAL 8". Metal Hammer Germany (in German). No. 6/2011. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 100.
- Backes, Bjorn (28 February 2011). "Kekal - 8". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Median Verlang. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- Gnuch, Kym (2011). "Kekal - 8 - Review". Sonic Seducer. No. 4. Thomas Vogel Media. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- Arwadi, Jeff (spitonself) (15 February 2010). "KEKAL - Tabula Rasa (new official video 2010)". YouTube. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- Van Pelt, Doug (February 2010). "Kekal release new video". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16.
- Kekal (23 June 2010). "Latest News - Press Release: Upcoming KEKAL Album Title, Cover Art, and Track Listing announced!". Kekal.org. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- Whirlwind Records (23 January 2011). "Kekal "8" erschienen!". Whirlwind Records. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- Kekal (12 August 2009). "Press Release: Jeff and Leo are leaving Kekal, but the band remains exist without band-members". Kekal's Blog. Myspace. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- Kekal (January 2010). "Press-Release: New KEKAL album is being planned for 2010!". Kekal's Blog. Myspace. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- Van Pelt, Doug (January 2010). "Kekal pulls a Brett Favre". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- Arwadi, Jeff (spitonself) (16 October 2010). "Preview of upcoming 2010 Kekal album "8" (10 songs)". YouTube. Note: This is a YouTube video, in the description bar for the video it gives information about the album's release.
- Whirlwind Records (15 December 2010). "Whirlwind Records Mailorder - Kekal - 8 (preorder) 2010A811". Whirlwind Records. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- Kekal and Arwadi, Jeff (19 February 2010). "New Song of the Month (February 2010): Tabula Rasa". Facebook. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- Kekal (24 March 2011). ""Tabula Rasa" is..." Facebook. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- "CD-Beilage: Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 117 - CD" (in German). Sonic Seducer Magazine. Cite magazine requires
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External links
- HM Magazine news update. At the time of the article, the album was still untitled