Aseptic White

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Aseptic White
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)
RecordedSeptember 2007–February 2008
Genre Industrial metal
Length47:57
Label Aural Music, Dreamcell11
Producer Pi Greco

Aseptic White [1] [2] [3] released with "Dreamcell_11/Aural Music" is the first full-length album of the Italian industrial metal band Digitalis Purpurea. [4] Recorded in winter 2007/2008, was released on October 2, 2008 with a worldwide distribution. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Artwork

The artwork was realized in Spring 2008 by the graphic artist and photographer Anna Taschini. [10] [11] The theme is focused on the aseptic atmosphere recreated with the modular use of colors, mainly red and white, with references to Japanese culture.

Track listing

All songs written by Pi Greco.

  1. "Intro" - 3:16
  2. "Coded Feel" [12] - 4:39
  3. "We're All Stars On Our Snuff Suicide" - 3:18
  4. "Religious Mercy" - 4:26
  5. "Not (Cut-Ups From A Criminal Profiling)" - 4:51
  6. "Crittodream" - 4:01
  7. "Dried Up And Spotted With Black Lipstick" - 4:45
Bonus tracks
  1. "Ideomatic" (Rockets cover) featuring Celine Cecilia Angel, Sanguis et Cinis - 4:36
  2. "Maneater" (Nelly Furtado cover) featuring Tying Tiffany - 4:19
Ghost track
  1. "Rotten Meal - 9:41

Video

  1. "Coded Feel" - MPD Production 2007

Personnel

Digitalis Purpurea
Production

Reviews

Aseptic White was included in Darkentries' top 10 electro rock acts for the year 2009. [14]

Notes

  1. Review, Metal Hammer Greece, 9/2008.
  2. Review, Scream Magazine Norway, n°130.
  3. (in Italian) Metal.it - Review
  4. (in English) Last FM- Digitalis Purpurea biography
  5. Review, Metal Hammer Italy, 9/2008.
  6. Darkentries - Review
  7. Metal Italia [ permanent dead link ] - Review
  8. PowerMetal.de - Review
  9. (in Italian) Metallus - Review
  10. (in Italian) Anna Lucylle Taschini official site
  11. (in Italian) Anna Lucylle Taschini official [My Space] profile
  12. (in English) United Radio Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Profile
  13. Article, Sonic Seducer, 10/2008.
  14. Darkentries - Best top 10 Elettro rock album 2009

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