Holoscenic

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Holoscenic
Holoscenic conjure one.jpg
Studio album by
Conjure One
ReleasedNovember 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
RecordedSurplus Sound, Los Angeles
Genre Electronica, chill out, downtempo
Length68:00
Label Armada
Producer Rhys Fulber
Conjure One chronology
Exilarch
(2010)		Holoscenic
(2015)
Singles from Holoscenic
  1. "Under the Gun"
    Released: March 25, 2013 [1]
  2. "Still Holding On"
    Released: September 2013
  3. "Ghost"
    Released: November 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Release 8/10 [2]
The Spill Magazine8/10 [3]

Holoscenic is the fourth studio album released by Canadian producer Rhys Fulber as Conjure One, the first album for Armada Music. The album was initially released as a worldwide digital download on November 20, 2015.

Contents

Overview

Two singles were separately released, four months apart from each other, prior to the launch of the album. First out in April 2013 was the song "Under the Gun" featuring vocals by Leigh Nash, [1] which also featured a remix by Rank 1 and the first music video for Conjure One, shot in Iowa and Tennessee. The second single, "Still Holding On" (released in September 2013), featured vocals by Aruna and remixes by Arisen Flame, Clinton Van Sciver, Mike Shiver and well as a chillout mix by Aruna and Rhys Fulber.

About the album, Fulber said, "I had been thinking about the concept of the Holocene epoch for a while - the ruins of civilization that a decaying society leaves behind to be once again consumed by nature. The word itself is a bit dry and one day the word play just came together and was written down to be rediscovered a couple years later as this album took shape. It then seemed like the perfect title for this collection of songs, and directly inspired the artwork which perfectly conveys the feeling of the music." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kill the Fear""Rhys Fulber, Peter Wright06:11
2."Miscreant"Fulber, Chris Elliott06:00
3."Under the Gun"Fulber, Leigh Nash 05:34
4."All That You Leave Behind"Fulber08:17
5."Only Sky"Fulber, Victoria Horn, Christian Burns 05:24
6."Serac"Fulber05:59
7."Still Holding On"Fulber, Aruna 06:15
8."Ghost"Fulber, Kerli, Horn05:23
9."The Garden"Fulber06:19
10."Brave for Me"Fulber, Jessica Bennett06:36
11."Oceanic"Fulber, Mimi Page 05:10

Personnel

Conjure One

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [5] 14

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References

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  2. ↑ Carlsson, Johan (December 2, 2015). "Conjure One Holoscenic". releasemagazine.net. Gothenburg: Release Musik & Media . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Synescape. "Spill Album Review: Conjure One – Holoscenic". The Spill Magazine. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Turner, Danny (December 23, 2015). "Conjure One producer Rhys Fulber goes into deep tech territory". MusicRadar. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Conjure One Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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