Intrinsic (album)

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Intrinsic
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Studio album by
The Contortionist
ReleasedJuly 17, 2012 (2012-07-17)
RecordedFebruary – May 26, 2012
StudioAudiohammer Studios, Sanford, Florida
Genre
Length45:08
Label
Producer
The Contortionist chronology
Exoplanet
(2010)		Intrinsic
(2012)		 Language
(2014)
Singles from Intrinsic
  1. "Holomovement"
    Released: June 11, 2012
  2. "Causality"
    Released: June 17, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Metal Injection9/10 [3]
NUVO Positive [4]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Intrinsic is the second studio album by American progressive metal band The Contortionist, released through eOne Music/Good Fight Entertainment on July 17, 2012. This is the band's last release with vocalist/keyboardist Jonathan Carpenter and bassist Christopher Tilley.

Contents

The album sold 3,600 copies in its first week, reaching no. 125 on the Billboard 200 chart. [6]

Release and promotion

On May 30, 2012, the band revealed the album title, track-listing, and artwork; they also announced various pre-order bundles. The first single, "Holomovement", was released on June 11, 2012. [7] The band also released an animated video to go with the premiere. On July 16, the band released their very first music video for the song "Causality". [8] A music video was released for "Dreaming Schematics" on December 3. [9] The videos share a similar concept - they act as a part 1 and part 2; [10] both were produced by KOTK Productions.

On October 3, 2012, vocalist/keyboardist Jonathan Carpenter released a track-by-track guide for each of the album's songs through Metal Sucks. [11]

Concept

Jonathan Carpenter commented:

Intrinsic‘s lyrics were aimed to be a science-fiction inspired conceptual storyline. It’s like a handful of puzzle pieces. Instrumentals that have different feels and styles. The Contortionist has always been about contrast, the heaviest and then the most beautiful. This provides a very wide range of emotions to write over. We want the listener to feel the ups and downs and to get engaged in the content. When piecing it all together lyrically… I wanted the concepts to be present without being overbearing. The fans who go looking for the details will find them and the casual listener can listen to any song and enjoy a small piece of the puzzle. Never leaving the boundaries of the mind, the first five songs range from mind/brain phenomena and reality theories to religion and mind trips. The last five are from the perspective of future patients coping with a shared reality scenario; a narrative on the potential of using technology to achieve a perfect dream you could feel and control with ease. There’s an eerie uncertainty to how a person’s psyche will react to that degree of extended consciousness.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jonathan Carpenter; all music is composed by The Contortionist

No.TitleLength
1."Holomovement"6:30
2."Feedback Loop"5:09
3."Causality"4:28
4."Sequential Vision"3:56
5."Geocentric Confusion"5:50
6."Dreaming Schematics"4:36
7."Anatomy Anomalies"5:02
8."Cortical"4:43
9."Solipsis"1:37
10."Parallel Trance" (instrumental)3:22
11."Parallel Trance" (alternate version; instrumental; iTunes bonus track)3:17
Total length:48:25

Personnel

The Contortionist
Production

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 125
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 23
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 42
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 3

References

  1. ↑ Falzon, Denise (July 17, 2012). "The Contortionist Intrinsic". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ Andrew Kapper. "Review: The Contortionist - Intrinsic". About.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Brown, Kit (July 17, 2012). "Album Review: THE CONTORTIONIST Intrinsic". Metal Injection. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Coggeshall, Wade (July 25, 2012). "Review: The Contortionist, 'Intrinsic'". NUVO . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Jacob Royal. "The Contortionist: Intrinsic - Sputnikmusic - Staff review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Contortionist: 'Intrinsic' Lands On Billboard Chart". Blabbermouth.net. July 25, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: THE CONTORTIONIST'S "HOLOMOVEMENT" SONG + LYRIC VIDEO!". Metal Sucks. June 11, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "THE CONTORTIONIST - 'Causality' Video Released". BraveWords . July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The Contortionist are Dreaming Schematics". Kill the Music. December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "THE CONTORTIONIST: 'Dreaming Schematics' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net . December 4, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: VOCALIST/KEYBOARDIST JONATHAN CARPENTER PROVIDES A TRACK-BY-TRACK GUIDE TO THE CONTORTIONIST'S INTRINSIC". Metal Sucks. October 3, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Contortionist Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Contortionist Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ "The Contortionist Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Contortionist Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  16. ↑ "The Contortionist Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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