Modern Synthesis

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Modern Synthesis
Modern Synthesis by Area 11, July 1, 2016.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 July 2016
RecordedApril 2015-January 2016
StudioRoom4 Studios,
(Bristol, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length52:30
Label Cooking Vinyl, Smihilism Records [4]
Producer Tom Clarke (Sparkles*)
Area 11 chronology
Underline
(2014)
Modern Synthesis
(2016)
Let It Resonate
(2016)
Alternate Artwork
Modern Synthesis album CD Area 11 Alternate Artwork.png
Singles from Modern Synthesis
  1. "Versus"
    Released: 13 November 2015
  2. "Watchmaker"
    Released: 6 May 2016
  3. "The Contract"
    Released: 13 June 2016
  4. "Processor"
    Released: 2 June 2017

Modern Synthesis is the second studio album by English rock band Area 11. [5] It was released on 1 July 2016 and has an 11-song track list similar to their previous album All the Lights in the Sky . The album was written and partially recorded in Italy from between in the Spring of 2016 and then recorded in England throughout the rest of the year of 2015 into early 2016 between the band's tours. [6]

Contents

The writing process for this album was more collaborative than the band's other records, with Jonathan Kogan and Sparkles* sharing much of the work, and with band members Alex Parvis and Leo Taylor contributing. This album is the band's first to be partly distributed by a non-indie label: Cooking Vinyl. [4]

Track list

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
0."Override [B]"
  • Sparkles*
6:04
1."Override [C]"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
4:32
2."The Contract"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
3:58
3."Watchmaker"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
4:09
4."Versus"
  • Sparkles*
4:13
5."Processor"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
6:51
6."Red Queen"
  • Jonathan Kogan
  • Area 11
4:53
7."Angel Lust"
  • Sparkles*
5:07
8."The Life of a Ghost"
  • Leo Taylor
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
4:02
9."After the Flags"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
3:36
10."Nebula"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
4:12
11."Panacea and the Prelogue"
  • Sparkles*
  • Jonathan Kogan
  • Leo Taylor
6:57
Total length:58:34

Note: As a hidden track, the previously released single, "Override [B]" is placed in the pregap of the first track Override [C]. This track is exclusive to the CD release of the album.

Personnel

Area 11

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 27

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