Seeming

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Seeming
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Seeming performing at the Electrixmas festival in Malmö, Sweden, December 2017.
Background information
Origin Ithaca, New York, USA
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels Artoffact Records
Members
  • Alex Reed (vocals, music)
  • Aaron Fuleki (drums, production)
Website http://seemingmusic.com

Seeming is a musical act based in Ithaca, New York. Signed to Artoffact Records, they have released three albums since 2014. Seeming is primarily a project of Alex Reed, working with Aaron Fuleki. Both previously played in the band ThouShaltNot. Reed is associate professor of music at Ithaca College, and previously taught at New York University, The University of Florida, and the College of William & Mary. He has also written several books on music including Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music . [1]

Contents

Seeming has recorded with noise artist Merzbow, rapper Sammus, and witch-house act ∆AIMON. Their albums have been co-produced and engineered with avant-garde percussionist Sarah Hennies, Daniel Myer of Haujobb, Paul Kendall, Andrew Sega, Alex Perialas, and Bob Power.

Reception

Pop music critic Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star reviewed Seeming's debut album Madness and Extinction, describing its musical style as "cathedral-sized electronic soundscapes consistently whipped to a windblown frenzy." [2]

Industrial music review site A Model of Control ranked Seeming's three albums tenth, first, and third respectively in their year-end lists for 2014, 2017, and 2020. [3] [4] [5] They later named SOL: A Self-Banishment Ritual the best album of the 2010s, describing it as "a release of towering intensity, belief, and scope". [6] Additionally, they ranked "The Burial" and "End Studies" as the best tracks of 2014 and 2020 respectively, and "Talk About Bones" as the eighth-best track of 2017. [7] [8] [9]

I Die:You Die listed Madness and Extinction and SOL: A Self-Banishment Ritual as their top albums of 2014 and 2017 respectively, and The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity as the second best album of 2020. [10] [11] [12]

Author and journalist Kieron Gillen ranked "Doomsayer" as one of his top 40 tracks of 2017. [13]

The Big Takeover reviewed and premiered the video for "Go Small" from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity. [14]

Discography

Albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Oxford University Press. June 5, 2013. ISBN   978-0-19-983260-6.
  2. ↑ Rayner, Ben (April 25, 2014). "Reasons to Live: NQ Arbuckle, Seeming, Big Scary". Toronto Star.
  3. ↑ "Countdown: 2014: Albums". A Model of Control. December 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Countdown: 2017: Albums". A Model of Control. December 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Countdown: 2020: Albums". A Model of Control. December 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "/Countdown/2010s/Albums/20-01". A Model of Control. April 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Countdown: 2014: Tracks". A Model of Control. December 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Countdown: 2020: Tracks". A Model of Control. December 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Countdown: 2017: Tracks". A Model of Control. December 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "I Die: You Die's Top 25 of 2014: Top 5". December 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ "I Die: You Die's Top 25 of 2017: 5-1". December 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Best of 2020: Top 5". December 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ Gillen, Kieron. "051: We Live In The Shadow Of A Book Avalanche". kierongillen.substack.com.
  14. ↑ "Video Premiere: "Go Small" by Seeming". The Big Takeover. July 29, 2020.
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