| Seen / Unseen | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 2022 | |||
| Length | 204:00 (Digital) 86:38 (LP) | |||
| Label | Darla Records | |||
| Producer | Roberto Burgos | |||
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Seen / Unseen is a 2022 compilation by American experimental pop act Sweet Trip, released on March 18, 2022, by Darla Records. [1]
In 2021, Sweet Trip released their first studio album in 12 years, A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals , [2] after officially reforming in 2019 to release new music due to fan demand. [3] However, just a year later, on January 29, 2022, Valerie Cooper announced she was leaving Sweet Trip for personal reasons, reducing the act to just Roby Burgos. [4] Despite this, Darla Records continued to put out re-releases of their old material, with a re-release of their 1999 EP Alura announced that February. [5]
On March 17, Darla Records put out an announcement on their Instagram that they were releasing the 50-track compilation Seen / Unseen at midnight, with a vinyl pre-order available as well. [6] The compilation was being put together prior to the band's breakup, with Roby providing a collection of 57 tracks, and Valerie and Darla independently culling the tracks down. It is based on a popular YouTube bootleg consisting mostly of tracks released on SoundCloud by Roby, with the official release containing all those songs alongside a large selection of demos and shelved tracks by the band. [1]
Track list adapted from digital release. [7]
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "KKMJ" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Aluralura" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Darlin'" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Deep" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Mar" | 2:40 |
| 6. | "A Seagull Lull (Demo Version)" | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Route of Escape" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Soul to Harvest" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Steps" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Things to Ponder While Falling (Demo Version)" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "To Live on Valium" | 5:32 |
| 12. | "Tonight (Demo Version)" | 4:41 |
| 13. | "Total" | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Untitled" | 4:53 |
| 15. | "Wait, Stay" | 5:11 |
| 16. | "W01" | 2:22 |
| 17. | "You Play Your Guitar and Sing" | 2:10 |
| 18. | "No Title Half" | 7:20 |
| 19. | "Milk (Illegal Apartment Live)" | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 76:38 | |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "203" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "A Seagull Lull (Reworked Demo Version)" | 6:16 |
| 3. | "And the Sea Will Rise" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "As We Forget" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "BO-04" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "BO-05" | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Burmality" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Foencahl (AKAI S6000 Mix)" | 9:19 |
| 9. | "Glorious Pain, Don't Steal My Heart" | 6:01 |
| 10. | "I Want My Cone" | 2:25 |
| 11. | "In This Prison, The Heart is a Well" | 6:07 |
| 12. | "Magic Science" | 1:23 |
| 13. | "Metal Test" | 1:19 |
| Total length: | 58:14 | |
Disc 3
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monica Bellucci" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Piano" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "PNC" | 1:12 |
| 4. | "Rain Song" | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Simple Life" | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Singularity" | 6:04 |
| 7. | "Supur" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "The One That Sounds Like Starry" | 10:24 |
| 9. | "Curved" | 1:14 |
| 10. | "Unconscious Living" | 6:02 |
| 11. | "V4l226" | 2:28 |
| 12. | "ValJuno" | 5:06 |
| 13. | "Working" | 2:16 |
| 14. | "Wandering Splendor" | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Wolf Ambush (Acoustic Demo Version)" | 0:55 |
| 16. | "Wolf Ambush (Orchestral Demo Version)" | 3:21 |
| 17. | "Wolf Theme" | 3:15 |
| 18. | "XEST" | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 69:07 | |
Track list adapted from Darla Records. [1]
Side A
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "KKMJ" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Aluralura" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Darlin'" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Deep" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Mar" | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 18:57 | |
Side B
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Seagull Lull (Original Demo)" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Route of Escape" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Soul to Harvest" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Steps" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Things to Ponder While Falling (Original Demo)" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "You Play Your Guitar and Sing" | 2:09 |
| Total length: | 19:30 | |
Side C
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Live on Valium" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Tonight (Demo)" | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Total" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Untitled" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 18:51 | |
Side D
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wait, Stay" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "W01" | 2:17 |
| 3. | "No Title Half" | 7:17 |
| 4. | "Milk (Illegal Apartment Live)" | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 18:44 | |
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