Transmissions (Starset album)

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Transmissions
Starset Transmissions.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Genre
Length60:00
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Rob Graves [1]
Starset chronology
Transmissions
(2014)
Vessels
(2017)
Singles from Transmissions
  1. "My Demons"
    Released: October 24, 2013 [2]
  2. "Carnivore"
    Released: October 29, 2014 [3]
  3. "Halo"
    Released: May 4, 2015 [4]

Transmissions is the debut studio album by American rock band Starset, released on July 8, 2014, through Razor & Tie. [5] Three singles were released in support of the album; "My Demons", "Carnivore", and "Halo", all charting in the top 20 of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. [6]

Contents

Background

Transmissions is a concept album. [7] The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse. [8] A deluxe version of the album was released on iTunes on February 12, 2016, featuring four new acoustic recordings of songs "My Demons", "Halo", "Point of No Return", and "Let It Die" along with three previously released remixed tracks. As of November 2016, the album has sold 79,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard . [7] and a quarter million overall, factoring in album sales, downloads, and streaming. [9]

The songs "Down with the Fallen" and "Dark on Me" had previously been recorded and released by Dustin Bates's previous band, Downplay. [10] [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Light"
  • Dustin Bates
1:24
2."Down with the Fallen"
4:17
3."Halo"
  • Bates
3:45
4."Carnivore"
  • Bates
4:22
5."Telescope"
  • Bates
5:31
6."It Has Begun"Bates5:16
7."My Demons"4:48
8."Antigravity"
  • Bates
6:09
9."Dark on Me"
  • Bates
  • Trust
5:38
10."Let It Die"
  • Bates
4:32
11."The Future Is Now"
  • Bates
4:45
12."Point of No Return"
3:39
13."Rise and Fall"
  • Bates
5:54
Total length:60:00
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."My Demons" (acoustic)
  • Bates
  • Aeillo
3:34
15."Halo" (acoustic)
  • Bates
3:36
16."Point of No Return" (acoustic)
  • Bates
  • Hawkins
  • Graves
  • Powell
3:56
17."Let It Die" (acoustic)
  • Bates
3:15
18."My Demons" (Synchronice Remix)
  • Bates
  • Aeillo
3:53
19."Let It Die" (Maniac Agenda Remix)
  • Bates
7:32
20."Telescope" (EmoTek Remix)
  • Bates
7:00
Total length:92:46

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 49
US Top Rock Albums [12] 16
US Top Hard Rock Albums [12] 5
US Top Alternative Albums [12] 12
US Top Digital Albums [12] 24

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
Mainstream Rock [12] Rock
[13]
"My Demons"2013536
"Carnivore"201416
"Halo"20151641

References

  1. "STARSET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM TRANSMISSIONS ON JULY 8th : Razor & Tie Direct L.L.C". Razorandtie.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. "Starset 'My Demons' - Crank It or Yank It". 1063thebuzz.com. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. "Starset | "Carnivore"". The ONE Magazine. October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  4. "Starset Release Halo Video | 97.7 QLZ". Wqlz.com. May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  5. "Starset sign to Razor & Tie - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. "Starset - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Billboard (November 9, 2016). "How Rock Band Starset Found Huge Success on YouTube, Without Even Trying". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  8. "Transmissions - Starset | Credits". AllMusic. July 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  9. "[INTERVIEW] STARSET – HEAVY Music & Film Magazine". Heavymag.com.au. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  10. Downplay - Down with the fallen , retrieved May 7, 2023
  11. Downplay-Dark on Me Lyric Video , retrieved May 7, 2023
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mark Deming. "Starset - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  13. Mark Deming. "Starset - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2014.