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by SEIMS
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Matthew Phillips
Cameron Menegoni
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Ian Moore Blackwell
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MICHAEL MILLS
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John Human
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Thomas Walker
RP
Chayne Pieri
SoBaEx
Luke Turner
Kevin Rush
Jonathan
Eric Gedenk
zooloader
Tim Mahony
Giacomo Sivieri
Lorenzo Barbagli
ANDREW HARRIS
Robert Giles
Andrew Mortensen
Benjamin John
procst
Tristan Chu
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Robert Mirabal
Daniel
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Jonathan Spratling
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Cyan
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Magenta
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Yellow
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about
“Album of the Year 2017” My Indie Australia
"The best bands are those that innovate, recreate themselves, forge new paths rather than blow dust off the blueprints. And that’s why we had our eyes and ears pinned on SEIMS‘ new record.” - Fecking Bahamas
“This album will leave you out of breath easily.” - Can This Even Be Called Music?
“…all that remains to us is to stand jaw agape at the vitriolic, dynamic and downright groovy mix of math-rock, jazz and progressive rock.” Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“…"Imperfect Black” the first to feature vocals throughout, welcomes, Wartime Sweethearts, who delivers. This is the perfect way to close a faultless album and SEIMS have done it once again.” HEAVY Magazine
Australia's premier math rock act SEIMS announce their triumphant return with a thunderous new single, 'Cyan' and their third album - 3.
'Cyan' is brutal return to form from the Sydney outfit - opening with stabbing punk guitar chords, before a dump truck load of bass is dropped into the mix, and their signature brand of controlled chaos throttles you for the next 8 mins.
It's a brilliant next step in the evolution of a band that began as the brainchild of Sydney multi- instrumentalist Simeon Bartholomew, and has turned into one of the country's most explorational and formidable outfits.
As ever with the music of SEIMS, there's much more going on in its construction that what merely appears on the surface. A grandiose record in its scope, 3 is thematically based around the CMYK colour model ('Cyan,' 'Magenta,' and 'Yellow'), each track on the record existing as its own micro-album, and when mixed together, creates 'Imperfect Black' - a collaboration with fellow Sydney musician Wartime Sweethearts, who for the first time brings vocals to SEIMS. This track utilises the themes and riffs from the previous three tracks; an incredibly complex approach, but it is beautifully tied together by a romantic nuance that leads it to flow from track to track.
3 is released on Bird's Robe Records (sleepmakeswaves, The Red Paintings) and Art As Catharsis (We Lost The Sea, Adrift For Days) was recorded and mixed by Sydney's Tim Carr (We Lost the Sea / Matt Corby / Dr. G Yunupingu) and mastered by the legendary Jeff Lipton (Battles / Tyondai Braxton / City & Colour).
"The best bands are those that innovate, recreate themselves, forge new paths rather than blow dust off the blueprints. And that’s why we had our eyes and ears pinned on SEIMS‘ new record.” - Fecking Bahamas
“This album will leave you out of breath easily.” - Can This Even Be Called Music?
“…all that remains to us is to stand jaw agape at the vitriolic, dynamic and downright groovy mix of math-rock, jazz and progressive rock.” Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“…"Imperfect Black” the first to feature vocals throughout, welcomes, Wartime Sweethearts, who delivers. This is the perfect way to close a faultless album and SEIMS have done it once again.” HEAVY Magazine
Australia's premier math rock act SEIMS announce their triumphant return with a thunderous new single, 'Cyan' and their third album - 3.
'Cyan' is brutal return to form from the Sydney outfit - opening with stabbing punk guitar chords, before a dump truck load of bass is dropped into the mix, and their signature brand of controlled chaos throttles you for the next 8 mins.
It's a brilliant next step in the evolution of a band that began as the brainchild of Sydney multi- instrumentalist Simeon Bartholomew, and has turned into one of the country's most explorational and formidable outfits.
As ever with the music of SEIMS, there's much more going on in its construction that what merely appears on the surface. A grandiose record in its scope, 3 is thematically based around the CMYK colour model ('Cyan,' 'Magenta,' and 'Yellow'), each track on the record existing as its own micro-album, and when mixed together, creates 'Imperfect Black' - a collaboration with fellow Sydney musician Wartime Sweethearts, who for the first time brings vocals to SEIMS. This track utilises the themes and riffs from the previous three tracks; an incredibly complex approach, but it is beautifully tied together by a romantic nuance that leads it to flow from track to track.
3 is released on Bird's Robe Records (sleepmakeswaves, The Red Paintings) and Art As Catharsis (We Lost The Sea, Adrift For Days) was recorded and mixed by Sydney's Tim Carr (We Lost the Sea / Matt Corby / Dr. G Yunupingu) and mastered by the legendary Jeff Lipton (Battles / Tyondai Braxton / City & Colour).
credits
released October 26, 2017
Recorded at One Flight Up Studios, Sydney, NSW
Additional recording at The Golden Afternoons, Sydney, NSW
Produced by Simeon Bartholomew
Engineered + mixed by Tim Carr
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Mastering Engineer - Maria Rice
Released by Bird’s Robe Records + Art As Catharsis Records
Artwork by Jo Kovacs
Layout by Simeon Bartholomew
Cyan
Music written by Simeon Bartholomew
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - bass + guitars + synths + piano + noise + programming
Chris Allison - drums
Paul Meo - trumpet + muted trumpet
Paul Murchison - trumpet + modulated trumpet
Natalya Bing - violins
Darius Kaperonis - viola
Tim Mahony - cellos
Sam Sheumack - modulated guitar
Simon “Thanks” Dawes - synth guitar
Magenta
Music written by Simeon Bartholomew
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - bass + guitars + synths + piano + noise
Chris Allison - drums
Tim Mahony - cellos
Yellow
Music and lyrics written by Simeon Bartholomew
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - basses + guitars + synth + noise + programming + vocals
Chris Allison - drums + vocals
Chris Kearnes - vocals
Tim Mahony - cello + noise
Sam Sheumack - modulated guitar
Imperfect Black Interlude
Sound design + programming by Alex Wilson
Imperfect Black
Music written by Simeon Bartholomew
Lyrics written by Louise Nutting
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - bass + guitars + synths + piano
Chris Allison - drums + glitch percussion
Louise Nutting - vocals
Natalya Bing - violins
Darius Kaperonis - viola
Tim Mahony - cellos
An incredibly huge thanks to absolutely everybody who made this record possible.
Simeon Bartholomew uses Walrus Audio effects pedals.
Recorded at One Flight Up Studios, Sydney, NSW
Additional recording at The Golden Afternoons, Sydney, NSW
Produced by Simeon Bartholomew
Engineered + mixed by Tim Carr
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Mastering Engineer - Maria Rice
Released by Bird’s Robe Records + Art As Catharsis Records
Artwork by Jo Kovacs
Layout by Simeon Bartholomew
Cyan
Music written by Simeon Bartholomew
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - bass + guitars + synths + piano + noise + programming
Chris Allison - drums
Paul Meo - trumpet + muted trumpet
Paul Murchison - trumpet + modulated trumpet
Natalya Bing - violins
Darius Kaperonis - viola
Tim Mahony - cellos
Sam Sheumack - modulated guitar
Simon “Thanks” Dawes - synth guitar
Magenta
Music written by Simeon Bartholomew
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - bass + guitars + synths + piano + noise
Chris Allison - drums
Tim Mahony - cellos
Yellow
Music and lyrics written by Simeon Bartholomew
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - basses + guitars + synth + noise + programming + vocals
Chris Allison - drums + vocals
Chris Kearnes - vocals
Tim Mahony - cello + noise
Sam Sheumack - modulated guitar
Imperfect Black Interlude
Sound design + programming by Alex Wilson
Imperfect Black
Music written by Simeon Bartholomew
Lyrics written by Louise Nutting
Drums arranged by Chris Allison
Performed by
Simeon Bartholomew - bass + guitars + synths + piano
Chris Allison - drums + glitch percussion
Louise Nutting - vocals
Natalya Bing - violins
Darius Kaperonis - viola
Tim Mahony - cellos
An incredibly huge thanks to absolutely everybody who made this record possible.
Simeon Bartholomew uses Walrus Audio effects pedals.
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SEIMS Sydney, Australia
"Complex, furious, powerhouse math-rock" - triple j unearthed.
"You’ll be fist-punching ceilings one minute and stroking chins in admiration the next." - Fecking Bahamas
discography
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Oct 2017 -
Aug 2015 -
Dec 2012 -
Jun 2013
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- Track Name: Yellow
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Our sun is drained,
And light's escaped from here.
We cannot find our way.
Our sun has drained,
And final days’ fading…
We have no choice to face...
Our demise; compromised.
Trapped in their own null solace.
Absent minds, wasting time.
We’ll find another way out. - Track Name: Imperfect Black
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Under the dark pelt of night sky;
Peel back the bark, cast it beside.
Side of the road; ink drops below.
Shedding colour.
We're under way; fleet of foot end.
Wade to the waist, where it's lightless.
Beyond our breath.
Beyond, we're lungless.
Black,
Into the black.
We'll fall into that -
Imperfect black.