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Iteration
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The first new full-length release from electronic producer Seth Haley in six years concludes Com Truise's story.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The Skinny
    Jun 14, 2017
    80
    Nostalgic, dramatic and not exactly short on synth, Iteration is the kind of album necessary to help us battle through the rest of 2017.
  2. Exclaim
    Jun 14, 2017
    80
    For fans of synth-wave instrumentals or for those who want an oft-compelling, free-floating soundtrack to their workday, nobody throws a throwback party like Com Truise.
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 14, 2017
    80
    With Iteration, Haley has retained all of the qualities that made Com Truise so appealing while blowing everything up into a higher resolution than before. If this is truly the end of the Com Truise saga, then it's the project's definitive release.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 14, 2017
    70
    The production is perfection, and if you're in to classic pop musical cliches that defined electronic music in that era, Iteration becomes more of a celebration of nostalgia than perhaps a narrative into something deeper. The trip back is kind of fun, even if it is not directly intended.
  5. PopMatters
    Jun 22, 2017
    70
    Iteration is an honest, oddly humanistic new release from an artist with a glorious keyboard arsenal who knows how to use it.
  6. Pitchfork
    Jun 26, 2017
    67
    There are times throughout Iteration when Haley sounds trapped in the same old rut. Overall, though, the album balances between bombast and gestures that are a little harder to read. That contrast gives Iteration a texture that’s missing from previous Com Truise releases.
  7. Under The Radar
    Jun 19, 2017
    50
    Only occasionally on a track like "Ternary" does Haley manage to land deeper cuts with a drifting, introspective piece that winds down and starts up again, hinting at dancefloor potential before stepping back at the last moment. It works; there's just not enough of it elsewhere on Iteration.

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  1. duckhost
    Jun 17, 2017
    10
    If you wan't some quality Synthwave you have to listen to Com Truise, Iteration is the proof that even after 3 years without new LP's TruiseIf you wan't some quality Synthwave you have to listen to Com Truise, Iteration is the proof that even after 3 years without new LP's Truise still got that magic feeling that only he can give us.… Expand

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