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Title: | Prohairesis | |
Catalog: | XLZACD005 | |
Year: | 2013 | |
Location: | Ogden, UT | |
PROHAIRESIS is both the peak of my composition skills as well as the quintessential "electronic false metal" album. There were 5 different VST guitars layered and triggered throughout each track of the album, maxing out my computer's capabilities and the threshold of my patience. PROHAIRESIS underwent several revisions, taking approximately three years to complete. It is also a landmark album philosophically, picking up where MAYBERRY ROMANCE left off...but this time expressing the 13 virtues that are most important to me personally. The cover artwork depicts a digital rendering of a survival knife; an allegory of what this album represents musically. I usually direct strangers to PROHAIRESIS when they express curiosity in my work. Although it hasn't been very well received, I am confident that it will foster the interest of future generations. |
TRACK LISTING | ORIGINAL ALBUM LINER NOTES | |
01. | Autonomy Independence and self-sufficiency |
Once upon a time an innocent man was stoned to death by his townspeople. His broken body was tossed into a cavern among the corpses of other heathen dissenters. As his lifeforce was drained from him, and his world was turned to darkness, he found himself at the gates of Heaven. The blackness of his mind was replaced by an impenetrable gray fog. |
02. | Obstinance Adherence to your own ideas or desires regardless of authority |
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03. | Determination The refusal to abandon a principle or task at a time when it appears that success is unreachable |
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04. | Tenacity Holding persistently to an ideal in the face of violent disagreement |
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05. | Perspicacity Keenness of mental perception in an environment of murky ambiguity |
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06. | Vehemence A fervidly intense expression of conviction |
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07. | Vindictiveness The desire to seek revenge for both personal satisfaction and justice |
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08. | Dexterity Well honed mental or physical skill |
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09. | Prowess Exceptional valor in battle |
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10. | Veracity Adhering to and promoting the truth of a rational existence |
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11. | Avidity Unabashed celebration of one's values |
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12. | Illustrativity Leading by example |
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13. | Stoicism Indifference to the opinions and influences of others |
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