Seeming is a musical act based in Ithaca, New York. Signed to

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, they have released three albums since 2014. Seeming is primarily a project of Alex Reed, working with Aaron Fuleki. Both previously played in the band ThouShaltNot. Reed is associate professor of music at

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and ...

, and previously taught at

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, The University of Florida, and the

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. He has also written several books on music including '' Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music''. The

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...

describes Seeming's musical style as "cathedral-sized electronic soundscapes consistently whipped to a windblown frenzy," while elsewhere the band is described as "post-anthropocene gothic funk." Lyrical themes explore evolution, the advancement of humanity, challenging restrictive concepts and rules, the ideals of promoting the greater good over oneself, and the adverse effects of capitalism. The band has recorded with noise artist

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, rapper

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, and witch-house act ∆AIMON. Their albums have been co-produced and engineered with avant-garde percussionist

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, Daniel Myer of

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, Andrew Sega, Alex Perialas, and

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Reception

Pop music critic

Ben Rayner Ben Rayner is a music critic and writer for the ''Toronto Star'' since 1998. His commentary on artists is extensively cited across the industry. Indie88 considers him "of the most respected industry professionals around." In 2012, he served on th ...

of the

reviewed Seeming's debut album ''Madness and Extinction''. Industrial music review sit
A Model of Control
ranked Seeming's three albums tenth, first, and third respectively in their year-end lists for 2014, 2017, and 2020. They later named ''SOL: A Self-Banishment Ritual'' the best album of the 2010s, describing it as "a release of towering intensity, belief, and scope". Additionally, they ranked "The Burial" and "End Studies" as the best tracks of 2014 and 2020 respectively, and "Talk About Bones" as the eighth-best track of 2017.
I Die:You Die
listed ''Madness and Extinction'' and ''SOL: A Self-Banishment Ritual'' as their top albums of 2014 and 2017 respectively, and ''The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity'' as the second best album of 2020. Author and journalist

Kieron Gillen Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for '' Phonogram'' and '' The Wicked + The Divine'', both co-created with artist Jamie McKe ...

ranked "Doomsayer" as one of his top 40 tracks of 2017.

The Big Takeover ''The Big Takeover'' is a bi-annual music magazine published out of New York City since May 1980 by critic Jack Rabid. History Establishment Jack Rabid and Dave Stein began publishing ''The Big Takeover'' in May 1980 as a fanzine dedicated to N ...

reviewed and premiered the video for "Go Small" from ''The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity''.

Discography

Albums

* ''Madness and Extinction'' (2014) * ''SOL: A Self-Banishment Ritual'' (2017) * ''The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Silent Discovery'' (2014, released on

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) * ''Worldburners'' (2015) * ''Faceless'' (2017) * ''Talk About Bones'' (2017) * ''Monster'' (2020)

References

External links

Official homepage

Official Bandcamp site
* * {{Authority control Rock music groups from New York (state)