Technomancer (album)
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''Technomancer'' is a studio album by American electronic musician
Pictureplane Travis James Egedy (born May 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Pictureplane, is an American electronic musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, m ...
. It was released by
Anticon Anticon (often styled as anticon.) was an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It was collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manag ...
on October 30, 2015. Music videos were created for "Self Control", "Technomancer", "Death Condition", and "Joyrider".


Production

Most of the album was created using the
Access Virus The Access Virus is a virtual analog synthesizer made by the German company Access Music GmbH. It was first produced in 1997 and has since been upgraded frequently, with the company releasing new models about every two years. Early models inclu ...
synthesizer. Pictureplane also used an old desktop computer. Brad Hoss, Dre Skull, D Gookin, and Lars Stafford helped engineer the album. "Self Control" and "Live Forever" featured guest vocalist Grace Hall. Pictureplane described it as "an album about our current relationship with technology and how it is defining our existence right now." The title of the album refers to "someone who uses technology for magical purposes."


Critical reception

Derek Staples of ''Spectrum Culture'' gave the album a 2.75 out of 5, calling it "an amalgam of androgynous lyricism, shoegaze electronics, second-wave acid techno and downtempo darkwave." Matt James of ''
PopMatters ''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, ...
'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "It's anarchic, noisy, sweaty, somewhat scrappy at times, but a ton of fun." Writing for '' Under the Radar'', Tamaryn included it on her "Top 12 Albums of 2015" list.


Track listing


Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Travis Egedy – artwork, layout, design, music * Grace Hall – vocals (7, 11) * Brad Hoss – mixing, engineering * Dre Skull – mixing, engineering * D Gookin – mixing, engineering * Lars Stalfors – mixing, engineering *
Daddy Kev Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American record producer, DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, songwriter and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the ...
– mastering * Ryan A. Rossi – skull isosurfaces


References


External links

* * {{Authority control 2015 albums Pictureplane albums Anticon albums