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1. Cyan 08:56 info 2. Magenta 06:09 info 3. Yellow 12:24 lyrics 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. 4. Imperfect Black 03:59 video lyrics 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.

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“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).

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 Sandberg basses + Walrus Audio effects pedals

Chris Allison uses Sonor Drums, Zildjian cymbals + Remo drumheads

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