Electric Birth by Parataxis
A note about the production from Tam:
You might call this album "experimental metal," an exercise in stretching simple ideas right up to or sometimes past their breaking point.
We recorded and produced it independently in a slow, iterative process that started as far back as 2007 and only really got going in 2020 with a whirlwind of finalizing arrangements and recording. At that time I picked up the role of producer, mixer, and (blasphemously) planned on mastering my own mixes. The drums were recorded live with some minor exceptions (see the individual track information pages). The guitars and bass are a mix of direct recordings and recordings of live amplification. Although some songs and additions were championed individually, the album, its concepts, and the motivation were group-work.
We hope you enjoy this esoteric album for the oddity it is.
Tracklist
| 1. | Electric Birth | 7:03 |
| 2. | Black Machine | 4:13 |
| 3. | Machine Red | 4:03 |
| 4. | Technophobia | 5:53 |
| 5. | Circus Noesis | 4:17 |
| 6. | Cognitive Decay | 4:42 |
| 7. | Monolith | 3:42 |
| 8. | Trepanation | 7:38 |
Credits
Produced by: Parataxis
-Nate Mitchell (guitars, synth programming)
-Tam (drums, percussion, engineering)
-Morgan Stuart (guitars, engineering)
-Zack Clegg (bass guitar, synth programming)
Mixed and mastered by: Tam
Logo: Danny Mitchell
Album art: Danny Mitchell and Tam
Technophobia and Machine Red art: Tam
