Ghostly International have today reissued Com Truise’s Cyanide Sisters EP in premium 12” jacket. The first official Com Truise release — originally a digital download through AMDISCS in 2010, remastered and expanded by Ghostly in 2012 — Cyanide Sisters was an electrifying introduction to a prodigious new talent. At the time Seth Haley was a designer by trade, making music out of his bedroom in Princeton, New Jersey with a collection of analogue equipment. While many of his contemporaries were mining nostalgia as an end unto itself, Haley recombined older musical forms as a means of expressing something deeper and more ambitious, building a carefully conceived picture of the artist’s vibrant inner world.
 
Cyanide Sisters is perhaps even more singular and satisfying now in the context of the Com Truise discography: as the terrestrial starting place, prior to the launch of a space saga (Galactic Melt up through Iteration). The collection’s beauty lies somewhere between IDM, ‘80s synth-pop, Factory Records, classic Italo disco synthesizers, and glitch electronica, soaking its opening title track with thick, damp ambience and a slow, chunky drum-machine groove. Soon, the sound dries off, lightening into a suite of sun-drenched textures and constantly unraveling song structures — a sonic imprint that only grows and blossoms as the album progresses. The vocals that echo throughout “Pyragony” bounce from the ethereal to the robotic, always melting into a slow-churned blend of melodic fire and digital molasses. Despite his ever-present melancholy, Com Truise is playful throughout, dusting “Norkuy” with disco-ball flecks and putting the top down for the convertible cruise of “Space Dust.” The EP closes with “Innerfacer,” a trippy synth experiment that revisits the vibe of the release’s opener and brings the record full circle. Even in expanded form, Com Truise’s Cyanide Sisters EP is a complete work, meticulously conjuring nostalgia for its multifarious influences while filtering them through a modern aesthetic for younger, hungrier ears.
 
The standard weight vinyl is packaged in full printed art sleeves and 2-panel, 3.5mm spine matte printed jacket which houses purple or black vinyl and a download card. Initially released on blue vinyl in Ghostly die-cut sleeve (sold out), the re-press features original album artwork by Com Truise.
 
Com Truise tour dates:
09.01 Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s~
09.02 Reno, NV @ Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel~
09.05 Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo~
09.06 Victoria, BC @ Sugar~
09.07 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House~
09.08 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House~
09.09 Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge~
09.11 Calgary, AB @ Commonwealth Bar & Stage~
09.12 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room~
09.13 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina~
09.14 Winnipeg, MANITOBA @ West End Cultural Center~
09.16 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09.18 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre~
09.19 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme~
09.20 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig~
09.21 Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar~
09.22 Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room
09.23 Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon~
09.24 Anchorage, AK @ Williwaw~
10.02 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry~
10.03 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall~
10.04 Asheville, NC @ New Mountain Theatre~
10.05 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre~
10.06 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West~
10.07 Orlando, FL @ The Social~
10.08 Tampa, FL @ Crowbar~
10.10 Miami, FL @ Bardot~
10.11 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder~
10.12 New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge~
10.13 Memphis, TN @ 1884 Lounge~
10.14 Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @ UCO Performance Lab~
10.17 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep~
10.18 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen~
10.19 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall~
10.20 Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar~
10.21 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom~
10.24 Paris, FR @ Le Batofar
10.25 Istanbul, TR @ Salon
10.26 Bucharest, RO @ Control Club
10.27 Milan, IT @ Magnolia
10.28 Rome, IT @ Ex Dogana
10.30 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
10.31 Bergen, NO @ Landmark
11.01 Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia
11.02 Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
11.04 Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
11.07 Bristol, UK @ Fleece
11.08 London, UK @ Oval Space
~ with Nosaj Thing
 
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