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Trancemantra

by Compact Deity

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Dismissed 04:11
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2.
The Desolation 04:41
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3.
Sanctum Sanctorum 04:17
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4.
Myriad 06:58
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5.
Do You Still Believe In Anything? 06:13
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6.
Unjust 03:56
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7.
Silver 03:43
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8.
Rendered 04:57
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9.
Scoundrels 03:25
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10.
Eye of the Sun 04:19
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about

Notes on Trancemantra, Compact Deity's debut album:

“Based out of Detroit, Michigan, vocalist and guitarist Tarik Al-Kadhim grabs hold of the listener's ear by presenting a dark, multi-textural form of gothic rock replete with bombastic guitars and synthetic atmospheres…draws goth, metal and elements of shoe gaze together in to one brilliant hybrid.”
- Joseph Graham of Outburn Magazine

The album opens with the song ‘Dismissed’, a literary allusion to the poem 'Das Lied von der Glocke' by Friedrich von Schiller. The German poet is directly credited in the body of the song. Additionally, Schiller's most familiar philosophical concept is uttered and tied in to the song’s concept of youth in revolt and spiritual death by the conformity of adulthood. Just as church bells were once forged into canons in times of war, the school bell is made into a handgun and the calls to prayer and education now call people to death. Note the demented bell tolls played on the guitar, particularly at the song’s close.

This sets the pace for the material to follow which is heavily informed by classical German philosophy and poetry. That said, human suffering facilitated by modern society is a common theme, however, so is hope. The lyrics are essential to Compact Deity’s musical style. Wordplay is also central to the writing where sentences are deliberately constructed to lend themselves to duality in meaning and different interpretations.

Guitar sounds are often used to help evoke the imagery of the songs as in the above example. This is a clever and effective detail in Compact Deity's music. Some songs swirl with textured layers of guitars; others are hypnotic and inspire a relaxing introspective trance (note the album title). The deep voiced vocals appropriately express the mood and add some darkness. But, make no mistake, Compact Deity rocks and never forgets to do so. The album is laden with awesome, high octane, face melting rock guitar riffs complete with skillful solos not heard in rock music for a very long time. The electro-industrial dance beats may inspire dancing. The lyrics could get you thinking. Or, just turn it up loud and rock out.

(Taken from this release's CDBaby page)

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released July 24, 2008

Recorded at The Tempermill Studios in Ferndale, Michigan, U.S.A.
www.tempermill.com

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Tony Hamera.
Tarik Al-Kadhim - vocals, guitar, bass, all songwriting

Released on Sanctum Records

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Compact Deity Detroit, Michigan

Tarik Al-Kadhim - guitar & vocals

Richard Creagh - bass

Flavors of post punk. goth, industrial, and shoegaze infused in an unusual hard rocking outfit.

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