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The False Foundation
Rock · 2016 · 10 tracks · 53m

The False Foundation

A cold, mechanical fusion of progressive rock and trip-hop. Hypnotic rhythms and layered vocals create a tense, cinematic atmosphere of urban isolation.

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It's like a paranoid thriller soundtrack played by a prog-rock band with a drum machine obsession.

A cold, calculated tension that feels like a high-stakes internal monologue set against a digital city.

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Social Commentary+0.9σ

The writing leans a touch further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 53m
01
Blue Faces
7:42
01
A Thousand Thoughts
5:31
02
Driving in Nails
6:47
02
Splinters
5:02
03
Sell Out
5:38
03
The Pull Out
5:28
04
Stay Tribal
2:12
04
The False Foundation
4:28
05
Bright Lights
3:39
05
The Weight of the World
7:24
Moments Worth Waiting For
the mechanical, hammer-like percussion that drives the hypnotic repetition of Driving in Nails
the haunting, layered vocal harmonies that open Blue Faces before the beat kicks in
the sudden shift into frantic, tribal energy during the short burst of Stay Tribal
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