Transmissions (Starset album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Transmissions
| type = Studio
| artist = Starset
| cover = Starset_Transmissions.jpg
| alt = A close-up of an astronaut with space reflecting his helmet
| released = {{Start date|2014|07|08}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 60:00
| label = Razor & Tie
| producer = Rob Graves{{cite web|url=http://www.razorandtie.com/starset-to-release-new-album-transmissions-on-july-8th/ |title=STARSET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM TRANSMISSIONS ON JULY 8th : Razor & Tie Direct L.L.C |publisher=Razorandtie.com |date=2014-07-08 |accessdate=2015-11-09}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Vessels
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Transmissions
| type = studio
| single1 = My Demons
| single1date = October 24, 2013{{cite web|author= |url=http://1063thebuzz.com/starset-my-demons-crank-it-or-yank-it/ |title=Starset 'My Demons' - Crank It or Yank It |publisher=1063thebuzz.com |date=2013-10-24 |accessdate=2015-11-09}}
| single2 = Carnivore
| single2date = October 29, 2014{{cite web|url=http://theonemagazine.com/2014/10/29/starset-carnivore/ |title=Starset | "Carnivore" |publisher=The ONE Magazine |date=2014-10-29 |accessdate=2015-11-09}}
| single3 = Halo
| single3date = May 4, 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.wqlz.com/2015/05/06/starset-release-halo-video/ |title=Starset Release Halo Video | 97.7 QLZ |publisher=Wqlz.com |date=2015-05-06 |accessdate=2015-11-09}}
}}
}}
Transmissions is the debut studio album by American rock band Starset, released on July 8, 2014, through Razor & Tie.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/starset_sign_to_razor_tie |title=Starset sign to Razor & Tie - News - Alternative Press |publisher=Altpress.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-09}} Three singles were released in support of the album; "My Demons", "Carnivore", and "Halo", all charting in the top 20 of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5883713/starset/chart?f=376|title=Starset - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|accessdate=15 May 2017}}
Background
Transmissions is a concept album.{{cite web|author=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7572322/starset-rock-band-surprising-youtube-success |title=How Rock Band Starset Found Huge Success on YouTube, Without Even Trying |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-11-09 |accessdate=2017-05-24}} The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/transmissions-mw0002677135/credits |title=Transmissions - Starset | Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2014-07-08 |accessdate=2015-11-09}} A deluxe version of the album was released on iTunes on February 12, 2016, featuring four new acoustic recordings of songs "My Demons", "Halo", "Point of No Return", and "Let It Die" along with three previously released remixed tracks. As of November 2016, the album has sold 79,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard. and a quarter million overall, factoring in album sales, downloads, and streaming.{{cite web|author= |url=https://heavymag.com.au/interview-starset/#.WRNTJ2nyvIU |title=[INTERVIEW] STARSET – HEAVY Music & Film Magazine |website=Heavymag.com.au |date= |accessdate=2017-05-24}}
The songs "Down with the Fallen" and "Dark on Me" had previously been recorded and released by Dustin Bates's previous band, Downplay.{{Citation |title=Downplay - Down with the fallen |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yIWJ0QTYg |access-date=2023-05-07 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Downplay-Dark on Me Lyric Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSI3Q6NdyE |access-date=2023-05-07 |language=en}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = First Light
| writer1 = {{hlist|Dustin Bates}}
| length1 = 1:24
| title2 = Down with the Fallen
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bates|Paul Trust}}
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Halo
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Carnivore
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Telescope
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length5 = 5:31
| title6 = It Has Begun
| writer6 = Bates
| length6 = 5:16
| title7 = My Demons
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bates|Stephen Aiello}}
| length7 = 4:48
| title8 = Antigravity
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length8 = 6:09
| title9 = Dark on Me
| writer9 = {{hlist|Bates|Trust}}
| length9 = 5:38
| title10 = Let It Die
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length10 = 4:32
| title11 = The Future Is Now
| writer11 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length11 = 4:45
| title12 = Point of No Return
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bates|Rob Hawkins|Rob Graves|Alan Powell}}
| length12 = 3:39
| title13 = Rise and Fall
| writer13 = {{hlist|Bates}}
| length13 = 5:54
| total_length = 60:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition
|title14 = My Demons
|note14 = acoustic
|writer14 = {{hlist|Bates|Aeillo}}
|length14 = 3:34
|title15 = Halo
|note15 = acoustic
|writer15 = {{hlist|Bates}}
|length15 = 3:36
|title16 = Point of No Return
|note16 = acoustic
|writer16 = {{hlist|Bates|Hawkins|Graves|Powell}}
|length16 = 3:56
|title17 = Let It Die
|note17 = acoustic
|writer17 = {{hlist|Bates}}
|length17 = 3:15
|title18 = My Demons
|note18 = Synchronice Remix
|writer18 = {{hlist|Bates|Aeillo}}
|length18 = 3:53
|title19 = Let It Die
|note19 = Maniac Agenda Remix
|writer19 = {{hlist|Bates}}
|length19 = 7:32
|title20 = Telescope
|note20 = EmoTek Remix
|writer20 = {{hlist|Bates}}
|length20 = 7:00
|total_length = 92:46
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Dustin Bates – vocals, guitars, bass
- Rob Graves – programming, guitars, strings arrangements
- Josh Baker – programming, guitars
- Chris Flury – programming
- Rob Hawkins – programming
- Alex Niceford – programming
- Joe Rickard – programming, drums
- Miles McPherson – additional drums (9)
- John Catchings – cello
- Monisa Angell – viola
- David Angell – violin
- David Davidson – violin, strings arrangements,
Production
- Mike Gitter – A&R
- Rob Graves – producer, engineer
- Ben Schmitt – engineer
- Eric Emery – engineer (14-17)
- Brian Virtue – drum engineer
- Baheo "Bobby" Shin – string engineer
- Ben Grosse – mixing
- Paul Pavao – mixing
- Maor Appelbaum – mastering
- Lance Buckley – package design
- Matt Tisdale – illustration
- Stephen Hutton – management
- Logan Mader – management ferddy Horror Game Master Band, starset Band from maifest gross
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Charts
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Chart (2014)
! Peak |
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US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/starset-mn0003210853/awards|title=Starset - Awards - AllMusic|author=Mark Deming|work=AllMusic|accessdate=16 October 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 49 |
US Top Rock Albums
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 |
US Top Alternative Albums
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
US Top Digital Albums
| style="text-align:center;"| 24 |
= Singles =
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |
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scope="col" style="width:4em;font-size:90%;" | Mainstream Rock
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Rock |
scope="row" | "My Demons"
| 2013 | 5 | 36 |
scope="row" | "Carnivore"
| 2014 | 16 | — |
scope="row" | "Halo"
| 2015 | 16 | 41 |
References
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