Séance Prime

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Field	Value
name	Séance Prime
type	ep
artist	Trap Them
cover	Trap Them - Séance Prime.jpg
border	yes
released
recorded	2007
genre	Grindcore, crust punk
length	(7" version)
label	Deathwish (DWI66)
producer	Kurt Ballou
prev_title	Sleepwell Deconstructor
prev_year	2007
next_title	Seizures in Barren Praise
next_year	2008
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Séance Prime is Trap Them's Deathwish Inc. debut, released on October 30, 2007, making it their third release of the year. Like Sleepwell Deconstructor, Séance Prime was produced by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios. Described as "a tornado of D-Beat hooks, frantic bursts of speed, and earth shaking dirges" this album has been critically called their heaviest release to date.

In 2011, the EP was reissued as Séance Prime: The Complete Recordings featuring all six songs from this recording session, including: "The Iconflict", originally released as a CD exclusive track, and "Enders", originally released on a split single with Extreme Noise Terror.

Track listings

Séance Prime (7")

1. "Day Thirteen: The Protest Hour" – 3:12
2. "Day Fourteen: Pulse Mavens" – 3:39
3. "Day Fifteen: Citizenihilist" – 2:50
4. "Day Seventeen: Wafer and Wine of Sandblast Times" – 1:40

Séance Prime (CD)

1. "Day Thirteen: The Protest Hour" – 3:12
2. "Day Fourteen: Pulse Mavens" – 3:39
3. "Day Fifteen: Citizenihilist" – 2:50
4. "Day Sixteen: The Iconflict" – 4:19
5. "Day Seventeen: Wafer and Wine of Sandblast Times" – 1:40

Séance Prime: The Complete Recordings (LP)

1. "Day Thirteen: The Protest Hour" – 3:12
2. "Day Fourteen: Pulse Mavens" – 3:39
3. "Day Fifteen: Citizenihilist" – 2:50
4. "Day Sixteen: The Iconflict" – 4:19
5. "Day Seventeen: Wafer and Wine of Sandblast Times" – 1:40
6. "Day Eighteen: Enders" – 0:58

Reception

Séance Prime has gotten mainly positive reviews, from many critics. Lambgoat described it as "a small shift in songwriting style and a desire to get outside the grindcore box," but also said this change "sacrifices some of the intensity that was a key component to the band's sound." The EP was also praised as the band's heaviest to date and a continuation of their mixture of many different genres including d-beat, grindcore, hardcore punk and extreme metal.

Production

Séance Prime was produced by Trap Them and Kurt Ballou.

References

References

1. [http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/jan2008/trapthem.aspx ] {{webarchive. link. (December 31, 2007)
2. "DecoyMusic.com :: Reviews".
3. Pratt, Greg. "Trap Them - Seance Prime • Metal Reviews •". Exclaim.ca.
4. link. (October 30, 2007)
5. "Trap Them - Seance Prime review". Lambgoat.
6. (2007-11-05). "Trap Them – Seance Prime | Review | Scene Point Blank | Hardcore, Punk, Indie & Alternative Album Reviews | Interviews | News". Scene Point Blank.

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