Transmissions (Starset album)

Transmissions
Studio album by Starset
Released July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Genre
Length 1:00:00
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Rob Graves[1]
Singles from Transmissions
  1. "My Demons"
    Released: October 24, 2013[2]
  2. "Carnivore"
    Released: October 29, 2014[3]
  3. "Halo"
    Released: May 6, 2015[4]

Transmissions is the debut studio album by American alternative metal band Starset, released on July 8, 2014 through Razor & Tie.[5] The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse.[6] 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.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "First Light"  Dustin Bates 1:24
2. "Down With the Fallen"  Bates, Paul Trust 4:17
3. "Halo"  Bates 3:45
4. "Carnivore"  Bates 4:22
5. "Telescope"  Bates 5:31
6. "It Has Begun"  Bates 5:16
7. "My Demons"  Bates, Stephen Aiello 4:48
8. "Antigravity"  Bates 6:09
9. "Dark On Me"  Bates, Trust 5:38
10. "Let It Die"  Bates 4:32
11. "The Future Is Now"  Bates 4:45
12. "Point of No Return"  Bates, Rob Hawkins, Rob Graves, Alan Powell 3:39
13. "Rise and Fall"  Bates 5:54
Total length:
 1:00:00

Personnel

Performing musicians
  • Dustin Bates – lead vocals, guitar
  • Joe Rickard – drums
  • Rob Graves – guitar
  • Josh Baker – guitar
  • Additional musicians
    • Miles McPherson – additional drums on "Dark On Me"
    • David Davidson, David Angell – violin
    • Monisa Angell – viola
    • John Catchings – cello
Management
  • Mike Gitter – A&R
  • Logan Mader and Stephen Hutton for Uppercut Management
  • Mike McCoy – legal
  • Josh Kline for The Agency Group – booking
Production
  • Rob Graves – producer, engineer, programming, string arrangement, "Uprising" (Antigravity Outro)
  • Ben Grosse, Paul Pavao – mixing
  • Maor Appelbaum – mastering
  • Ben Schmitt – engineering
  • Alex Niceforo, Chris Flury – programming, interludes
  • Rob Hawkins, Josh Baker, Joe Rickard – programming
  • Brian Virtue – drum engineer
  • David Davidson – string arrangement
  • Baeho "Bobby" Shin – string engineer
  • Paul Trust – "Preparing the Transmission" (Telescope Outro)
  • Dave Stovall – "Ambiance" (Rise And Fall Outro)
Artwork
  • Lance Buckley – package design
  • Matt Tisdale – illustrations

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 49
US Top Rock Albums[7] 16
US Top Hard Rock Albums[7] 5
US Top Alternative Albums[7] 12
US Top Digital Albums[7] 24

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
Mainstream Rock Songs[7] Rock songs
[8]
"My Demons" 2013 5 36
"Carnivore" 2014 16 —
"Halo" 2015 16 41

References

  1. ↑ "STARSET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM TRANSMISSIONS ON JULY 8th : Razor & Tie Direct L.L.C". Razorandtie.com. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Starset 'My Demons' - Crank It or Yank It". 1063thebuzz.com. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Starset | "Carnivore"". The ONE Magazine. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Starset Release Halo Video | 97.7 QLZ". Wqlz.com. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Starset sign to Razor & Tie - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Transmissions - Starset | Credits". AllMusic. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mark Deming. "Starset - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Mark Deming. "Starset - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2014.


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