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Syncretist

by Artifiseer

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1.
Falsify 04:07
Those falsifiers, Falsify my longings, Empty-headed faith All my memories unreeling, Fleeting time, in itself revealing, Holes and gaps. ~ Back into our hell we'll throw, All we've sought, all we grow. Back into our hell we'll throw, All we've sought, all we grow. ~ Swell and sway, In new perceptions, Shattering our senses, Us mindful purchasers of, Cruel deception, Of an axiom for fools. ~ Back into our hell we'll throw, All we've sought, all we grow. Back into our hell we'll throw, All we've sought, all we grow. ~ Falsifying, Synaptic light, A minefield mind, Of paths undefined. ~ Back into our hell we'll throw, All we've sought, all we grow. Back into our hell we'll throw...
2.
Lavender 02:20
Oh, sweet lavender, Have you no remorse? I ask, but of course, The charm in me has blunted all the ache. How, I wonder, Could you hold these vast landscapes? Hide what remains, Hide what remains, For you possess... ~ A strength beyond contest, And warm winds blow, but to what end? Do you see the difference? ~ Oh, sweet ether, Can we mend your fractures? I try, I tried... ~ Yet, Hidden in the rambling lines you spin, Bruises I follow, unflinching. ~ Do you possess, Strength beyond contest? The warm winds blow, but to what end? Do you see the difference? Do you possess, Strength beyond contest? The warm winds blow, but to what end? Do you see the difference?
3.
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4.
Deep blue, washes of light, Fill the space, Between Bright blue, Veins of the iris Blooms wide, Blooms wide Dark blue, my vision spins, I feel... I can't understand the shrill voice... Viscid blood on my hands, I can't stop this... Yet I tighten my grasp, Yet I tighten my grasp... And the veins of the iris freeze still, Still... ~ _̴̮͕̆͝_̸̩̖͋͒I̶͕͉̒̀ ̵̱̿̇t̸͕̘͒_̶̱̬̌r̴̼̈́͜ ̸̛̳͝ẏ̴̝_̵͙͂̽t̷̞̦̿͊ ̸̜͈̀ò̶̖̝ ̷̤͙́̾ ̷͉̪̍͝ ̷̲͈̌ ̸͖̼̈́ȇ̴͚ ̷̞̆ ̵̞̙̂̊ṛ̴͋̅ă̵̗s̸͇̹̆̆é̸̯̏_̶̦́_̸̥̣͌̍,̶̟̀̑ ̸̨̣͋_̵̘̘͒_̶̺͙́_̷͉̌_̶̗̇e̴͍̥͐̀ ̶̱̺̌̑v̵̢̾ë̶̛̺̥r̸͚̈ ̶͌̌͜͜ ̴̮̅̐ỹ̶̙̲́_̸̧̜͛̀t̷̲̉r̸̦͗a̷̞̍̐ ̸̫̒̇ ̴̛̞̹ċ̸͎é̵̱͔̚_̴͚͑_̷̘̦̋,̷̡͊̋͜ ̸̭̉_̸͕͖̅͂_̶̙̏͜_̸̡̳̇e̶͕̓ ̸͎̚ ̷͇̓v̶̘͈̆̊_̶̙̲́é̸̠̞r̸͔̔y̶̖̲̑͠ ̸̬̠̾́t̵̨̆ ̶̹̊͐ ̵̩͈͘͠ȃ̸̬̮̎s̵̬̑t̴̜̺̓̂e̵̥̔͗_̷̝̙͛l̷͕̄̚ȅ̴͉̺f̶̫̭͌_̷̰̗̈́_̸͓̣͛͝t̵̤͍͛_̶̡̝͝_̶̺͖̋,̵̦̆ ̶͕̥̀̚_̶̈́͜_̷̡͔̒̒_̴̩̩̆_̷͔̊i̵̧̪͂ ̶͚̾n̷̢̡̈́̇ ̷̟̮̚m̸̦̺̀̈́_̸̝͝_̸̢͂͝y̵̗̎͘ ̸͇̚w̴̲̟͗͠ ̵̜̌̽ ̶̞̓ ̴͓̎̆ ̷͕͗ȁ̵͚̝̅_̴̹̬̄̅ḱ̸̗̙͆ḙ̴̟͝͠_̸̠̅̆_̴̰̃_̵̡̫͊_̵̼̤̒ ~
5.
Phobos 03:25
Caught, in a whirling daze, I navigate the cloying haze, I'm trying to discern A shape with no edge, It blurs, changes, nameless, A shade calls to order, A court of hidden daggers ~ _̷̛̳̘͖̒̀_̸̨̼̞̳̰̻̦͂̎͜r̸̢͓̰͆́͑͑̏͌̚͜͜ ̴̹͕́ ̴̧̨̬̭̪̦̱̫̍̈ ̷̹͕̬̈ẻ̷͙̰͎̘̻͕͓̺͛̈́s̷̰̩̃_̸͉̺͓͕͐̍̓͜t̴͉̘̻̦͗̐͆͂͑̏ ̵̢͎̥̋̿̇̽̂ ̵̮͓̺͍͙̄́͠ ̶̼͔̜̰̩̃͒͒̐̔͠͠ ̶̨͉̠̹̩̗̄̐͂̏͗͜r̷̞̰̜̳͎̀̂̀̈́͝-̴̗̠̝͙͎͈̆̄͆̑̐̄̕r̸̢̦̼͎̦̞̓̄͛̑̃̕r̵̯͓̲̋̉̚-̷̠̙̺̾͗̋̒̈̾̏_̶̧̦̼̫̔̃͋̀̈́̈́̾͜a̴̟͚̤̰͖̒͊̈́̓_̵̧̳̻̣̤̫̞͉̊̔i̷͙̒̓̀͑͆̓̕̕n̵̗͒_̴̝̠̺̘̟̱͌́̋̿̓͌͝͝_̵̥̀_̶̢̛͇̯͕̻͙̎̀͛̄m̵̪͙̣̱͓͙̯̋͛ ̵̺͎̌͊ ̵͓͈̪͍̾̏̊͋͊̍̒͠e̶͍̩̰̙̤͊͐̓͒͘_̵̗̥̣͉́̚͝_̸̙̦̙̹͎̣̰̇̿̉̑̔̓͝ ̶̹̎̕ͅp̷̢̛͖͕̦̗̬̽̓͜͜͝-̶̛̰͈̪̣̼̈́͗͂͘͜͠p̶̨̳̭̥̭͍̤͗̿̈́̈́̈́̾͆̕͜ù̶̡̩͎̠̮̗̃͝l̸̖̹̤̞̬̩̱̔̑_̴̡͙̦͇̤̣͉̜̈́͊̄́̎͂̚ ̸͙̌̉̈́̈́͊̐͠ ̶̨͍̣̟̀͊̿̃̀̔l̶̨͚͉͋̕̕ ̵̡̨͈͍̦͍̝̦̊̑͋̋́_̶̢̫̬̼̺̹͙̈̄_̸̮̌̍̽̈͗͜ ~ In these trembling hands, My world becomes three, I'm trying to discern between, Paths unresolved and unforeseen The opaque obfuscations held these crooked limbs, With no words, no actions to pull back the shade within ~ Your pale of smoke will rend, An egodystonic descent. You call, you call out for it, An end to these whispered promises. ~ What have you got to lose?
6.
~ θ̷͇̘̠̾̒τ̵̦́θ̵̩͕̈́̐τ̸̻̟̌θ̴̡̼̈τ̴̧̢̣͌̍θ̵̢̿̽̒τ̸͍̫͛͛θ̸̤͓̿̾ͅτ̸̘̝͗͠θ̴͉͂͐̐τ̵̠̎́͘θ̸̩͉͕̈τ̶̲͐̀θ̶̥̐̌τ̴̳̰̈́θ̴̥̯̱́̃̊τ̶̣̭͌͗θ̴̟͍̺̈́τ̸̯̐θ̸͓̍̇̄τ̴͕̯̬̎̐θ̴̩̾̆̊ ◁ ▪▼▪◁ ▪ ∞▪∞ ▪ ▷▪▼▪ ▷ θ̷͇̘̠̾̒τ̵̦́θ̵̩͕̈́̐τ̸̻̟̌θ̴̡̼̈τ̴̧̢̣͌̍θ̵̢̿̽̒τ̸͍̫͛͛θ̸̤͓̿̾ͅτ̸̘̝͗͠θ̴͉͂͐̐τ̵̠̎́͘θ̸̩͉͕̈τ̶̲͐̀θ̶̥̐̌τ̴̳̰̈́θ̴̥̯̱́̃̊τ̶̣̭͌͗θ̴̟͍̺̈́τ̸̯̐θ̸͓̍̇̄τ̴͕̯̬̎̐θ̴̩̾̆̊ ~
7.
Hold me back, take my pride to task, I have frozen, Understand these hollow lands, Have touched me... ~ I feel pain in your anxious tones... So much, Is left, I need, More. ~ Lungs afire, I cry out into the night, You surround, every side, No eyes, six hands, An unfamiliar weight... ~ The stagnant air glows in your hues... So much pain, Under, The crush. ~ Hold me back, I'm in havoc's hands... ~ _̵▪̷∞̵ ̶▪̵ ̴▷̴▪̶▼̸▼̷▪̴◁̴ ̷▪̶ ̷∞̶▪̶▪̵∞̵ ̸▪̶ ̴▷̶▪̴▼̵▼̷▪̷◁̸ ̸▪̸ ̵∞̴▪̵_̵_̶ ̵_▪̶∞̶ ̵▪̵ ̶▷̶▪̶▼̵▼̷▪̵◁̷ ̵▪̴ ̷∞̵▪̵_̵_̴▪̶∞̷ ̵▪̴ ̷▷̶▪̷▼̶▼̴▪̴◁̸ ̴▪̴ ̴∞̴▪̴
8.
_br_u ise_ 01:13
~ ◁ ▪▼▼▪▪◊▪▪▼▼▪ ▷ ~
9.
Under sheets of blackened ice, A scarlet shine. Assured in confusion, My binded eyes. ~ Tear to tendon, it feels, A brief pinch, A mere inconvenience. ~ Faith becomes the fault, Lest you take it all, Time left to live for, To learn your place. ~ Hidden, but in dawn's unfurl, This scarlet shine, Revealing, the shedding shell, Widened eyes. ~ Centuries of doubt, Empty lives, Within or without. ~ Faith becomes the fault, Lest you take it all, Time left to live for, To learn your place. Faith becomes the fault, Lest you take it all, Time left to live for, And always more... ~ We hide a blade-marred hand, Place inside all uncertainty, I hold it to my cheek, Your empty hand.
10.
It moves, like water Heavy, How the current pulls me, Pushes you, Pulls me, Pushes you ~ It moves, like water Fluid, ever-moving Heavy, how the current pulls me Pushes you away, Apart now ~ Blinded, I swim... ~ ~̵̡̡̥̼̦̠̫̺̠̝͕̠̦̻̖̳͎̤̼͍͚̓͋̃̊̈́͐̀́̊͐͘ͅ_̷̢̩͈͎̥̦̒_̷̡͎͎͍͓̭̬͔̲̼͙̻͉̣̹̝̳͔͕̗̃̀͆͆̈́̿̌̓̾͐́͊̆̓̋͋͘̕͝b̶̨̧̺̩͉̺͚̎r̸̨̟͈̟̳̼̦̦͚͈̗͕͕̜͙̻͍̦͑̃̚ͅẃ̸̡̜̫͔̝̮͇̱̤͈̥̪͚̹̘̩̪̀̓̏͆̍̀͂͗́̌͒͗͑̉̕͜͝ ̴̢̢̭̯̲̜͍̩͙͇̝̋̓̈́̈́̚à̵̜̫̹̟̼̬̳̥̙̞̼̯͕̘͎͙̫͕̅̾̆̾͜͜ͅẁ̴̧̢̧͙̼̬̫̹͓̭̻͍̲̬̰̐͑̔͊̂͌̌̈́͋̑̀ő̵̧̦̳̙͉̠͇̻͔͉̯̻̺͕̺̹͖̞̜͐̄̈̍͂̾͑̅́͂̀̅̌͌̈́̽͝u̵̲̣̫̪̮͎̅̆͋̈́̀͋̄̂̀̈́͒͒̌́͝o̴̢̲͉̙̣̣̗͉̤͉͉̘̝̫̰͇̟̙͐̀̍̌̈̇͗̃̆͌͒͛̏͘̚̚ͅi̷̡̛̙͍͖͙̯̭͓̥͆͒̊̊̉͐͌̃ģ̷̡̛͈͍̱͔͕̺̱̘͔̯̙̲͙̠̯̯͍͋̔̈̀̔̑̂̅͗̒͂̀̅̽̀̍̔̈́͠ḩ̴͔̰͎̥͚̙̱̺̹̰͎͔̱̉̉̀̑̈͒͂̾̐͛̅̎̕͝͝h̶̛̠͎̺̖̻̝͎̤́̒͂͊̕ḩ̶̛͙̙͋͊̌̓́̉̏͝g̵̡̢̛̝̩̻͕̫̤̞̝̳͎͉̀̌̄͛͐̓͒͋͛̆̆̔̌͝͝͝h̴̡̛̞̳̼̮̝̟̯͎̯̒̑̔́͆̔̂̈͝d̶͙̎̔̉̾̽̅́̀͛͋̏̊̒̆͛́͘͝d̴̢̧̡̳̯̩͍̩̆͗͂̾̏̊͋̇d̶̜̅̀̈́͗d̴̛͙̮̂͗̋͑̅̓͌̕̕ǧ̴̨̛̻̲͚̬̭̙̺͉̥̘͈̬̱̤̑͋͗͆̎͠ģ̷̧̡̲͇̫̲̪̺̙̞͙͈̭͍̳̰͊̓͋̈́̑̐̑͌̋̐́͋͐͋̀͊̀̈́̋h̶̝̬̮̼̲̬̞̭̫͊͋̌̄̌̐͑́̎̀̀̕̚͝͝ͅḫ̶̳̞͂̄̏̽̐̒͊̇͊̂͝ḩ̴̧͉̫̗͈͓͎͔̝͓̯̌͗͊̂̀̐͊͠ͅͅ ̸̡̼͇̉̈́̔̆̚h̷̨̧̡̛̟̭̼̳̥̤͍̠̯̪̗̬͔̝̗̺͓̓̽̋̂̏̔̌͐̾̏̅͑̓͒̃̔̓̀͘h̶̢̦͓̱̏̀h̴̨̥̤̬̹̦̞̝̳͎̼͍̞̗̪̟̜͒̊́̓͌̇̈̇͛̔́̎̈̕̕͝͝͠ͅ_̵̘͆͋̽̈͆͋͛̕̕_̴̺̿̑̆̇̀̆̿͘̕~̶͈͙͎͙̂͂̀̈̋̆͊̇͛̿̂̇͝ ~
11.
Zeal 04:52
Dread draws heavy on the steady, slow climb, Without light, Still, this reservoir lies, In a broken unison, The voices of time shake, Trembling under weight, Of the black water... ~ The way, It all ends, I feel the coalescing of a thousand waiting moments, ~ Bare all the bones of their intellect, Bleached stark in the fading light, A thousand arms rise to collect, Pushing to stem the unwinding tide... ~ Quick to strike, Those dread-struck eyes are spiteful, Hateful creation blooms on the tongues, Hours are as minutes, But seconds are as days, And in this stillness, I feel deranged, Estranged... ~ The way, It all ends, I feel the coalescing of a thousand waiting moments, One hand reaching, Pressure building, A beast, in the space between, Unease... ~ Bare all the bones of their intellect, Bleached stark in the fading light, A thousand arms rise to collect, Pushing to stem the unwinding tide, One hand holding three what-may-be's, Two hands holding histories, But I wither in unrepentant fear, To feel power, and power's heat... I need, More, I need, More...

about

"Syncretist" is the second full-length Artifiseer album.

Syncretism, a term describing the combining or unifying of disparate practices, ideas or concepts, is an apt metaphor for the process that birthed this project. It was through not a splitting of differences, but rather a combining and recombining of seemingly disparate sounds and ideas that this album was born. Reconciling the organic with the digital, tradition and theory with homespun experimentation, the delicate with the aggressive... this has given me my truest and most developed representation of my art thus far.

In a sense, this feels like my *true* debut.

I hope you enjoy this foray into my world. ❤❤̸̢̝̳̟̮̠͎͇̝̯̇̏͆ͅ❤

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Special thanks to my family, my lovely friends and my wonderful partner Gabe for all the encouragement and support you all have given me while making this record. Thank you again to Gabe and also to Lindsay for the sounds you both contributed to In Havoc's Hands, allowing me to weave those lovely details into the arrangement has helped make it one of my favourite songs on the album. I'd also like to thank every person who has shown support for my music this past year as I finally began releasing material again, taking that step again after so long was rather nerve-wracking to say the least, so to see support both in my city and far away has been incredible.

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released January 16, 2020

Produced by Ian Livingstone
Mixed by Ian Livingstone
Mastered by Ian Livingstone
Artwork by Ian Livingstone

Track 1:
Recorded at home, sept. 2016
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone

Tracks 2 to 6:
Recorded at home, feb. 2017 to march 2019
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone

Track 7:
Recorded at home, sept. 2016 (instrumental) & feb. 2019 (vocals)
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone
Additional synths, percussion, noises and glitches and production by Gabe Williams (arkanjello.bandcamp.com, fishstixx.bandcamp.com )
Contains glitched samples of an unreleased demo track by Stellaleona (interstellaleona.bandcamp.com)

Track 8:
Recorded at home, march 2019
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone

Track 9:
Recorded at home, april 2016 (instrumental) & sept. 2017 (vocals)
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone

Tracks 10:
Recorded at home, june 2017 & march 2019
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone

Track 11:
Recorded at home, aug. 2017 (synths) & may 2019 (everything else)
Written and arranged by Ian Livingstone

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melancholic experimental pop steeped in glitched electronic psychedelia.

SJ-born, MTL-based singer-songwriter, producer and engineer.

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