Name: System Exclusive
Brand: System Exclusive

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CF 140

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-03-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Revol­ver

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

733102722012

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

CF 140 CD

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2022-03-04

733102722029

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

System Exclusive

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Castle Face

System Exclusive is an artist who captivates listeners with their unique blend of indie rock and dream pop. With influences ranging from Pearl Earl to John Dwyer, System Exclusive creates a sound that is both familiar and fresh. Their music combines catchy melodies, intricate guitar work, and introspective lyrics to create a truly immersive listening experience.
Similar to artists like Whitney K and Ulrika Spacek, System Exclusive has developed a devoted following due to their captivating live performances and thought-provoking songwriting. Each track tells a story, drawing listeners in with its emotional depth and relatable themes.
If you're a fan of bands such as Monica LaPlante or Purling Hiss, then System Exclusive's music is sure to resonate with you. Their discography offers something for everyone, whether you're in the mood for energetic anthems or introspective ballads.

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“Often when music is constructed with synths and other electronically generated sound makers, their level of exactitude and control is such that the vocalist will either wittingly or otherwise seek to emulate the relative artifice of the soundscape. This is often done to great effect, think Kraftwerk. But what if there was a unit whose music was synth-generated but the vocals were coming from a hot-blooded, singing-for-the-cheap-seats approach? If done well, it’s a case of two great tastes that taste great together, which brings me to System Exclusive. 

“Their multi genre / time period collision is like a car accident where all parties walk away not only unscathed but sure they had a great time, like two different recording sessions sharing the same space and making it work. Vocalist Ari Blaisdell (previously of Lower Self, The Beat Offs) co-exists excellently amidst the driving beats and synth waves and her guitar further helps to jailbreak the tunes from the often sterile entrapments that synths provide. Matt Jones (previously of Male Gaze, Blasted Canyons, and continuing Castle Face behind-the-scenesman)’s smart use of live drums bring great juxtaposition against the machines. Ari’s irony-free sincere delivery is the perfect closer on this very cool record, recorded ably by Enrique Tena Padilla (Osees, Wand, Beach House) in their backyard studio mid-pandemic and adorned with original artwork by Miles Wintner (L.A. Takedown, Mr. Elevator, Devon Williams). If you don’t get this slab of goodness, well, that act of non-compliance will confirm you as the pain-in-the-ass that many have described you to be in great detail during Zoom chats. How dare they! Prove them wrong! Reduce their snark to mere pseudo-intellectual piffle! Your lifeline arrives in March. Grab it.” —Henry Rollins

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