Released 7 years ago this October
True False
Negativland · 2019
53 min · 14 tracks · experimental music
A collage of fragmented soundscapes interwoven with incisive commentary that challenges perceptions of truth and reality.
Top tracks — play these first
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Melt the North Pole — This track encapsulates the album's environmental concerns through its disjointed structure and layered samples, emphasizing urgency in climate discourse.
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This Is Not Normal — The unsettling sonic textures amplify the lyrical content, creating a jarring experience that reflects the anxieties of modern life in a chaotic world.
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True False — As the title track, it serves as a culmination of the album's themes, using contrasting audio clips to interrogate perceptions of truth and misinformation.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- surreal sound collage experience
- thought-provoking societal critiques
- short bursts of fragmented ideas
Maybe skip if you
- seeking straightforward, linear narratives
- prefer instant gratification tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on October 25, 2019, True False is Negativland's first full album since their acclaimed 2016 release, The Weatherman. This album arrives during a phase of renewed exploration into sound manipulation and socio-political themes, continuing the group's legacy of experimental music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Residents· Throbbing Gristle· John Zorn
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Either Or 0:47
- 2 Limbo 4:14
- 3 Discernment 4:30
- 4 Certain Men 4:59
- 5 Melt the North Pole 3:03
- 6 Fourth of July 3:37
- 7 Mounting the Puppy 3:02
- 8 One Bee at a Time 2:53
- 9 Secret Win 0:55
- 10 Destroying Anything 5:04
- 11 Cadillac 5:18
- 12 This Is Not Normal 3:29
- 13 Yesterday Hates Today 1:43
- 14 True False 9:38
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