Wake/Lift is the second full-length album by post-metal band Rosetta. The CD edition was released on October 2, 2007 through Translation Loss Records, with a limited-edition double LP following in 2008.
Production and style Wake/Lift is Rosetta's first album to not be entirely engineered by the band. It is also Rosetta's first to be recorded to analog tape. Consequently, the production on Wake/Lift is more refined than the band's previous works.
Guitarist J. Matthew Weed has stated that the band has taken on a more melodic, technical, and experimental sound. Rather than sounding entirely like the metal style of The Galilean Satellites, Wake/Lift falls more into the post-rock genre while retaining space rock and hardcore influences.
Lyrically and thematically, the album deals much less with astronomical concepts and is more influenced by vocalist Mike Armine's experiences as a teacher. He stated,
Release The band had been performing "Red in Tooth and Claw" at live show as far back as April 2007, months before the album's release. The track "Wake" was posted on the Translation Loss Records Myspace page in a low-quality format on August 17, 2007, and again later on Rosetta's own Myspace page on August 19, 2007.
A component disc, entitled The Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift, was released alongside Wake/Lift. It contains a collection of ambient samples used by Armine. The album not meant to be synchronized with Wake/Lift, and Armine "purposely designed The Cleansing Undertones of Wake/Lift to make Wake/Lift sound terrible if played together".
In September 2008, the album was remastered and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. It was released on November 11, 2008Translation Loss Records and comes in three limited-edition color combinations.
Track listing
Temet nosce is Latin for "know thyself".
Personnel
Rosetta Michael Armine – sound manipulation, vocals, engineering David Grossman – bass, engineering Bruce McMurtrie Jr. – drums, engineering J. Matthew Weed – guitar, engineering, mixing
Other personnel Colin Marston – engineering, mastering Paul Romano – artwork, design
References
External links Wake/Lift at Bandcamp (streamed copy where licensed)