Treeship Records is proud to announce the digital release of "Army Unicorns" exclusively at the Seti Alpha 5 online store, http://setialpha5.bandcamp.com. Seti Alpha 5 has taken a slight (yet notable) change of direction with their second album; their sound is denser and more complex than their debut release, and yet they manage to retain the same "feel" that they established with 2008's "Mountains in the Sun".
Treeship Records: "Was it your intention for 'Army Unicorns' to have a sound different from that of 'Mountains in the Sun'?"
Seti Alpha 5: "It wasn't really an intentional departure from the sound of our first album, but more of a natural progression forward. Rather than thinking too hard about it, we just made the music that felt right, and if anything, 'Army Unicorns' is a statement about where we are right now, not where we've been or where we're going. It's about capturing a moment in time, and giving that moment eternal life through music."
TR: "Did your method for writing songs change from that of your first album?"
SA5: "Yes and no. 90% of "Mountains in the Sun" was written on the same hardware sequencer, and the other 10% on other various hardware. We didn't use a computer until it came time to record the master. It wasn't a pretentious decision; it was really more out of fear. The possibilities in the digital realm are infinite, and truthfully, that scared the crap out of us. With "Army Unicorns" we decided to embrace technology rather than fear it."
TR: "So this album was written entirely in the digital realm, with digital instruments?"
SA5: "Not entirely, no. 'Bad Dream (Part 2)' started off as a solo guitar track, and the rest came later. That's the most exciting part of writing music digitally; you can capture little bits of inspiration as they come, and when you revisit them later, another piece comes. Eventually they all fall into place. We find that this method is really analogous to life; we define ourselves and the world around us in all the little details, each assembling our own version of the big picture. This approach was really more organic and rewarding than we could ever have imagined."
TR: "So what does 'Army Unicorns' mean, anyway?"
SA5: "Not telling."
