BONES - Failure

The album "Failure" stands out as an architectural construction where every minute counts, offering a 34-minute 31-second journey for only sixteen tracks. This strict economy requires the listener to pay close attention, transforming the total duration into a tight temporal framework where empty spaces are nonexistent. Released on October 2, 2017, this album is part of a discography of particular density, placed between two other major studio works by the artist: NoRedeemingQualities, released in the same year in 2017, and CARCASS, which will follow the very next year in 2018.

The sound architecture of Bones' album Failure

The listening experience is framed by rigorous boundaries that define the beginning and end of this sonic cycle. Track number one, titled "Failure", opens the album unequivocally, while the last track, numbered sixteen, is titled "Carbohydrate" to close the journey. This linear structure leaves no room for the unexpected, guiding the listener from an opening titled by a simple word to a conclusion that anchors the album in biological or chemical realities. The direct succession of these two tracks clearly marks the limits of the album, confirming that the album stands entirely between these two temporal anchor points.

A solo production without featuring within TeamSESH

Although the artist has previously released works such as Disgrace or CRACKER, as well as titles like Creep or PaidProgramming in 2013 and 2014, the album "Failure" stands out for this voluntary restraint in its official tracklist. The record label TeamSESH, which releases this album under the same references as for other releases such as NoRedeemingQualities or CARCASS, maintains here a format where the production seems to focus on solo performance, without this constituting a declared break with the usual codes of the genre.

The three pivotal tracks in the album's structure

Within this compact structure, certain tracks emerge as essential anchor points for understanding the coherence of the whole. The track "Failure", as the opening track, sets the initial tone of the project. Further in the tracklist, a title offers a counterpoint that invites attention, while "Carbohydrate" concludes the album by marking a sober and definitive end. These three tracks, distributed at the ends and within the list of sixteen tracks, form a framework that supports the album's overall architecture. Their presence, without their exact position being modified in the provided numbering, allows one to visualize a logical progression where the opening dialogue with the closing, and the central title acts as a narrative pivot.

Discographical positioning between NoRedeemingQualities and CARCASS

The integration of this disc into BONES's complete oeuvre reveals a particularly tight release strategy. The temporal proximity to NoRedeemingQualities and the immediate succession by CARCASS demonstrate a desire to maintain constant pressure on the audience without leaving any room for the usual delays between works. This density of releases, combined with the brevity of the disc, forces the listener to listen immediately and without delay, placing "Failure" not as a parenthesis but as an essential link in a uninterrupted discography. The album is thus defined by its ability to stand between two other major productions, confirming its status as a central piece in this 2017-2018 period where the artist is releasing multiple studio productions.

- **Technical details

- Release date : October 2, 2017 - Label : TeamSESH - Tracks : 16 (34 min 31 s) - Opening / closing : Failure / Carbohydrate - Previous album : NoRedeemingQualities (2017)