Dead Son Rising

Dead Son Rising
Studio album by Gary Numan
Released	15 September 2011
Recorded	London, Various
Genre	Industrial rock Darkwave
Length	52:50
Label	Mortal Records
Producer	Gary Numan, Ade Fenton
Gary Numan chronology
Jagged (2006) Dead Son Rising (2011) Splinter (2012)

Dead Son Rising is an album by Gary Numan released on September 15 in three different formats.

On August 12, 2011, The Quietus debuted a radio edit of the song "Dead Sun Rising" on their website.^[1] On August 28, 2011, the official Gary Numan website debuted a short, "promo edit" of the video for the first single, "The Fall". After the album's release it spent only one week on the UK album charts, entering at number 87.^{[citation needed]}

Overview

Gary Numan's Dead Son grew out of a set of demos the singer had left from previous projects, but as he explains: ‘The original ideas that sparked off these songs are now barely visible. It’s grown into another animal, something more experimental.’^{[citation needed]}

Produced and co-written by Ade Fenton (Numan’s collaborator on 2006’s Jagged), the material ranges from the Heavily anthemic ‘The Fall’ (written about ‘an old friendship gone bad’) to the Arabic and ghostly ‘We Are The Lost’ and one of the standout moments, the brooding ‘Dead Sun Rising’. The latter both contain elements from a sci-fi fantasy story Numan has been writing over the last few years. Meanwhile, troubled relationships are explored on ‘For The Rest Of My Life’ and 'Not The Love We Dream Of’, and there’s also room for two instrumentals (‘Resurrection’ and ‘Into Battle’), showcasing some of the ‘soundtrack-type’ material that Numan and Fenton have been working on recently. It all adds up to one of Numan’s most atmospheric albums – one for those who loved his B-side experiments in the past but also containing some very direct, streamlined electronic rock in the likes of ‘Big Noise Transmission’, ‘The Fall’ and ‘When The Sky Bleeds, He Will Come’.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gary Numan and Ade Fenton.

1. "Resurrection" – 3:24
2. "Big Noise Transmission" – 4:20
3. "Dead Sun Rising" – 4:57
4. "When The Sky Bleeds, He Will Come" – 4:47
5. "For The Rest Of My Life" – 5:03
6. "Not The Love We Dream Of" – 5:10
7. "The Fall" – 4:19
8. "We Are The Lost" – 5:09
9. "For The Rest Of My Life (Reprise)" – 5:44
10. "Into Battle" – 5:05
11. "Not The Love We Dream Of (Piano Version)" – 4:52
12. "Dead Sun Rising (Early Version)" (Bonus Track - Digital Only) – 5:53

Song notes

Big Noise Transmission had the live working titles of "Captured Underground Noise Transmission" and "Zulu" (the latter on the North American Pleasure Principle Tour in 2010).

Dead Sun Rising is a reworked version of "What Have I Become" from the 2006 Jagged sessions, and featured on the "Small Black Box" tour audio programme.

When The Sky Bleeds, He Will Come had the live working title of "Dragging Loop".

For The Rest Of My Life is a reworked version of "Always" from the 2000 Pure sessions, and featured on the "Purified" tour audio programme.

The Fall is a reworked version of "Look" from the 2000 Pure sessions, and featured on the "Purified" tour audio programme. It has existed in a variety of different mixes since it first debuted live several years ago.

We Are The Lost is a reworked version of "Mercy" from the 2006 Jagged sessions, and featured on the "Small Black Box" tour audio programme.

Super Deluxe Edition

The Super Deluxe Edition of Dead Son Rising

CD/DVD/VINYL

Same contents as CD, plus:

DVD

1. The Fall Promo Video
2. Behind The Scenes Footage and Interview
3. Exclusive Dead Son Rising interview
4. Slideshow
5. Gallery

12" Vinyl remixes

1. The Fall (Motor Alternative Mix)
2. The Fall (South Central Bad Trip Mix)
3. The Fall (Motor Club Mix)

• Dead Son Rising CD
• DVD with 'The Fall' promo video, interviews, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, gallery and slide show.
• 48 Page 'Art book' each page is 315mm x 310mm. It has a 7mm spine.
• Each copy is numbered
• Signed Gary Numan Print
• Gatefold Vinyl of Album (excludes Not the Love We Dream of Piano Version)
• Exclusive 12 inch single containing remixes of The Fall by Motor and South Central

Personnel

Production

• Gary Numan – producer
• Ade Fenton – producer

References

1. ^ Gary Numan's 'Dead Sun Rising'
2. ^ Gary Numan Online Store