Progressive metalcore group Reflections have released a new EP titled “Exist Redux“. That effort revamps several tracks from the Minneapolis, MN-based band’s 2013 album “Exi(s)t“. Their vocalist Jake Wolf has issued the below statement, outlining why he and his bandmates only chose to tackle a few tracks from the album, instead of revising the entire record.
“…For those asking why just an EP and not the entire record
We decided to revamp the songs that were either primarily or entirely written/constructed by myself and Pat [Patrick Somoulay, guitars.]
Charles [Caswell, ex-guitarist] absolutely crushed on Exist and gave an incredible performance. He wrote the songs My Cancer, Candle, This House, Stories Through Storms and Exist entirely on his own instrumentally.
I’ll also add that he did a heavy majority of the guitar recording on the original record, all of the bass and even helped me record vocals at his house after my voice had given out in the studio.
At most, all I did was some drumming/structure adjustments here and there if any at all, mostly it was just minor drum and minute structure changes to the track This House, as that song was really important to both of us.
And while we’d absolutely love and be happy to give those tracks a new spotlight, it isn’t something we’d ever do without Charles to record his parts or against his wishes.”
A previously unreleased track titled “So Thirsty” also appears on this outing.
“Exist Redux” track listing:
01 – “Exit” (Redux)
02 – “Delirium“(Redux)
03 – “Vain Words From Empty Minds“(Redux)
04 – “Bridges“(Redux)
05 – “Lost Pages“(Redux)
06 – “So Thirsty“(Redux)
