''The Violent Blue'' is an album by the
electronic music
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group
Electric President
Electric President is a Jacksonville, Florida musical group started in 2003 by Ben Cooper and Alex Kane. Both were in Helicopter Project prior to its breakup though no music from this group was ever released. Afterwards the pair decided to contin ...
. Released on February 23, 2010, in the
United States
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on the
Fake Four Inc
Fake Four is an independent record label based in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by brothers Ceschi and David Ramos in 2008.
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label, the album is their follow-up to ''
Sleep Well''.
Ben Cooper's original intent for the album was for it to be a collection of B-sides from the 'Sleep Well' sessions - though it ended up taking the shape of a whole record themed around the ocean. The album's title stems from Cooper's name for the sea - 'The Violent Blue'. The record also shows a change in production style for the band.
Track listing
#"The Ocean Floor" - 5:03
#"Mr. Gone" - 3:05
#"Safe and Sound" - 4:07
#"Feathers" - 3:23
#"Nightmare No. 5 or 6" - 5:47
#"The Violent Blue" - 4:14
#"Circles" - 4:12
#"Elegant Disasters" - 4:30
#"Eat Shit and Die" - 3:09
#"All the Distant Ships" - 8:38
Notes
2010 albums
Electric President albums
Fake Four Inc. albums
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