Dead Son Rising is the 16th studio album by the British musician Gary Numan

Gary Numan

Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...

, released on 15 September 2011.

On 12 August 2011, The Quietus

The Quietus

The Quietus is a British online rock music and pop culture magazine, focusing on arts news, reviews, and features. The site is an editorially independent publication led by John Doran and a group of freelance journalists and critics, some of whom have worked for other media outlets...

 debuted a radio edit of the song "Dead Sun Rising" on their website. On 28 August 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.

Overview

Dead Son Rising grew out of a set of demos Numan had left over 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.’

The album was co-written and co-produced by Numan with Ade Fenton (Numan’s collaborator on his 2006 album Jagged

Jagged

Jagged is a 2006 album by Gary Numan, his first original album in over five years, following Pure in 2000. Stylistically Jagged was a development of its predecessor's chorus-driven, anthemic industrial sound, utilising heavier electronics and more prominent live drumming...

). The tracks "We Are The Lost" and "Dead Sun Rising" both contain elements from a sci-fi fantasy story Numan has been writing over the last few years. The album also includes two instrumentals, "Resurrection" and "Into Battle", showcasing some of the soundtrack-type material that Numan and Fenton have been working on recently.

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 album was released in three different formats.
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