New York-born, Los Angeles-based producer Seth Haley produces “slow-motion funk” – warped, bass-heavy tracks that are sludgy but leavened with bright synthesizer melodies – under the name Com Truise. Using an arsenal of analog and digital synths, his music blends new wave and cinematic influences with sophisticated downtempo beat patterns. Touring and releasing music frequently, he’s found favor among fans of synthwave, chillwave, and indie electronic.
Beginning with 2010’s Cyanide Sisters, his increasingly wide-screen releases followed the saga of a “synthetic astronaut” named Com Truise. While the saga ended with 2017’s Iteration, Haley continued using the moniker, returning with Persuasion System in 2019. Aside from his main releases, he’s also drawn from his extensive archive of early productions for 2012’s In Decay and 2020’s In Decay, Too. 2023’s Brokendate revisited an enduring favorite from his catalog, including a version featuring Doja Cat.