{"product_id":"halt","title":"Halt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoetus is one of the major musical projects of NYC composer JG Thirlwell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHALT is the final Foetus album, and the first Foetus album in twelve years. It completes the cycle of an arc that began in 1981 with the first Foetus album DEAF.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirlwell worked on HALT on and off over a period of eight years. As with each album he has made, he wanted to reinvent the music, use new forms, innovate and introduce new surprising forms into his musical palette, at the same time as feeling like a leap forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHALT deals with themes of war, religion, disease, media, global warming, anxiety, hypocrisy, conspiracy, death and mortality, among other things. Dread is a leitmotif through many of the Foetus albums and this one is no exception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHALT will be followed by its companion album, LEAK, in 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ectopic Ents","offers":[{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":52191126356249,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52191126389017,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4669\/2121\/files\/a2528601933_10-1.jpg?v=1775146210","url":"https:\/\/virtualdirect.store\/products\/halt","provider":"Virtual Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}