2004 studio album by the Ocean
| Fluxion | ||||
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.jpg) Cover art for the 2009 release | ||||
| Studio album by the Ocean | ||||
| Released | November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January 2004 | |||
| Studio | Oceanland Studios in Berlin | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Label | Make My Day | |||
| Producer | Robin Staps, Magnus Lindberg | |||
| The Ocean chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Metal Underground |  |
Fluxion is the debut studio album by German post-metal band the Ocean, released in November 2004 through Make My Day Records. It is the first part of a two-CD project that ended with Aeolian. The two albums were meant to be released together as a double album, but this was cancelled due to financial issues.
Fluxion focuses more on the band's atmospheric and progressive side, including orchestral and electronic elements, whereas Aeolian is more aggressive, focusing on the band's hardcore punk and extreme metal influences.
The album was re-released in 2009 with new vocal tracks by then-lead vocalist Mike Pilat.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Robin Staps
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nazca" | 4:39 |
| 2. | "The Human Stain" | 8:06 |
| 3. | "Comfort Zones" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Fluxion" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Equinox" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Loopholes" | 1:27 |
| 7. | "Dead on the Whole" | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Isla del Sol" | 10:31 |
| 9. | "The Greatest Bane" | 14:32 |
| Total length: | 56:53 | |
Personnel
- The Ocean
- Meta – lead vocals (2004 edition)
- Nico Webers – additional vocals (2004 edition)
- Robin Staps – guitar, percussion
- Jonathan Heine – bass
- Torge Ließmann – drums
- Gerd Kornmann – percussion
- Mike Pilat – lead vocals (2009 edition)
- Additional musicians
- Markus Gundall – backing vocals
- Thomas Herold – backing vocals
- Alex Roos – backing vocals
- Rebekka Mahnke – cello
- Demeter Braun – violin
- Tove Langhoff – clarinette
- Production
Original version (2004):
- Michael Schwabe – mastered
- Alex Hornbach – mixing
- Robin Staps – mixing
- Alonso Urbanos – artwork
- Robin Staps – artwork
Re-edition (2009):
- Julien Fehlmann – remix, remaster
- Martin Kvamme – artwork
- Sven Kvamme – artwork
References
- ^ Ayers, Chris (1 March 2006). "The Ocean Aeolian". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Freeman, Phil. "Fluxion review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- "Fluxion review". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- Pop Matters (24 March 2006). "The Ocean : Aeolian - Pop Matters Music Review". Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- Henderson, Alex. "Aeolian - The Ocean". AllMusic.
- "FluXion". theoceancollective.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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