Fluxion (album) explained
| Fluxion |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the Ocean |
| Cover: | Fluxion (album).jpg |
| Caption: | Cover art for the 2009 release |
| Released: | November 2004 |
| Recorded: | January 2004[1] |
| Studio: | Oceanland Studios in Berlin |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 56:53 |
| Label: | Make My Day |
| Producer: | Robin Staps, Magnus Lindberg |
| Prev Title: | Fogdiver |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Aeolian |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
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.[2] The two albums were meant to be released together as a double album, but this was cancelled due to financial issues.[1]
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.[3]
The album was re-released in 2009 with new vocal tracks by then-lead vocalist Mike Pilat.[4]
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
- ProductionOriginal 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Exclaim!. Ayers. Chris. The Ocean Aeolian. March 1, 2006. November 29, 2021.
- Web site: The Ocean : Aeolian - Pop Matters Music Review . Pop Matters . 24 March 2006 . 23 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070821114328/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/the_ocean_aeolian/. 21 August 2007 . live.
- Web site: . Henderson . Alex . Aeolian - The Ocean.
- Web site: FluXion . theoceancollective.com. April 8, 2016.
