Lightwork Explained
| Lightwork |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Devin Townsend |
| Cover: | Devin_Townsend_Lightwork.jpeg |
| Caption: | Lightwork cover |
| Studio: | - The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Farm (Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Armoury (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
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| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 55:59 |
| Label: | HevyDevy, InsideOut Music |
| Producer: | Gggarth, Devin Townsend |
| Prev Title: | The Puzzle / Snuggles |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
Lightwork is the twenty-first studio album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, released on November 4, 2022. The album has been described by Devin as a return to a "song oriented album", with "more traditional arrangements", after his latest releases (Empath and The Puzzle). Lyrically, the album addresses the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, while reflecting about the post-pandemic future.[1]
Personnel
- Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
- Darby Todd – drums
- Morgan Ågren – additional drums
- Federico Paulovich – additional drums
- Diego Tejeida – additional keyboards
- Nathan Navarro – additional bass guitar
- Elektra Women's Choir – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden"), choir vocals
- Echo Picone – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
- Jonas Hellborg – additional bass guitar (on "Dimensions")
- Mike Keneally – guitar solo (on "Dimensions")
- Rhys Fulber – additional programming (on "Equinox)
- Hutch Hutchinson – bass guitar (on "Vacation")
- Joy Lapps – steel pan drums (on "Vacation")
- Ché Aimee Dorval – additional vocals
- Anneke van Giersbergen – additional vocals
- Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
- Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Heavy Burden")
- Elizabeth Zharoff – additional choir vocals
- Tia Rose Maxfield – additional choir vocals
- Brian Diamond – additional choir vocals
- Ram Dass – voice sample (on "Lightworker")
- Technical and artwork personnel
Nightwork
| Nightwork |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Devin Townsend |
| Cover: | Devin_Townsend_Nightwork.jpeg |
| Caption: | Nightwork cover |
| Recorded: | Lighthouse (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Length: | 47:51 |
| Label: | HevyDevy, InsideOut Music |
| Producer: | Devin Townsend |
Nightwork is a bonus album released with the deluxe edition of Lightwork.[1] [2] According to Devin Townsend, the songs that ended up on Nightwork do not form a "throwaway album", they are songs that thematically didn't fit the main record.[3] Some critics have pointed out the more experimental nature of Nightwork, compared to Lightwork.[4]
Personnel
- Devin Townsend – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synths
- Morgan Ågren – drums
- Aman Khosa – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
- Tanya Ghosh – additional vocals (on "Precious Sardine")
- Mattias Eklund – additional instrumentation (on "Sober")
- Steve Vai – additional instrumentation (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
- Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals (on "Starchasm Pt. 2")
- Technical personnel
- Devin Townsend – production, mixing, engineering
Notes and References
- Web site: Lightwork. Devin Townsend's Official Website. HeavyDevy. August 13, 2023.
- Web site: Devin Townsend Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic. August 13, 2023.
- Web site: DEVIN TOWNSEND - Lightwork Track-By-Track Part 11: Nightwork Bonus Album. BraveWords. February 22, 2023. August 13, 2023.
- Web site: Gregory. Adams. Devin Townsend: "I don't love playing guitar solos, but I think I'm good at them". Guitar World. November 3, 2022. August 13, 2023.
