Fluxion (album)

Fluxion is the debut studio album by German progressive metal band The Ocean, released in November 2004. It is the first part of a two-CD project that ended with Aeolian.[4] The album was re-released in 2009 with new vocal tracks by then-lead vocalist Mike Pilat.[5]

Fluxion
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2004
RecordedJanuary 2004[1]
StudioOceanland Studios in Berlin
GenreSludge metal, progressive metal, avant-garde metal
Length56:53
LabelMake My Day Records
ProducerRobin Staps, Magnus Lindberg
The Ocean Collective chronology
Fogdiver
(2003)
Fluxion
(2004)
Aeolian
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Kerrang!
Revolver
Metal Underground[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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
  • Torge Ließmann - drums
  • Gerd Kornmann - percussion
  • Robin Staps - guitar, percussion
  • Jonathan Heine - bass
  • Meta - lead vocals (2004 edition)
  • Nico Webers - additional vocals (2004 edition)
  • 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

  1. Ayers, Chris (1 March 2006). "The Ocean Aeolian". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. Freeman, Phil. "Fluxion review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. "Fluxion review". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. Pop Matters. "The Ocean : Aeolian - Pop Matters Music Review". Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  5. "FluXion". theoceancollective.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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