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.[4] The two albums were meant to be released together as a double album, but this was cancelled due to financial issues.[1]
| Fluxion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Cover art for the 2009 release | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January 2004[1] | |||
| Studio | Oceanland Studios in Berlin | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Label | Make My Day | |||
| Producer | Robin Staps, Magnus Lindberg | |||
| The Ocean Collective chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Revolver | |
| Metal Underground |  [3] |
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.[2][5]
The album was re-released in 2009 with new vocal tracks by then-lead vocalist Mike Pilat.[6]
Track listing
editAll 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b Ayers, Chris (1 March 2006). "The Ocean Aeolian". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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.