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The Ocean
Precambrian
Album DE 2007 on Metal Blade Records label
Rock (Death Metal, Hardcore, Post Rock, Experimental, Doom Metal)
The album concept follows the classification of geologic ages during the "Precambrian" period. Every song that is not an instrumental has two titles: a primary one that refers to a geologic age and a secondary one that is derived from the lyrics. Disc 2 contains a data track with band pictures and biographical information. Artwork adapted from the digipak version; similar booklet but without glossy highlighted letters. And the second CD is not black, but silver. Comes in a 2-CD standard jewel case.
Musicians
 | The Ocean , *2000 DE album by |
 | Hannes Hüfken b, DE bass |
 | Jonathan Heine b, eb, bass |
 | Mike Pilat b, voc, bass, vocals, lyrics by |
 | Gordon Hünies bass guitar, additional live |
 | Stefan Heinemeyer vc, DE cello |
 | Jonas Olsson g, co-producer, engineer, mixed by, engineer, recorded by, drums & guitars, tambourine |
| Nils Lindenhayn design, live visuals |
| Torge Ließmann drums |
 | Daniel Eichholz dr, DE glockenspiel |
| Matt Beels guitar |
| Andreas Hillebrand guitar, additional live |
| Walid Farruque lead guitar |
 | Gerd Kornmann perc, DE percussion, live |
| Katharina Sellheim piano |
 | Robin Staps g, DE producer, recorded by, lyrics by, art direction, guitar, vocals |
| Tomas Svensson recorded by, saxophone & additional samples, sampler, addional samples |
 | John Gürtler ts, *1981 DE saxophone |
 | Karina Suslov , viola |
 | Christoph Von Der Nahmer vn, *1975 DE violin |
 | Caleb Scofield b, voc, 1978-2018 US vocals |
 | Dwid Hellion voc, US vocals |
 | Eric Kalsbeek voc, vocals |
 | Jan Oberg voc, g, DE vocals |
| Jason Emry vocals |
 | Meta voc, vocals |
 | Nate Newton b, voc, *1979 US vocals |
 | Nico Webers voc, DE vocals |
 | Rene Nocon voc, DE vocals |
 | Ray J. Shaw , lyrics by |
 | Charles Baudelaire , 1821-1867 FR lyrics by |
 | Comte De Lautréamont , 1846-1870 FR lyrics by |
 | Friedrich Nietzsche sax, 1844-1900 DE lyrics by |
 | Georg Trakl p, 1887-1914 AT lyrics by |
Producers
| Martin Kvamme artwork by, design |
| Jaakko Viitalähde mastered by |
| Nick Zampiello mastered by |
| Svante Forsbäck mastered by, additional |
| Andrew Schneider mixed by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Disc 1: »Hadean/Archaean« | The Ocean | ||
| 2 | | I. Hadean | The Ocean | ||
| 3 | | Hadean [The Long March Of The Yes-Men] | The Ocean | Ray J. Shaw | 3:38 |
| 4 | | II. Archaean | The Ocean | ||
| 5 | | Eoarchaean [The Great Void] | The Ocean | Mike Pilat | 4:46 |
| 6 | | Palaeoarchaean [Man And The Sea] | The Ocean | Charles Baudelaire | 2:46 |
| 7 | | Mesoarchaean [Legions Of Winged Octopoi] | The Ocean | Comte De Lautréamont | 5:20 |
| 8 | | Neoarchaean [To Burn The Duck Of Doubt] | The Ocean | 5:24 | |
| 9 | | Disc 2: »Proterozoic« | The Ocean | ||
| 10 | | III. Palaeoproterozoic | The Ocean | ||
| 11 | | Siderian | The Ocean | 1:57 | |
| 12 | | Rhyacian [Untimely Meditations] | The Ocean | Comte De Lautréamont, Friedrich Nietzsche | 10:57 |
| 13 | | Orosirian [For The Great Blue Cold Now Reigns] | The Ocean | 6:29 | |
| 14 | Statherian | The Ocean | 5:58 | ||
| 15 | IV. Mesoproterozoic | The Ocean | |||
| 16 | Calymmian [Lake Disappointment] | The Ocean | 8:19 | ||
| 17 | Ectasian [De Profundis] | The Ocean | Georg Trakl | 8:58 | |
| 18 | Stenian [Mount Sorrow] | The Ocean | 8:20 | ||
| 19 | V. Neoproterozoic | The Ocean | |||
| 20 | Tonian [Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind] | The Ocean | 7:18 | ||
| 21 | Cryogenian | The Ocean | 3:30 |
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