Precambrian

~ Release by The Ocean (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

On vinyl 1, track 1 is chapter I: Hadean and tracks 2 - 5 are chapter II: Archaean.

Recording info:
Drums and guitars recorded by Jonas Olsson at Studio 57 in Alateveli, Finland. Jason Emry's vocals recorded by John Winters at Sasquatch Studios in Seattle, WA. Eric Kalsbeek's vocals were recorded at Bart's House, somewhere in the Netherlands. Everything else was recorded by Robin Staps at Oceanland, Berlin.

Tonian and Cryogenian appear in the opposite order in the liner notes, although in the correct one in the back of the LPs.

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-22 17:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Vinyl: Hadean / Archaean
#TitleRatingLength
A1Hadean: The Long March of the Yes‐Men
electric bass guitar:
Mike Pilat
guitar:
Matt Beels
guitar and percussion:
Robin Staps
membranophone and percussion:
Torge Ließmann
vocals:
Meta (TOC), Mike Pilat and Nico Webers
recording of:
Hadean: The Long March of the Yes‐Men
lyricist:
Ray J. Shaw and Robin Staps
composer:
Robin Staps
3:48
A2Eoarchaean: The Great Void
electric bass guitar:
Mike Pilat
guitar:
Matt Beels and Walid Farruque
guitar and percussion:
Robin Staps
membranophone and percussion:
Torge Ließmann
vocals:
Mike Pilat and Nico Webers
recording of:
Eoarchaean: The Great Void
lyricist:
Mike Pilat and Robin Staps
composer:
Robin Staps
4:46
A3Palaeoarchaean: Man & the Sea
recording engineer:
John Winters (engineer)
electric bass guitar:
Mike Pilat
guitar:
Matt Beels
guitar and percussion:
Robin Staps
membranophone and percussion:
Torge Ließmann
vocals:
Jason Emry, Nate Newton, René Noçon, Mike Pilat and Nico Webers
recording of:
Palaeoarchaean: Man & the Sea
lyricist:
Charles Baudelaire
composer:
Robin Staps
2:46
B1Mesoarchaean: Legions of Winged Octopi
electric bass guitar:
Mike Pilat
guitar:
Matt Beels
guitar and percussion:
Robin Staps
membranophone and percussion:
Torge Ließmann
vocals:
Eric Kalsbeek (Dutch vocalist)
recording of:
Mesoarchaean: Legions of Winged Octopi
lyricist:
Comte de Lautréamont (French poet Isidore Lucien Ducasse)
composer:
Robin Staps
35:20
B2Neoarchaean: To Burn the Duck of Doubt
electric bass guitar:
Mike Pilat
guitar:
Matt Beels
guitar and percussion:
Robin Staps
membranophone and percussion:
Torge Ließmann
vocals:
Meta (TOC) and Mike Pilat
recording of:
Neoarchaean: To Burn the Duck of Doubt
lyricist:
Comte de Lautréamont (French poet Isidore Lucien Ducasse)
composer:
Robin Staps
45:24
2▶Vinyl: Proterozoic
3▶Vinyl: Proterozoic

Credits

Release

art direction and producer:Robin Staps
design/illustration:Martin Kvamme
mixer:Jonas Olsson (Finnish producer/engineer) (in 2007-08)
Andrew Schneider (recording engineer) (in 2007-08)
engineer:Jonas Olsson (Finnish producer/engineer)
co-producer:Jonas Olsson (Finnish producer/engineer)
recording engineer:Jonas Olsson (Finnish producer/engineer) (in 2007-03)
Robin Staps (from 2007-04 until 2007-07)
mastering:Nick Zampiello (in 2007-09)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1382549 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0015L5DWS [info]