The Final Experiment (special edition)

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Disc 1: Mastered by Peter Brussee at Q Point
Disc 2: Mastered at Sync Music Productions by Pieter Kop and Arjen Lucassen

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-15 01:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Dreamtime
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest acoustic bass guitar:
Peter Vink
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Davy Mickers
guest flute:
Ewa Albering
guest vocals:
Astrid van der Veen
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Dreamtime (Words Become a Song)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
The Awareness
34:19
2Eyes of Time
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest solo electric guitar:
Lori Linstruth
guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Ruud Houweling
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Eyes of Time (part (a) of song of the same name)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Eyes of Time
33:25
3The Accusation
recording engineer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest cor anglais, guest flute, guest soprano recorder [soprano recorder] and guest tenor recorder:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Davy Mickers
guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Rodney Blaze
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Accusation
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
The Banishment
33:49
4Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello:
Dewi Kerstens
guest flute and guest flûte d'amour [tenor flute]:
Ewa Albering
guest vocals:
Esther Ladiges
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy
lyricist:
Ian Parry
composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act II ‘King Arthur’s Court’
32:50
5Sail Away to Avalon
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest flute, guest siku [sampoña], guest sopranino recorder and guest soprano recorder [soprano recorder]:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
John JayCee Cuijpers
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Sail Away to Avalon
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act II ‘King Arthur’s Court’
43:27
6Nature’s Dance
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and mandolin and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest flute [bamboo flute]:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest lead vocals:
Peter Daltrey
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Nature’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act II ‘King Arthur’s Court’
32:03
7Waracle
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, percussion and timpani:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest alto flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Davy Mickers
guest solo electric guitar:
Lori Linstruth
guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Marcela Bovio
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Waracle
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act III ‘Visual Echoes’
35:17
8Merlin’s Will
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, drums (drum set) [drums], electric guitar [electric guitars] and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest alto flute, guest flute and guest piccolo:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Irene Jansen
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Merlin’s Will
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act IV ‘Merlin’s Will and Ayreon’s Fate’
33:29
9The Charm of the Seer
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars], bass guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars] and percussion:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Davy Mickers
guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
guest piano and guest background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Valentine
recorded at and mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Charm of the Seer
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act IV ‘Merlin’s Will and Ayreon’s Fate’
39:01

Credits

Release

photography:Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
Sjoerd Kops
liner notes:Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (in 2005)
additional graphic design:Thomas Ewerhard
Ruud Houweling
Richele Nijst
Jacoby Peeters
graphic design:Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mastering:Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
Peter Brussee
Pieter Kop
mastered at:Q Point in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sync Music Productions
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3553586 [info]
ASIN:US: B0007M8I3M [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ayreon/the-final-experiment/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/504794/ [info]