The Human Equation

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1Day One: Vigil
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day One: Vigil
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
2.251:33
2Day Two: Isolation
recording engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
alto flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest keyboard and solo synthesizer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Klop Baroque Keyboard Instruments in Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Two: Isolation
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
48:43
3Day Three: Pain
recording engineer:
Dan Kearley (production music), Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [rage]:
Devin Townsend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Devlab in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Three: Pain
additional lyricist:
Devin Townsend
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.44:58
4Day Four: Mystery
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Four: Mystery
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.755:38
5Day Five: Voices
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
bass flute, flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
guest violin and violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Five: Voices
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.257:10
6Day Six: Childhood
photography:
Jolanda Verduijn
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
pan flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Six: Childhood
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.55:05
7Day Seven: Hope
photography:
Jolanda Verduijn
recording engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Klop Baroque Keyboard Instruments in Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Seven: Hope
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.652:47
8Day Eight: School
recording engineer:
Dan Kearley (production music), Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [rage]:
Devin Townsend
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Devlab in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Eight: School
additional lyricist:
Devin Townsend
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.84:23
9Day Nine: Playground
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello and guest cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
flute and guest flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
violin:
Robert Baba
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Nine: Playground
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.252:15
10Day Ten: Memories
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin, synthesizer and lead vocals [best friend]:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [reason]:
Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine)
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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:
Day Ten: Memories
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
43:58
11Day Eleven: Love
photography:
Jolanda Verduijn
recording engineer:
Pieter Kop, Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Hans Pieters
engineer:
Andreas Grotenhoff, Dan Kearley (production music), Hans Pieters, Alan J. Verone, Jurgen Vries and Gary Wehrkamp
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, keyboard, lap steel guitar, mandolin and synthesizer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
cello:
Marieke van der Heyden
drums (drum set), guest membranophone and percussion:
Ed Warby
violin:
Robert Baba
guest lead vocals [agony]:
Devon Graves (male US metal singer)
guest lead vocals [fear]:
Mikael Åkerfeldt
guest lead vocals [love]:
Heather Findlay
guest lead vocals [me]:
James LaBrie
guest lead vocals [passion]:
Irene Jansen
guest lead vocals [pride]:
Magnus Ekwall
guest lead vocals [wife]:
Marcela Bovio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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
music videos:
Video: Day 11: Love by Ayreon
recording of:
Day Eleven: Love
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
3.54:18
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