tracks

Anthropocentric
The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness
She Was The Universe
For He That Wavereth...
The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts
The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain Of Faith
Sewers Of The Soul
Wille Zum Untergang
Heaven TV
The Almightiness Contradiction

notes

Comes in a special cardboard gatefold with a fold-out poster.
US release.

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 written by Robin Staps. Tracks 5 and 9 written byJonathan Nido.
Tracks 7 written by Louis Jucker. Track 4 written by J. Nido and Loïc Rossetti.
Tracks 8 and 10 written by R. Staps and J. Nido. All music arranged by R. Staps.
Lyrics written by R. Staps unless otherwise noted. Strings arrangements by R. Staps.

Recorded between July 2009 and July 2010
Drums recorded at Studio Mécanique, strings recorded at ABC Théatre, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, by Julien Fehlmann. Guitars and bass recorded at our homes and at Studio Mécanique. Additional cello recorded at Hidden Planet Studios, Berlin, Germany. Vocals recorded at the new Oceanland Studios, in a secret place on the Spanish coast.
Engineered by Julien Fehlmann. Mixed by J. Fehlman at Studio Mécanique. Produced by Robin Staps. Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers, Helsinki, Finland, August 25th, 2010.
Art design by Marint Kvamme.

The lyrics of SHE WAS THE UNIVERSE contain excerpts of the poem DARKNESS by Lord Byron
FOR HE THAT WAVERETH... and SEWERS OF THE SOUL contain words by Friedrich Nietzsche.
The lyrics of this album were largely inspired by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's THE BROTHERS KAMAROV, particularly the chapter THE GRAND INQUISITOR, and contain many quotes and allusions to said novel.
This album was made to be listened to at once, from the beginning to the end.

The Ocean use Mesa Boogie amplification, Paul Reed Smith guitars, DR strings, Meinl cymbals, Tama drums, Evans drum heads and Tabu absinthe.

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Band
Luc Hess: Drums
Louis Jucker: bass, vocals
Loïc Rossetti: vocals
Jonathan Nido: guitars
Robin Staps: guitars, electronics
Julien Fehlmann: sound

Additional players on ANTHROPOCENTRIC:
Cello on THE ALMIGHTY CONTRADICTION: Esther Monnat
Viola on THE ALMIGHTY CONTRADICTION: Céline Portat
Violin on THE ALMIGHTY CONTRADICTION: Estelle Beiner
Additional cello on THE ALMIGHTY CONTRADICTION: Dalai Theofilopoulou
Guitar solo on SEWERS OF THE SOUL: Mitch Hertz
Vocals on A TINY GRAIN OF FAITH: Sheila Aguinaldo

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credits

Arranged By, Lyrics By, Strings [Arrangement], Producer – Robin Staps
Artwork By – Martin Kvamme
Bass, Vocals – Louis Jucker
Cello – Dalai Theofilopoulou (tracks: 10), Esther Monnat (tracks: 10)
Drums – Luc Hess
Engineer, Mixed By – Julien Fehlmann
Guitar – Jonathan Nido
Guitar [Solo] – Mitch Hertz (tracks: 7)
Guitar, Electronics – Robin Staps
Mastered By – Svante Forsbäck
Sounds – Julien Fehlmann
Viola РC̩line Portat (tracks: 10)
Violin – Estelle Beiner (tracks: 10)
Vocals – Loïc Rossetti, Sheila Aguinaldo (tracks: 6)
Written By – Jonathan Nido (tracks: 04, 05, 08, 09, 10), Louis Jucker (tracks: 07), Loïc Rossetti (tracks: 04), Robin Staps (tracks: 01, 02, 03, 06, 08, 10)

companies

Published By – Metal Blade Records
Copyright (c) – Metal Blade Records

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