The Ocean

[Grobodan]

The Ocean are currently in the process of mixing their upcoming album Anthropocentric at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the same place where Heliocentric was recorded and mixed. The album will be mastered on August 25th by Svante Forsbäck in Helsinki.

.. ..Musically, the album feels somehow heavier than Heliocentric. "The sound is more dense and maybe a tad more raw, which suits the songs perfectly“, comments guitar player Jonathan Nido. The album covers a similar sonic and dynamic range as Heliocentric, also including a number of calm, acoustic moments – but these are for the most part orchestrated with guitars, and not so much with piano and string section. The focus is on the heavy songs: "The album is a pretty big production, and still has a very earthy, organic feel to it“, comments guitarist Robin Staps. "We have spent a great deal of time on the basic sound this time around, drums, bass, guitars and vocals... and at this stage I am pretty confident that this will pay off in the end!“...... ..As far as the concepts behind Anthropocentric are concerned, the focus is on man and his place in the universe: at the center, as many fundamental Christians still claim today, or more likely a dust particle in its periphery? All lyrics are circling around this question. Anthropocentric will continue the critique of christianity, inspired by the questions that Dostoyevsky asked and some of the answers that Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Dawkins gave“, comments Staps....... ..At the base of the album are three songs with the titles "The Grand Inquisitor I, II and III". These songs have been inspired by the chapter of the same title in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Brothers Karamasov: a conversation between the brothers Ivan, an atheist, and Alyoscha, a monk. Ivan tells Alyoscha the story of a Second Coming of Christ in 16th century Sevilla. According to this parable, Jesus is arrested by the Catholic inquisition. The grand inquisitor who interrogates Jesus casts a new light on the legend of the temptation of Christ: he reproaches Jesus with having betrayed humanity and having deprived man of salvation by offering him freedom. The conversation between Ivan and Alyoscha mirrors, to some degree, the conversation between the grand inquisitor and Christ and raises more questions than it answers. "This long dialogue, which for the most part is rather a monologue of Ivan, is so complex and recondite that one could easily find inspiration for 10 concept albums about Christianity in it“, comments Staps....... ..Only 6 guest musicians are appearing on the album, all classical musicians, most of whom are guesting on the final track of the album. Anthropocentric is an album by The Ocean's consolidated nucleus. "It is the first album where all members have actively partaken in the songwriting“, comments Staps....... ..The track listing for Anthropocentric is as follows:....

1Anthropocentric ....

2. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov baseness ....

3. She Was The Universe ....

4. For He That Wavereth... ....

5. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts ....

6. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith ....

7. Sewers Of The Soul ....

8. Wille Zum Untergang ....

9. Heaven TV ....

10. The Almightiness Contradiction ....

11. The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclusion From Redemption...... ..

 

The last track is a bonus track which will only appear on the vinyl and the limited European deluxe digipak version.

 

 

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[chess]

jedva cekam novi,nadam se da cu imati finansije da odem na njih i dilindzere u budimpestu

[JuliannaCox]

Koliko je samo Heliocentric dobar album! On i Fluxion,odlicni.

[Talvi]

Koji su ovi likovi carevi, 'ladno preko fejsbuka traže smeštaj tokom datuma na turneji, na foru da se javi ko bi mogao da ih primi na noćenje.

[Lou]

To se zove UG!

[azal]

jbg ko zna koliko kosta da se ubacis na turneju sa DEP, sigurno nije malo

[feyd]

bila sam ubeđena da ova tema već odavno postoji na forumu, samo ja nisam u stanju da je nađem.

 

the ocean ftw. jedva čekam anthropocentric.

[Grobodan]

Nova pesma: http://www.metalblade.com/theocean/

[feyd]

weeeeeee

[JuliannaCox]

uuu,odlicna stvar!

[chess]

do jaja nova stvar

[azal]

ne svidja mi se

[Lou]

Lažeš.

[Talvi]

Još jedna nova: http://stereogum.com/541012/the-ocean-the-grand-inquisitor-ii-roots-locusts-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/

[Lou]

Meni dobra.

[BlowCape]

odlican bend....

[Buddha]

mozda izmuljamo nesto za beograd u novembru

[Defunctus]

Uh,to bi odlicno bilo.

Kapiram da bi sigurno bilo vise ljudi nego letos...

[Buddha]

svirali bi sami, bez nas

 

videcemo jos

[niking]

novi album na istu foru kao prethodni, meni se svideo, ali nista revolucionarno (na jedno slusanje)

 

zar nisu oni u martu na turneji?

[feyd]

i sad su na turneji.

[bambayay]

Ma oni su uvek na turneji i samo stancuju albume ! Ali dobre! Super bi bilo kada bi dosli po treci put do Beograda. Mozda ovak put i premasimo sto ljudi na koncertu. Drugi put je, cini mi se, bilo ipak malo vise ljudi nego prvi. Dobre su im ove nove pesme, ali sam ocekivao malo vece "krljanje".

[Talvi]

On Wednesday, October 20, THE OCEAN, who are currently on tour supporting THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN in Europe, were robbed on a highway near Madrid. Said the band in a statement: "Two guys in a black BMW pulled us over with fake police IDs. They asked for our van papers and IDs and wanted to know if we had any money to declare. We were not skeptical at this point, as it is normal in Europe that you have to declare larger amounts of money when you're crossing borders, so we told them we had merch money with us, and the guy wanted to see it. When we showed them the merch wallet, the guy reached through the open window, seized it and ran back to the BMW in front of us, where his colleague was waiting with the engine running. Unfortunately, our van and trailer don't match the speed of a BMW, but fortunately it's not allowed to carry guns in Europe, as otherwise we would be in jail now for shooting the guy in the face.

 

"We are facing a loss of 6000-plus euros of merch income of the last days and fees. The exact amount is still to be determined.

 

"As some of you may or may not know, conditions on support tours are usually grim. Fees are low and barely cover expenses for van, gas, highway tolls, ferries etc. There is no accommodation arrangements, we've been crashing out on people's floors for weeks. Losing more than 6000 euros is something we simply cannot afford at this point.

 

"We are asking everyone who is planning to order [the new THE OCEAN album] 'Anthropocentric' in the next few weeks through our shop to help out. You can do so by donating five euros when you place your order. All income generated through this will make the loss smaller for us.

 

"Everyone who donates five euros will receive a copy of the police report and a 'thank you' card signed by all band members.

 

"We would like to thank you in advance for your support!"

 

You can donate at this location.

[Lou]

Koje sranje.

 

Nije dozvoljeno nošenje oružja u Evropi? Biće da sam neupućen.

[Grobodan]

Još jedna nova:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOwS1w_NRD4