Description
Release: 19-05-2023
Right off the back of a 6 months world tour, the Berlin-based atmospheric and progressive (post-)rock/metal band The Ocean returns with the follow-up to their critically acclaimed “Phanerozoic” double album (2020). “Holocene” sees The Ocean add a closing chapter to their palaeontology-inspired album series, presenting a gear shift towards the electronic world while redefining heaviness at the same time. Founded at the dawn of the millennium, the group of musicians helmed by guitarist Robin Staps shows no sign of slowing down even with over 20 years under their belt. “Holocene” brings back familiar feelings: that wide open spaciousness and those dark subdued delay-soaked melodies lingering underneath the aquatic surface, but there is also a new emphasis here: the distortion on the guitars is turned down in favour of radiant synths and horns in every song, and Rossetti’s charismatic vocals remain mostly clean. The result is an eclectic album showcasing a palette of sounds that is wider than ever in the history of The Ocean.
Tracklist:
- 01. Magicians
- 02. Same Skin
- 03. Doctor
- 04. Believe Her
- 05. Rave Party
- 06. Elastics
- 07. Jabberwocky
- 08. Mecanique Ondulatoire
- 09. Chine Imperiale
- 10. Samaras
- 11. Royal Path
- 12. Not Around
