Precambrian

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Disc 1: »Hadean/Archaean«
I. Hadean
1-1	Hadean [The Long March Of The Yes-Men] Lyrics By – Ray J. Shaw	3:38
II. Archaean
1-2	Eoarchaean [The Great Void] Lyrics By – Mike Pilat	4:46
1-3	Palaeoarchaean [Man And The Sea] Lyrics By – Charles Baudelaire	2:46
1-4	Mesoarchaean [Legions Of Winged Octopoi] Lyrics By – Comte De Lautréamont	5:20
1-5	Neoarchaean [To Burn The Duck Of Doubt]	5:24
Disc 2: »Proterozoic«
III. Palaeoproterozoic
2-1	Siderian	1:57
2-2	Rhyacian [Untimely Meditations] Lyrics By – Comte De Lautréamont, Friedrich Nietzsche	10:57
2-3	Orosirian [For The Great Blue Cold Now Reigns]	6:29
2-4	Statherian	5:58
IV. Mesoproterozoic
2-5	Calymmian [Lake Disappointment]	8:19
2-6	Ectasian [De Profundis] Lyrics By – Georg Trakl	8:58
2-7	Stenian [Mount Sorrow]	8:20
V. Neoproterozoic
2-8	Tonian [Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind]	7:18
2-9	Cryogenian	3:30

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Metal Blade Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Metal Blade Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Oceanland
• Recorded At – Studio 57
• Recorded At – Audio Zoo Berlin
• Mixed At – Victory Audio
• Mastered At – Virtalähde Analog Audio
• Mixed At – Translator Audio
• Mastered At – New Alliance East Mastering
• Mastered At – Chartmakers

Credits

• Artwork By – Martin Kvamme
• Bass – Hannes Hüfken (tracks: 2-4, 2-8), Jonathan Heine (tracks: 2-6), Mike Pilat (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7)
• Bass Guitar [Additional Live] – Gordon Hünies
• Cello – Stefan Heinemeyer (tracks: 2-2, 2-4 to 2-7, 2-9)
• Co-producer – Jonas Olsson
• Design – Martin Kvamme
• Design [Live Visuals] – Nils Lindenhayn
• Drums – Torge Ließmann
• Engineer – Jonas Olsson
• Glockenspiel – Daniel Eichholz (tracks: 2-2 to 2-5, 2-7)
• Guitar – Matt Beels
• Guitar [Additional Live] – Andreas Hillebrand
• Lead Guitar – Walid Farruque (tracks: 1-2)
• Mastered By – Jaakko Virtalähde* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Nick Zampiello (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9)
• Mastered By [Additional] – Svante Forsbäck
• Mixed By – Andrew Schneider (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9), Jonas Olsson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5)
• Percussion [Live] – Gerd Kornmann
• Piano – Katharina Sellheim (tracks: 2-2, 2-6 to 2-9)
• Producer, Recorded By, Lyrics By, Art Direction, Guitar – Robin Staps
• Recorded By [Drums & Guitars], Engineer – Jonas Olsson
• Recorded By [Saxophone & Additional Samples] – Tomas Svensson
• Sampler [Addional Samples] – Tomas Svensson (tracks: 2-1)
• Saxophone – John Gürtler (tracks: 2-1)
• Tambourine – Jonas Olsson (tracks: 2-5, 2-7, 2-8)
• Viola – Karina Suslov (tracks: 2-2 to 2-7, 2-9)
• Violin – Christoph Von Der Nahmer (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-8)
• Vocals – Caleb Scofield (tracks: 2-3), Dwid Hellion (tracks: 2-6), Eric Kalsbeek (tracks: 1-4), Jan Oberg (tracks: 2-6), Jason Emry (tracks: 1-3), Meta (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5 to 2-8), Mike Pilat (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-8), Nate Newton (tracks: 1-3, 2-8), Nico Webers (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-2, 2-5, 2-8), Rene* (tracks: 1-3, 2-3, 2-7, 2-8), Robin Staps (tracks: 2-2, 2-6, 2-7)

Notes

The album concept follows the classification of geologic ages during the "Precambrian" period. Every song that is not an instrumental has two titles: a primary one that refers to a geologic age and a secondary one that is derived from the lyrics.

Disc 2 contains a data track with band pictures and biographical information.

Artwork adapted from the digipak version; same booklets but without the digipak with diecut holes. And the second CD is not black, but silver.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 3984-14643-2 0
• Mastering SID Code (CD1, CD2): IFPI L481
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 32B53146432
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 8113
• Matrix / Runout (CD2 - Variant 1): 32BQ31464322
• Matrix / Runout (CD2 - Variant 2): 32BQ31464322 DADR
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 8120

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
3984-14643-2	The Ocean	Precambrian ‎(CD, Album + CD, Album, Enh)	Metal Blade Records	3984-14643-2	Germany	2007
GOE17, CHAPTER 34	The Ocean	Precambrian ‎(LP, Ora + LP, Red + LP, Gre + Album, Ltd)	Garden Of Exile Records, Throne Records	GOE17, CHAPTER 34	Netherlands	2008
3984-14643-2	The Ocean	Precambrian ‎(Minimax, Album + CD, Album, Enh, Bla + Ltd, Dig)	Metal Blade Records	3984-14643-2	Germany	2007
3984-14643-2	The Ocean	Precambrian ‎(2xCD, Album, EP, Promo)	Metal Blade Records	3984-14643-2	Germany	2007
PEL 006, GOE17, CHAPTER 34	The Ocean	Precambrian ‎(3x12", Album, TP)	Pelagic Records, Garden Of Exile Records, Throne Records	PEL 006, GOE17, CHAPTER 34	Netherlands	2008

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