Ocean, The - Heliocentral

THE OCEAN have traditionally been releasing parallel instrumental versions of all their albums, which offer a different perspective and often different mix as compared to the vocal versions. - „Heliocentral“ is the corresponding instrumental to their eponymous 2010 album „Heliocentric“, now released for the first time ever on vinyl! - „Heliocentric“ was the first album with current vocalist Loïc Rossetti, a game changer in the band's history, which saw the band venture into calmer territories as compared to its predecessor: the album is defined not by walls of guitars, but by careful orchestrations of piano, upright bass, strings and textural electronics. - Conceptually, „Heliocentric“ is a comprehensive critique of the legacy of christianity: the iconic opening track „Firmament“, still a fan's favourite, starts off with original text from the bible; while „Ptolemy Was Wrong“ and „Catharsis of A Heretic“ tackle Gallilei's and Copernicus' discoveries that Earth is not at the center of the universe, for which Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake. The album concludes with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and considerations by Richard Dawkins', the spearhead of modern day's aetheism, in the epic 14 minutes closing track duality „The Origin Of Species“ and „The Origin Of God“. - With an ever-changing lineup of various on- and off-stage musicians and visual artists, the relentlessly touring group have become well known for their immense, mind-expanding live shows, which they have carried into the most remote corners of the globe, from Siberian squats to colonial theatres in Ecuador. - FOR FANS OF: BREACH, TOOL, THRICE, NINE INCH NAILS, CULT OF LUNA, ISIS, KARNIVOOL, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, MONO, MASTODON, OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME.