Immersion (album)

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Immersion is the third studio album by Australian-British band Pendulum. The album was announced in early 2009, with the name being confirmed in December 2009.[1] The album was released 21 May 2010 in Australia and Ireland, and 24 May for the rest of the world,[2] followed by a UK tour of the album. In January 2010 Pendulum hosted the album preview Ear Storm event at Matter in London in which many top DJs performed sets of their own with Pendulum being the headliners.[3]

The album was finished on 18 April 2010 and mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Los Angeles.[4]

Immersion peaked at number 1 in the UK Official Top 40 charts in its first week of release.[5]The album feautures a variety of sounds. Although drum and bass is highly featured, electro, house and metal styles are also within the 67 minute long album.

The album features collaborations with Liam Howlett, Steven Wilson and the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63%[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Alternative Pressfavourable[8]
BBC Musicfavourable[9]
NME4/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Rock Sound8/10[12]
Sputnikmusic3.0/5[13]

Public reception

Immersion was well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.01 out of 5, based on more than 1,000 ratings,[14] and on Sputnikmusic the album has a "great" average rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on more than 650 ratings.[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Swire, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Genesis" 1:09
2."Salt in the Wounds" 6:38
3."Watercolour" 5:04
4."Set Me on Fire" 5:02
5."Crush" 4:13
6."Under the Waves"Swire, Paul Harding, Ben Mount4:54
7."Immunize"Swire, Liam Howlett4:36
8."The Island – Pt.I (Dawn)" 5:20
9."The Island – Pt.II (Dusk)" 4:09
10."Comprachicos"Swire, Gareth McGrillen2:48
11."The Vulture"Swire, Mount4:03
12."Witchcraft"Swire, McGrillen4:12
13."Self vs. Self"Swire, Björn Gelotte, Anders Fridén4:45
14."The Fountain"Swire, Steven Wilson5:00
15."Encoder"Swire, Peredur ap Gwynedd5:21
Deluxe version (iTunes)
No.TitleLength
16."Watercolour" (deadmau5 remix)6:06
17."Watercolour" (Emalkay remix)5:07
18."Witchcraft" (Rob Swire's drum-step mix)5:44
19."Witchcraft" (John B remix)6:53
20."Witchcraft" (Chuckie remix)4:59
21."Witchcraft" (Netsky remix)4:56
22."The Island"9:29
23."The Island" (Tiësto remix)6:45
24."The Island" (Cicada remix)7:12
25."The Island" (Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli remix)6:40
26."The Island" (Lenzman remix)4:57
27."The Island" (Madeon remix)4:06
28."The Island" (Statelapse remix)5:15
29."Watercolour" (video)3:29
30."Witchcraft" (video)3:52
31."The Island" (video)3:40
32."The Making of Immersion" (video)11:15
33."Making the Immersion Artwork" (video)4:34
34."Witchcraft - Making of the Music video" (video)3:48
35."Pendulum - Live at Wembley" (video)4:12
36."Pendulum Live - Tour Graphics" (video)5:56
Total length:118:55

B-side

The track "Ransom" was originally included in the album but it was later dropped as it "didn't fit the sound of the album". The band later stated that "Ransom will be either released as a free download to fans or a B-side but it will definitely see the light of day".[4] Rob Swire later stated that "Ransom" won't be released because he found the song to be "boring" after the intro, however that most of the project files for the song were corrupted when his MacBook hard drive malfunctioned.[16][17][18] However, on 6 April 2011, "Ransom" was released as a download only single on the group's website in aid of Japan's earthquake appeal, and entered the UK Singles Chart at no. 193 the following week.[19]

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[20]

Personnel

Pendulum

  • Rob Swire – vocals on "Watercolour", "Crush", "Under the Waves", "Immunize", "The Island – Pt.I (Dawn)", "The Island – Pt. II (Dusk)", "Comprachicos", "Witchcraft", "Self vs. Self", guitar on "Under the Waves", "Comprachicos"
  • Ben Mount – vocals on "The Vulture"
  • Peredur ap Gwynedd – guitar on "Crush", "The Vulture", "Witchcraft", "Self vs. Self", "The Fountain", "Encoder"
  • Gareth McGrillen – bass guitar on "Comprachicos", "Witchcraft"
  • Kevin "KJ" Sawka – drums on "Crush", "Comprachicos", "Witchcraft", "Self vs. Self", "Encoder", percussions on "The Island – Pt.I (Dawn)", "The Island – Pt. II (Dusk)", "The Vulture", "Encoder"

Guest musicians

Additional musicians

  • Andy Greenwood – brass on "Watercolour"
  • Andy Wood – brass on "Watercolour"
  • Craig Wild – brass on "Watercolour"
  • Adrian Revell – brass on "Watercolour"
  • Martin Williams – brass on "Watercolour"
  • Samantha Beagley – vocals on "The Vulture"

Production

  • Rob Swire – production, mixing
  • Gareth McGrillen – production, except for "Genesis" and "The Fountain"
  • Liam Howlett – production on "Immunize"
  • Brad Kohn – mixing (drums only) on "Crush" and "Encoder", editing assistant
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering

Visual art

  • Valp Maclej Hajnrich – artwork

Samples

  • "We Do the Killing" by Cocoa Tea, written by C. Scott, W. Riley, used on "Set Me on Fire"

Studios

  • Pendulum HQ – mixing
  • Brain Gardner Mastering – mastering

Release history

Region Release date Format Edition
Worldwide 21 May 2010 (2010-05-21) Download Standard
Ireland 12" LP, CD
Australia
United Kingdom 24 May 2010 (2010-05-24)
16 January 2011 (2011-01-16) Download iTunes edition
United States 25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) 12" LP, CD, download Standard, iTunes edition

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 48
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 62
Greek Albums (IFPI)[28] 25
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 15
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[30] 41
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 1
Preceded by UK Albums Chart
number-one album
30 May 2010 – 6 June 2010 		Succeeded by

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Pendulum announce live tour. pendulum.com (1 December 2009). Retrieved on 4 December 2009.
  2. ^ Immersion - Out Now. Pendulum.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ Pendulum announce the first 'Ear Storm' night at Matter nightclub, London. pendulum.com (27 November 2009). Retrieved on 25 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b Immersion masters sent to manufacturing. Twitter (20 April 2010). Retrieved on 24 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Immersion at αCharts.us". acharts.us.
  6. ^ Immersion at Metacritic
  7. ^ Kellman, Andy. Immersion - Pendulum at AllMusic
  8. ^ Slessor, Dan (14 January 2011). "Pendulum - Immersion - Reviews". www.altpress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved 28 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Diver, Mike (2010). "Review of Pendulum - Immersion". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. ^ Mackay, Emily. "Album review: Pendulum - 'Immersion' (Warners)". www.nme.com. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ^ Garratt, John (30 March 2011). "Pendulum: Immersion". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved 28 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Staff writer(s); no by-line. "Pendulum - Immersion - Reviews". www.rocksound.tv. Retrieved 28 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Deviant (22 May 2010). "Review: Pendulum - Immersion". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Immersion by Pendulum (Album, Drum and Bass)". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Pendulum - Immersion User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  16. ^ Rob Swire's state Ransom won't be released. Twitter (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
  17. ^ Rob Swire's reasons why Ransom won't be released. Twitter (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
  18. ^ Rob Swire's reasons why Ransom won't be released. Twitter (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart for the week ending 16 April 2011". UKChartsPlus (503). Liverpool: UKChartsPlus: 1–4. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  20. ^ Immersion (booklet). Pendulum. Warner Music UK. 2010. 5051865948827. Retrieved 28 July 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pendulum – Immersion". Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pendulum – Immersion" (in German). Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pendulum – Immersion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  24. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pendulum – Immersion" (in French). Hung Medien.
  25. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pendulum – Immersion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  26. ^ "Pendulum: Immersion" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  27. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  28. ^ "Greekcharts.com – Pendulum – Immersion". Hung Medien.
  29. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 21, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  30. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2010-06-21" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  31. ^ "Charts.nz – Pendulum – Immersion". Hung Medien.
  32. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pendulum – Immersion". Hung Medien.
  33. ^ "Pendulum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  34. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  35. ^ "British album certifications – Pendulum – Immersion". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Immersion in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

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