The Solace System
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The Solace System is the first EP by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It features tracks originally supposed to be featured on the band's seventh album The Holographic Principle, released the previous year.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Solace System" | Simone Simons | Isaac Delahaye & Epica | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Fight Your Demons" | Mark Jansen | Ariën van Weesenbeek & Epica | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Architect of Light" | Simone Simons | Ariën van Weesenbeek & Epica | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Wheel of Destiny" | Mark Jansen | Isaac Delahaye & Epica | 5:52 |
| 5. | "Immortal Melancholy" | Simone Simons | Mark Jansen, Joost van den Broek & Epica | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Decoded Poetry" | Simone Simons | Isaac Delahaye, Joost van den Broek & Epica | 6:26 |
| Total length: | 29:57 | |||
Personnel
Band members
- Simone Simons – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Mark Jansen – rhythm guitar, growled vocals
- Isaac Delahaye – lead guitar, mandolin, balalaika, bouzouki, ukulele, orchestral toms, djembé, congas, bar chimes, tambourine, triangle
- Coen Janssen – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, orchestral toms, gran casa, djembé, congas, finger cymbals, tambourine, additional samples and effects
- Rob van der Loo – bass
- Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums, additional grunts, orchestral snare drum, orchestral toms, timbales, congas, bongos (solo), cymbal a deux
Guest/session musicians
Backing vocalists
- Marcela Bovio
- Linda Janssen
Choir
- Director
- Maria van Nieukerken
- Sopranos
- Alfrun Schmidt
- Annemieke Klinkenberg-Nuijten
- Dagmara Siuty
- Martha Bosch
- Ruth Becker
- Silvia da Silva Martinho
- Altos
- Annette Stallinga
- Annette Vermeulen
- Cecile Roovers
- Natascha Morsink
- Tenors
- Guido Groenland
- Joost van Velzen
- Koert Braches
- Matthijs Frankema
- Jan Douwes
- Previn Moore (additional)
Strings
- 1st violin
- Ben Mathot (violin solo)
- Ian de Jong
- Sabine Poiesz
- 2nd violins
- Floortje Beljon
- Loes Dooren
- Vera van der Bie
- Marieke de Bruijn
- Violas
- Mark Mulder (viola solo)
- Frank Goossens
- Celli
- René van Munster (celli solo)
- Geneviève Verhage
- Eilidh Martin
Brass
- Trumpets
- Jurgen van Nijnatten
- Marnix Coster
- French Horns
- Henk Veldt
- Alex Thyssen
- Trombones
- Paul Langerman
- Lennart de Winter
- Bastrombone
- Lennart de Winter
Woodwinds
- Jeroen Goossens – flute, piccolo, bassoon
- Thijs Dapper – oboe, oboe d'amore
Ethnic string instruments
- Jack Pisters – Sitar
Percussion
- Igor Hobus – orchestral snare drum, djembé, congas, darbuka, gong, suspended cymbal, tambourine
- Maarten de Peijper – additional snare drum
- Joost van den Broek – additional snare drum
Notes
- Produced by Joost van den Broek and EPICA
- Sitar recorded at Music Matrix Studio by Brent Langerak, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Paul's voice recorded at Paulyb Studios, Tampa, Florida, USA
- Engineered by Joost van den Broek and Jos Driessen
- Editing by Jos Driessen and Joost van den Broek
- Mixed by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark between May and June 2016
- Co-mixed by Joost van den Broek
- Mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark in June 2016
- Additional mastering by Darius van Helfteren at Amsterdam Mastering, Amsterdam, the Netherlands in June 2016
All music and lyrics written and arranged by EPICA & Joost van den Broek
- Vocal lines co-written by Joost van den Broek, Isaac Delahaye, Coen Janssen and Sascha Paeth
- Orchestral arrangements by Joost van den Broek, Coen Janssen and Isaac Delahaye
- Choir arrangements and scoring by Coen Janssen
- Strings scoring by Ben Mathot
- Brass and woods scoring by Robin Assen
- Additional lyrics and lyrical editing by Coen Janssen
- English coach and lyrical advice by Buffi Duberman
- Latin translations by Jaap Toorenaar and Gjalt Lucassen
- Band photography, art direction and design by Stefan Heilemann / Heilemania
- Costume design and styling by 1 Style Stars / Studio Ingeborg Steenhorst
References
- ^ "EPICA Drops Animated New Song "The Solace System", New EP This September". Metal Injection. June 25, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Epica To Release 'The Solace System' EP In September". Blabbermouth. June 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.