Almost a Dance
Almost a Dance is the second studio album by the Dutch doom metal band The Gathering, released in 1993 on Foundation 2000 Records.
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| Released | October 2, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | September 1993 | |||
| Studio | Spitzbergen Studios, Zuidbroek, Groningen, The Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, gothic metal | |||
| Length | 54:22 | |||
| Label | Foundation 2000 | |||
| Producer | Tom Holkenborg, Mark Fritsma | |||
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Tom Holkenberg, one of the producers, will later become better known as the electronic musician Junkie XL.
On this album, The Gathering left death growls and their death-doom influences aside, in favor to a more straightforward doom metal sound with clean vocals.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the original release.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "On a Wave" | Niels Duffhuës | The Gathering | 5:53 |
| 2. | "The Blue Vessel" | Duffhuës | René Rutten | 6:04 |
| 3. | "Her Last Flight" | Duffhuës | Frank Boeijen, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 8:47 |
| 4. | "The Sky People" | Duffhuës | Boeijen | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Nobody Dares" | Duffhuës | Duffhuës | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Like Fountains" | Duffhuës, Martine van Loon | Boeijen, Rutten | 7:41 |
| 7. | "Proof" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Jelmer Wiersma | 6:18 |
| 8. | "Heartbeat Amplifier" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Rutten | 4:51 |
| 9. | "A Passage to Desire" | Duffhuës, van Loon | Boeijen, Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 6:44 |
Personnel
- The Gathering
- Niels Duffhuës – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements on track 5
- Martine van Loon – female vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9)
- René Rutten – guitars, theremin, digeridoo
- Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
- Frank Boeijen – keyboards
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass, flute, triangle
- Hans Rutten – drums, arrangements
- Production
- Tom Holkenborg – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mark Fritsma – executive producer
References
- Spencer, Trey (July 16, 2007). "The Gathering – Almost a Dance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- Almost a dance (CD booklet). The Gathering. Woerden, Netherlands: Foundation 2000 Records FDN 2008 2. 1993.CS1 maint: others (link)
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