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Ki (Album) by Devin Townsend Project
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Devin Townsend Project Began Where Ziltoid The Omniscient Left Off With Devin Townsend At The Helm. The Project Was A Planned Four-Album Series Where Instead Of Assembling One Static Band Like In The Devin Townsend Band Or Performing The Entirety Of The Music Himself As In Ziltoid The Omniscient The Devin Townsend Project Would Feature A Completely Different Line-Up Of Musicians For Each Release. After The Success Of The First Four Albums Devin Townsend Decided To Continue Working Under The Devin Townsend Project Moniker Releasing His Fifth Album For The DTP Epicloud In September Of 2012. The Latest Release Z² Short For Ziltoid 2 Pronounced "Zed Squared" Is A Double Album Released On October 27 2014. It Consists Of Two Albums Released Together A Devin Townsend Project Album Sky Blue And A "Ziltoid" Concept Album Dark Matters A Sequel To Townsend's 2007 Solo Album Ziltoid The Omniscient. The Main Theme Of The Double Album Is According To Townsend "Ziltoid Against The World". The First Album Ki Was Released In May 2009. For Ki Townsend Recruited Veteran Jazz Drummer Duris Maxwell Local Bassist Jean Savoie And The Former Keyboardist For The Devin Townsend Band Dave Young. Devin Has Also Recruited Ché Dorval As An Additional Vocalist. The Second Release Was Titled Addicted. Intended To Be A Heavy Simplistic And Straightforward Rock Album It Serves As The Bridge From The Quieter Ki To The Expected Zany Metal Tones Of The Album Following It. The Line-Up For This Album Was Ryan Van Poederooyen Also A Veteran Of The Devin Townsend Band On The Drums Another Member Of The DTB Brian Waddell On The Bass And Anneke Van Giersbergen Notable From The Gathering Agua De Annique And Ayreon On Guest Vocals. There Was An EP Released In Early 2011. It Was Only Available Online Free To Download And Named European Tour EP. It Featured Five Live Songs Mostly Consisting Of Material From Devin Townsend's Solo Albums. See More Here Http //www.Discogs.Com/Devin-Townsend-Project-European-Tour-EP/release/2718333 The Third And Fourth Albums Were Called Deconstruction Which Features An Array Of Notable Metal Musicians And Vocalists And Ghost. Deconstruction And Ghost Were Released On June 20th 2011 For Both. Deconstruction Features A Number Of Prominent Metal Musicians As Guest Vocalists Including Mikael Åkerfeldt Tommy Giles Rogers Fredrik Thordendal Paul Masvidal Joe Duplantier Greg Puciato Ihsahn And Other Members Including The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conversely Ghost Has A Static Lineup And "is The Mellowest By Far And Prettiest Record I've Done So Far" According To Townsend. The Album Features Katrina Natale Mike St-Jean Dave Young And Kat Epple Along With Townsend Himself. The Fifth Album Epicloud Features The Widest Array Of Sound For The Devin Townsend Project. A Full-Length Pop-Metal Album Akin To Addicted Epicloud Boasts 13 Positive In Your Face Pop-Metal Songs That Distinguish Devin From The Large Majority Of Contemporary Metal Bands. Epicloud's Line-Up Features No New Musicians For Devin Townsend And Sees The Return Of Anneke Van Giersbergen On Vocals Ryan Van Poederooyan On Drums Brian Waddell On Bass And Dave Young On Guitar And Additional Keyboards. On January 31st 2018 Devin Stated On His Facebook Profile That The Devin Townsend Project Was Going On A 'break' While He Focuses On A Number Of Other Projects He's Working On.
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Devin Townsend Project Began Where Ziltoid The Omniscient Left Off With Devin Townsend At The Helm. The Project Was A Planned Four-Album Series Where Instead Of Assembling One Static Band Like In The Devin Townsend Band Or Performing The Entirety Of The Music Himself As In Ziltoid The Omniscient The Devin Townsend Project Would Feature A Completely Different Line-Up Of Musicians For Each Release. After The Success Of The First Four Albums Devin Townsend Decided To Continue Working Under The Devin Townsend Project Moniker Releasing His Fifth Album For The DTP Epicloud In September Of 2012. The Latest Release Z² Short For Ziltoid 2 Pronounced "Zed Squared" Is A Double Album Released On October 27 2014. It Consists Of Two Albums Released Together A Devin Townsend Project Album Sky Blue And A "Ziltoid" Concept Album Dark Matters A Sequel To Townsend's 2007 Solo Album Ziltoid The Omniscient. The Main Theme Of The Double Album Is According To Townsend "Ziltoid Against The World". The First Album Ki Was Released In May 2009. For Ki Townsend Recruited Veteran Jazz Drummer Duris Maxwell Local Bassist Jean Savoie And The Former Keyboardist For The Devin Townsend Band Dave Young. Devin Has Also Recruited Ché Dorval As An Additional Vocalist. The Second Release Was Titled Addicted. Intended To Be A Heavy Simplistic And Straightforward Rock Album It Serves As The Bridge From The Quieter Ki To The Expected Zany Metal Tones Of The Album Following It. The Line-Up For This Album Was Ryan Van Poederooyen Also A Veteran Of The Devin Townsend Band On The Drums Another Member Of The DTB Brian Waddell On The Bass And Anneke Van Giersbergen Notable From The Gathering Agua De Annique And Ayreon On Guest Vocals. There Was An EP Released In Early 2011. It Was Only Available Online Free To Download And Named European Tour EP. It Featured Five Live Songs Mostly Consisting Of Material From Devin Townsend's Solo Albums. See More Here Http //www.Discogs.Com/Devin-Townsend-Project-European-Tour-EP/release/2718333 The Third And Fourth Albums Were Called Deconstruction Which Features An Array Of Notable Metal Musicians And Vocalists And Ghost. Deconstruction And Ghost Were Released On June 20th 2011 For Both. Deconstruction Features A Number Of Prominent Metal Musicians As Guest Vocalists Including Mikael Åkerfeldt Tommy Giles Rogers Fredrik Thordendal Paul Masvidal Joe Duplantier Greg Puciato Ihsahn And Other Members Including The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conversely Ghost Has A Static Lineup And "is The Mellowest By Far And Prettiest Record I've Done So Far" According To Townsend. The Album Features Katrina Natale Mike St-Jean Dave Young And Kat Epple Along With Townsend Himself. The Fifth Album Epicloud Features The Widest Array Of Sound For The Devin Townsend Project. A Full-Length Pop-Metal Album Akin To Addicted Epicloud Boasts 13 Positive In Your Face Pop-Metal Songs That Distinguish Devin From The Large Majority Of Contemporary Metal Bands. Epicloud's Line-Up Features No New Musicians For Devin Townsend And Sees The Return Of Anneke Van Giersbergen On Vocals Ryan Van Poederooyan On Drums Brian Waddell On Bass And Dave Young On Guitar And Additional Keyboards. On January 31st 2018 Devin Stated On His Facebook Profile That The Devin Townsend Project Was Going On A 'break' While He Focuses On A Number Of Other Projects He's Working On.
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Published: 11 Nov 2009, 12:17
Comments Devin Townsend "Ki" Is The First In A Series Of Four Albums Under The Moniker "Devin Townsend Project". Each Album Is Essentially A Different Band Or Collection Of Session Musicians Playing My Music. They Were Chosen Based On What The Theme Of The Album Is And The Vibe That The Album Is Trying To Project. The Album 'Ki' Is Very Specific In This Quartet Of Albums In That It Controls Its Anger Throughout Barring One Song — 'Heaven Send' — And Really Is An Exercise In Having Little To Prove." Devin Adds "'Ki' Is A Subtle Severe Album. A Challenge In Some Ways. As The 'intro' To The Story The Story Being The Four Records It Needs To Set The Stage. The Point To The Music Is That The Whisper Is Louder Than The Roar In Many Ways. 'Ki' Is On The Surface Quiet And Unassuming. Whenever It Begins To Lose Its Temper It Stops. It Does Not Let It Go It Is Avoiding That Temptation As That Sort Of Anger Is Really Gratifying But Ultimately Just Leaves Me Unhappy. 'Ki' Is About Control And Although It Is Not An Overtly 'heavy' Album It Is Heavy Thematically. On These Four Records It Starts With 'Ki' Which Is Essentially A Cross Section Of All The Albums But The Idea Is That It Is Not Here To Impose Itself. It Just Does It's Thing. Like A Little A.M Radio Playing In The Corner. "Many Folks Have Been Waiting To See What I Do Next After SYL And 'Ziltoid' So After Careful Consideration I Wanted The First Record To Be Quiet And Subtle However Fear Not Chaos Fans... The Next Two Records In The Quartet Are Progressively Heavier And The Third Album 'Deconstruction' Is The Heaviest Music I've Ever Created. So With 'Ki' I Wanted To Make It A Bit Of An Appetizer. I Know Myself That As I Get Older A Steady Diet Of Chaotic Music Does Little More Than Give Me A Headache. So With 'Ki' I Wanted To Re-Introduce Myself In A Way That Says 'I Can Make Chaos Like You've Never Heard But For Starters Please Get Comfortable.' The Common Ground To My Previous Releases Would Be My Voice But Even My Guitar Playing Has Changed. I Use Primarily A Clean Tone Now No Distortion And In Terms Of The Sonics I Have Used Very Little Compression And It Is Not Mastered Very Loud. The Term 'Ki' Loosely Means 'life Force' And Therefore In Almost The Antithesis To My Previous Albums There Is No Real Editing Or Triggers On The Drums. Much Of The Music Was Recorded 'live Off The Floor.' I Wanted To Preserve The Energy Flow Without Worrying So Much About Mistakes."