Infinity (Devin Townsend album)

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Infinity
Studio album by Devin Townsend
Released	October 21, 1998
Recorded	April 1997 – August 1998 at Red Stripe Studios, Burnaby, BC
Length	46:41
Label	HevyDevy Records
Producer	Devin Townsend
Professional reviews
Chronicles of Chaos [1] Sputnikmusic [2]
Devin Townsend chronology
Ocean Machine: Biomech (1997) Infinity (1998) Physicist (2000)

Infinity is the second solo album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. The album was released in October 1998 on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records.

Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Track listing 3.1 Bonus tracks 3.2 Original track listing 4 Chart performance 5 Personnel 5.1 Music 5.2 Production 5.3 Artwork 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Background

After the completion of Strapping Young Lad's extreme metal album City and his solo progressive rock release Ocean Machine: Biomech, Townsend began to approach a mental breakdown. "I started to see human beings as little lonesome, water based, pink meat," he explained, "life forms pushing air through themselves and making noises that the other little pieces of meat seemed to understand." In 1997, he checked himself into a mental-health hospital, where he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The diagnosis helped him understand where the two sides of his music were coming from; he felt his disorder "gave birth to the two extremes that are Strapping's City record and Ocean Machine's Biomech."^[3]

After being discharged from the hospital, Townsend found that "everything just clicked" and he was able to write his second solo album, Infinity, which he described as "the parent project" of City and Biomech.^[3] Townsend returned to the studio, accompanied by drummer Gene Hoglan, to work on the album, on which Townsend played most of the instruments.

[edit] Release

Infinity was released in October 1998 on Townsend's independent label, HevyDevy Records. It was distributed in Canada by HevyDevy, in Japan by Sony, and in Europe with three bonus tracks by InsideOut.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Devin Townsend except where noted. The InsideOut release of Infinity had different titles for several tracks; these are listed in parentheses.

1. "Truth" – 3:58
2. "Christeen" – 3:41 (Townsend/Ginger)
3. "Bad Devil" – 4:52
4. "War" – 6:29
5. "Soul Driven" ("Soul Driven Cadillac") – 5:14
6. "Ants" – 2:01
7. "Colonial Boy" ("Wild Colonial Boy") – 3:04
8. "Dynamics" ("Life Is All Dynamics") – 5:08
9. "Unity" – 6:07
10. "Noisy Pink Bubbles" – 5:22

[edit] Bonus tracks

The InsideOut release of Infinity contained three bonus tracks.

1. "Sister" (Live acoustic version) – 2:15
2. "Hide Nowhere" (Live acoustic version) – 5:03
3. "Man" (Demo from 1996) – 5:12

[edit] Original track listing

The original track listing intended for Infinity was different from its final release. Due to the record label's time restraints, Townsend could not finish some of the tracks. These were later included on the Christeen + Four Demos EP. The original tracklist was:^[4]

1. "Truth"
2. "Processional (Star Child Rise / Welcome Home / Metamorph / Infinite Waltz)"
3. "Christeen"
4. "War"
5. "Soul Driven"
6. "Om"
7. "Dynamics"
8. "Unity"

[edit] Chart performance

Chart	Weeks	Peak position
Oricon (Japan)[5]	2	29

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Music

• Devin Townsend – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming
• Gene Hoglan – drums
• Christian Olde Wolbers – upright bass
• Andy Codrington – trombone
• Erin Townsend, Lyn Townsend, Dave Townsend, Naomi, Tanya Evans, Lara Uthoff, Chris Valagao, Brad Jackson – additional vocals

[edit] Production

• Devin Townsend – production, recording, engineering, mixing, digital editing, digital assembly
• Mark Gordon – bass engineering
• Matteo Caratozzolo – assistance, digital editing
• Mark Gordon – assistance
• Byron Stroud – assistance
• Marty Schwartz – assistance
• Ross Gale – assistance
• Ramon Donati – assistance
• Scott Ternan – assistance
• Pete Wonsiak – mixing, additional recording
• Matteo Caratozzolo – additional recording
• Jennifer Lewis – digital editing
• Jamie Meyer – digital assembly
• Brett Anthony – digital assembly
• Greg Reely – mastering
• Tracy Turner – management

[edit] Artwork

• Mille Thorsen – layout and design
• Aaron Mason – photography

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Infinity (HevyDevy Records)
• Infinity (InsideOut Music)

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