We Will Take You With Us: 2 Meter Sessies

~ Release by Epica (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

On the track list, tracks 1–6 are marked "Epica The Works", and tracks 7–9 "Epica Acoustic". Tracks 7 and 8 are acoustic versions recorded at 2 Meter Sessies, a Dutch live music TV show. Track 9 is a previously unreleased cover from the musical Cats.

Annotation last modified on 2007-10-07 17:22 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
38:15
2Sensorium
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Sensorium
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
4:54
3Illusive Consensus
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Illusive Consensus
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
5:05
4Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
live recording of:
Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
6:46
5The Phantom Agony
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
live recording of:
The Phantom Agony
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
9:02
6Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
35:53
7Feint (acoustic version)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Feint
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
4:42
8Run for a Fall (acoustic version)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Run for a Fall
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
4:46
9Memory
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the "Epica Choir" associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
cover recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
34:37