Label: Mascot Records
Catalog#: M 72912, M 72732
Format: CD, Album, DVD
Country: Netherlands
Released: 28 Sep 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock
Audio: Flac (Image+Cue+Log+Scans)/MP3 CBR320
Video: DVD5
Size: 531Mb/137Mb/2.76Gb
Guilt Machine is a musical project by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen, owner of other musical projects such as Star One, Ayreon and Ambeon. The project's debut release, On This Perfect Day, was released in August 2009.
In February 2009, Arjen announced in his website that he would be working on his new side project Guilt Machine. This project features a very limited line-up, comparing to other Arjen's side projects: Arjen Lucassen on the instruments and backing vocals, Jasper Steverlinck (Arid) on lead vocals, Chris Maitland (ex-Porcupine Tree) on drums and Lori Linstruth (ex-Stream of Passion) on lead guitar.
On March 9, Arjen announced that fans would be able to submit
their own recorded material for a possible inclusion on the project.
The material had to be sent in the form of a brief audio message
containing the person's thoughts in his/her mother language, with a
translation. The deadline for submission was on March 15. Recently, Arjen has signed a deal with Mascot Records.
Together with the announcement of the signing with Mascot Records at his official website, Arjen
reported that more than 200 audio messages were sent, but only 19 would
be included on the album. According to him, the languages range from
Chinese to Tagalog and from French to Russian.
He informed that the album will include an eight-minute instrumental
track filled with as many messages as he could have used (although many
recordings would still remain unused)
On June 23, 2009, Lucassen announced the release of Guilt Machine's first release, On This Perfect Day.
It was released on August 28 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, on
August 31 in the rest of Europe, September 29 in the US, and dates for
Japan still pending. Most of the songs are relatively long, the
shortest lasting 6:11. Limited and Special editions were released, the
limited edition contained a 32-page digibook and a DVD and the special
edition came with a Digipack 24-page booklet and a DVD.
Regarding a future album of the project, Arjen stated that "we definitely want to make another Guilt Machine album."
According to Arjen, the music will range "from dark and heavy to atmospheric and melancholic". Regarding the concept, Arjen stated that instead of fantasy and science fiction themes, Guilt Machine
will explore "the destructive psychology of guilt, regret and the
darkest form of secret — the secrets we hide from ourselves." In spite
of the differences, the songs are expected to keep the dynamic
contrasts, intricated harmonies, complex rhythms and soaring melodies
of any Ayreon release.
Although Jasper and his band are from the alternative rock genre, he was convinced by ArjenArjen has stated:
"In the beginning, it was hard to convince Jasper
to sing on this album, because he comes from a completely different
musical background. He didn't even know what prog was, but we've made a
believer out of him! What I admire about Jasper's voice,
besides its beautiful clear timbre, is the emotion and credibility he
puts into his performance and his enormous range. Because this project
features just one singer I needed someone versatile enough to portray
all of the different moods, and Jasper didn't disappoint. And he's a really nice and dedicated guy as well!" to work on this progressive metal project.
Instead of working with Ed Warby, the drummer that performed in most of Ayreon albums, Arjen chose Chris Maitland,
which, according to him, "was the ideal choice this time, having both
the power for the heavy sections and the subtle touch needed in the
more atmospheric parts".
Lori Linstruth, the lead guitarist and manager, pleased Arjen with her lyrics:
"At first I asked my partner and personal manager Lori
to quickly write scratch lyrics for one of the songs so I could record
some guide vocals. I was so impressed by what she produced that I asked
her to write the lyrics for all the songs. I was unable myself to
create the type of darkly enigmatic, open-ended lyrics I wanted for
these songs, my specialty being sci-fi lyrics about sinister aliens.
She definitely gave the songs an extra dimension with her lyrics,
exorcising the demons we both had faced in the past few years. It's
also no secret that I've always been a big fan of her melodic guitar
style, so she also plays all the guitar solos on this album.
CD
01 Twisted Coil 11:43
02 Leland Street 8:03
03 Green And Cream 10:32
04 Season Of Denial 10:22
05 Over 6:11
06 Perfection? 10:46
DVD
Audio Bonus Tracks
01 The Stranger Song 4:53
Vocals — Jasper
Written-By — L. Cohen
02 Michelangelo 3:23
Vocals — Arjen
03 Fan Messages 9:37
04 Perfection? 10:22
Vocals [Guide] — Arjen
05 Twisted Coil (Radio Edit) 4:17
06 Pull Me Out Of The Dark (Radio Edit Of Green And Cream) 3:36
07 Over (Radio Edit) 3:56
Video
08 Trailer "On This Perfect Day" 4:33
09 Making Of The Trailer 3:44
10 Interview With Guilt Machine 40:03
Credits:
Artwork By [Logo & Lay-out] — Thomas Ewerhard
Bass — Arjen Lucassen
Cello — David Faber
Drums — Chris Maitland
Guitar — Arjen Lucassen , Lori Linstruth
Keyboards — Arjen Lucassen
Mandolin — Arjen Lucassen
Mastered By — Peter Brussée
Mixed By — Arjen Anthony Lucassen (tracks: Arjen Lucassen)
Other [Dvd Assistant Director] — Angelique Wassink
Other [Dvd Cameras] — D'iMages , Lori Linstruth , Taz De Hoogh
Other [Dvd Directr, Editing, Effects] — Mirko Pelgrom
Other [Dvd Editing] — Angelique Wassink
Other [Dvd Interview Camera And Editing] — Angelique Wassink
Other [Dvd Interview Camera] — Mirko Pelgrom
Other [Dvd Interview Interviewer] — Robert Haagsma
Other [Dvd Interview Photography And Sound Director] — Lex Hulleman
Other [Dvd Interview] — D'iMages
Other [Dvd Light And Camera Assistant] — Eric Pelgrom , Roan Bakker
Other [Dvd Photography Director] — Lex Hulleman
Other [Dvd Trailer] — D'iMages
Photography [Artwork] — Christophe Dessaigne
Photography [Band] — Jasper Van Tilburgh
Producer — Arjen Anthony Lucassen (tracks: Arjen Lucassen)
Recorded By — Arjen Anthony Lucassen (tracks: Arjen Lucassen) , Oscar Holleman (tracks: Chris Maitland Sessions)
Violin — Ben Mathot
Vocals — Arjen Lucassen , Jasper Steverlinck
Written-by [Lyrics] — Lori Linstruth
Written-by [Music] — Arjen Lucassen
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