The Ocean - Phanerozoic I (Live from Pier 2 in Bremen, DE) (FULL SHOW)

Listen/stream: https://orcd.co/phanerozoic-live

A SENDEFAEHIG GMBH PRODUCTION

PROMOTER: HELLSEATIC UG
LOCATION: THE PIER2, BREMEN

DIRECTED BY THOMAS LIPPICK
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAEL DREYER
CAMERA: HENRIKE BOETCHER, STEVEN BREDEN, MATTHIAS KIND
POLECAM OPERATOR: MARC EGGERS
VIDEO OPERATOR: MARC DAUEN
BROADCAST SOUND SUPERVISOR: TIMO HOLLMANN
SOUND ENGINEER: JANNES QUANTZ
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: FINN SCHOTT
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: BORIS NEUMANN

PRODUCED BY CHRISTIAN TIPKE
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER: MARTIN BENEDIX
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER: ZARAH PHILIPSON
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: LEONIE INIESTA GOMEZ, TABEA HORSTMANN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: MAJO USSAT
PROJECT MANAGMENT: ANETT GANSWINDT
MARKETING SUPERVISOR: HANNES RADEMACHER
SALES MANAGER STREAMING-TICKETS: STEFAN SCHROEDER

PROJECT MANAGERS CLUBVERSTAERKER E.V.: GERO STUBBE, OLLI BROCK
CLUBVERSTAERKER E.V.: JULIA VON WILD, VICTOR FREI

HYGIENE OFFICER: SVEN ROLFES
FACILITY MAGAMENT LOCATION: GORDON KLINGE, RENE MUELLER

Mixed by Chris Edrich
Mastering by Atelier Mastering

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On September 25, 2020, in the middle of the global pandemic, The Ocean released their 9th studio album Phanerozoic II, the concluding episode of a conceptual trilogy that began with Precambrian 13 years before – and even without any touring to support the new album release, Phanerozoic II entered the official German album charts at #9. With no end of lockdowns in sight, the band decided to thank their fans for the support with two streaming concerts, performing both Phanerozoic albums in their entirety: Phanerozoic I was streamed live from Pier 2, a big hall in the port of Bremen, on March 25, 2021. With more than 1.500 tickets sold, it was the most successful show of the popular “Club 100″ streaming events series thus far. The day after this event, the band retreated to synth player and sound designer Peter Voigtmann’s rural studio “Die Mühle”, just outside of Bremen. Here, the band rehearsed and recorded Phanerozoic II in its entirety during the following three days. The performance aired on April 16 as part of the digital edition of Roadburn Festival, this year abtly named Roadburn Redux. Both shows couldn’t have been more different: where the first part boasts with a pompous, mesmerizing lighting production on a big stage, the 2nd part is quite the opposite: intimate, almost cosy, focused on musicianship rather than performance. A stripped down setup in a dark barn, with moody, minimal but not any less efficient lighting. “We wanted to give people two totally different experiences“, says band leader Robin Staps. “In Bremen, we had the chance to record a proper Ocean live show, the way people know us. We played facing towards the front of the stage, to an invisible crowd, essentially to a huge empty room… but we knew people were watching, even if we didn’t see them. There was the same rush of adrenaline right before going on stage as you get before going on at any big open air festival… maybe with a little extra anxiety added, because knowing that so many people are watching you without being able to see them yourself was super weird.“