The Ocean
The Ocean formed in Berlin, Germany in 2000 under the direction of guitarist Robin Staps, evolving into a large collective of rotating musicians that produced sprawling, conceptually ambitious post-metal. The band's discography traces geological and philosophical themes across concept album series, most notably the Precambrian diptych (2007) and the Phanerozoic sequence (2018–2020), as well as the acclaimed Pelagial (2013), a single continuous piece representing a descent through ocean depths. Their own label, Pelagic Records, grew out of the project and became a significant home for progressive and post-metal acts. Holocene (2023) marked a further conceptual departure.
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The Ocean Discography
15 tracks
- 1 The Cambrian Explosion (Live in Bremen) 1:53
- 2 Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence (Live in Bremen) 7:47
- 3 Ordovicium: The Glaciation of Gondwana (Live in Bremen) 5:51
- 4 Silurian: Age of Sea Scorpions (Live in Bremen) 10:14
- 5 Devonian: Nascent (Live in Bremen) 11:24
- 6 The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse (Live in Bremen) 3:26
- 7 Permian: The Great Dying (Live in Bremen) 9:24
- 8 Triassic (Live at Roadburn Redux) 9:18
- 9 Jurassic | Cretaceous (Live at Roadburn Redux) 13:20
- 10 Palaeocene (Live at Roadburn Redux) 4:03
- 11 Eocene (Live at Roadburn Redux) 4:06
- 12 Oligocene (Live at Roadburn Redux) 4:02
- 13 Miocene | Pliocene (Live at Roadburn Redux) 5:25
- 14 Pleistocene (Live at Roadburn Redux) 6:41
- 15 Holocene (Live at Roadburn Redux) 5:53
16 tracks
- 1 Triassic 8:31
- 2 Jurassic | Cretaceous 13:24
- 3 Palaeocene 4:00
- 4 Eocene 3:57
- 5 Oligocene 4:00
- 6 Miocene | Pliocene 4:40
- 7 Pleistocene 6:40
- 8 Holocene 5:47
- 9 Triassic (Instrumental) 8:31
- 10 Jurassic | Cretaceous (Instrumental) 13:24
- 11 Palaeocene (Instrumental) 4:00
- 12 Eocene (Instrumental) 3:57
- 13 Oligocene (Instrumental) 4:00
- 14 Miocene | Pliocene (Instrumental) 4:40
- 15 Pleistocene (Instrumental) 6:40
- 16 Holocene (Instrumental) 5:47
7 tracks
- 1 The Cambrian Explosion 1:54
- 2 Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence 7:51
- 3 Ordovicium: The Glaciation of Gondwana 4:49
- 4 Silurian: Age of Sea Scorpions 9:36
- 5 Devonian: Nascent 11:05
- 6 The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse 3:08
- 7 Permian: The Great Dying 9:22
7 tracks
- 1 The Cambrian Explosion (Instrumental) 1:54
- 2 Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence (Instrumental) 7:51
- 3 Ordovicium: The Glaciation of Gondwana (Instrumental) 4:49
- 4 Silurian: Age of Sea Scorpions (Instrumental) 9:36
- 5 Devonian: Nascent (Instrumental) 11:05
- 6 The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse (Instrumental) 3:08
- 7 Permian: The Great Dying (Instrumental) 9:22
22 tracks
- 1 Epipelagic 1:12
- 2 Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny 5:56
- 3 Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses 4:24
- 4 Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams 3:18
- 5 Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated 4:27
- 6 Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts 3:27
- 7 Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety 5:05
- 8 Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep 1:07
- 9 Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe 9:17
- 10 Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance 9:05
- 11 Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes 5:55
- 12 Epipelagic (Instrumental Version) 1:12
- 13 Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny (Instrumental Version) 5:56
- 14 Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses (Instrumental Version) 4:24
- 15 Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams (Instrumental Version) 3:18
- 16 Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated (Instrumental Version) 4:27
- 17 Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts (Instrumental Version) 3:27
- 18 Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety (Instrumental Version) 5:05
- 19 Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep (Instrumental Version) 1:07
- 20 Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe (Instrumental Version) 9:17
- 21 Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance (Instrumental Version) 9:05
- 22 Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes (Instrumental Version) 5:55
10 tracks
- 1 Anthropocentric 9:24
- 2 The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness 5:02
- 3 She was the Universe 5:39
- 4 For He that Wavereth... 2:06
- 5 The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts 6:33
- 6 The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith 1:55
- 7 Sewers of the Soul 3:43
- 8 Wille Zum Untergang 6:02
- 9 Heaven TV 5:03
- 10 The Almightiness Contradiction 4:34
10 tracks
- 1 Anthropocentric (Instrumental) 9:22
- 2 The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness (Instrumental) 5:02
- 3 She Was the Universe (Instrumental) 5:40
- 4 For He That Wavereth... (Instrumental) 2:05
- 5 The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts (Instrumental) 6:31
- 6 The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith (Instrumental) 1:54
- 7 Sewers of the Soul (Instrumental) 3:44
- 8 Wille Zum Untergang (Instrumental) 6:02
- 9 Heaven TV (Instrumental) 5:01
- 10 The Almightiness Contradiction (Instrumental) 4:38
10 tracks
- 1 Shamayim 1:53
- 2 Firmament 7:29
- 3 The First Commandment Of The Luminaries 6:47
- 4 Ptolemy Was Wrong 6:28
- 5 Metaphysics Of The Hangman 5:41
- 6 Catharsis Of A Heretic 2:08
- 7 Swallowed By The Earth 4:59
- 8 Epiphany 3:21
- 9 The Origin Of Species 7:23
- 10 The Origin Of God 4:33
10 tracks
- 1 Shamayim (Instrumental) 1:53
- 2 Firmament (Instrumental) 7:29
- 3 The First Commandment of the Luminaries (Instrumental) 6:48
- 4 Ptolemy Was Wrong (Instrumental) 6:29
- 5 Metaphysics of the Hangman (Instrumental) 5:45
- 6 Catharsis of a Heretic (Instrumental) 2:08
- 7 Swallowed by the Earth (Instrumental) 4:59
- 8 Epiphany (Instrumental) 3:21
- 9 The Origin of Species (Instrumental) 7:23
- 10 The Origin of God (Instrumental) 4:29
14 tracks
- 1 Hadean 3:48
- 2 Eoarchaean 4:45
- 3 Palaeoarchaean 2:46
- 4 Mesoarchaean 5:20
- 5 Neoarchaean 5:24
- 6 Siderian 1:56
- 7 Rhyacian 10:56
- 8 Orosirian 6:29
- 9 Statherian 5:57
- 10 Calymmian 8:18
- 11 Ectasian 8:58
- 12 Stenian 8:19
- 13 Tonian 7:18
- 14 Cryogenian 3:29
10 tracks
- 1 The City In The Sea 7:32
- 2 Dead Serious & Highly Professional 1:27
- 3 Austerity 9:40
- 4 Killing The Flies 7:13
- 5 Une Saison En Enfer 4:57
- 6 Necrobabes.com 2:13
- 7 One With The Ocean 2:34
- 8 Swoon 5:00
- 9 Queen Of The Food-Chain 7:09
- 10 Inertia 5:09
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