''Aeolian'' is the third album by the German

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band The Ocean. It was released on 7 March 2006 through

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About

''Aeolian'' is the second part of a two-CD project that started with ''

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''. Whereas ''Fluxion'' had a focus on atmosphere and orchestral sounds, ''Aeolian'' focuses more on the band's

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and

influences. The two albums were originally intended to be released together as a double CD, but this was cancelled due to financial reasons. An animated music video was created for the song "One with the Ocean".

Track listing

Personnel

;The Ocean * Torge Ließmann – drums * Gerd Kornmann – percussion * Robin Staps – guitar, percussion * Jonathan Heine – bass * Meta – lead vocals * Nico Webers – vocals ;Additional musicians * Carsten Albrecht – guest vocals * Tomas Hallbom – guest vocals * Sean Ingram – guest vocals * Ercüment Kasalar – guest vocals *

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– guest vocals * Yuki Ryang - guest cello

References

2006 albums The Ocean (band) albums {{2000s-metalcore-album-stub