''Excavations of the Mind'' is the debut album by Dutch progressive rock band

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. It is a concept album about the mentally

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. The first four tracks are parts of a 19-minute suite Deep Chasm. The album cover artist,

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, is well known for his work with Fish,

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, and sometimes Iron Maiden.

Track listing

The Deep Chasm suite is broken into four tracks on the album.

Personnel

*Christiaan Bruin- Drums, Vocals (background), engineer *Tom Luchies- Guitar, Vocals *Rik Van Honk- Synthesizer

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, Vocals (background), engineer, Mastering, Grand Piano *Guus Van Mierlo- Bass guitar *Wabe Wieringa- Guitar, producer, engineer, Mixing Allmusic musician credits./ref>

References

External links

Sky Architect Home: ''Composing the Clouds''
* Allmusic Guide to ''Excavations of the Mind'' {{Authority control 2010 debut albums Sky Architect albums