''The Dark Third'' is the first full-length album by

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. It was produced by

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) and recorded at Fairhazel Studios and later RAK studios. An earlier single " Apprentice of the Universe" peaked at #74. The title refers to the "Dark Third", the third of a person's life spent asleep and dreaming, with the song on disc 2 "In Aurelia" being based lyrically and thematically around the book Aurelia by

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Track listing

Initial U.K. Release

All tracks written by

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unless otherwise specified. #"Aeropause" – 5:44 #"Goshen's Remains" – 5:23 #" Apprentice of the Universe" – 3:59 #" The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56 (J. Courtney & G. Jong) #"The Exact Colour" – 4:03 #"Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:33 #"Bullitts Dominæ" – 5:20 #"The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows" – 7:16 #"He Tried to Show Them Magic! / Ambassadors Return" – 5:17

U.S. Release

A special edition of the album was subsequently released in America, with the following track list: #"Aeropause" – 5:04 #"Goshen's Remains" – 5:45 #"Apprentice of the Universe" – 4:16 #"The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" – 11:56 #"Nimos & Tambos" – 3:44 #"Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine" – 6:35 #"Bullitts Dominæ" – 5:22 #"Arrival / The Intention Craft" – 8:53 #"He Tried to Show Them Magic! / Ambassadors Return" – 5:17 #"Asleep Under Eiderdown" – 3:00 The last song appears as a hidden track after about 5 minutes of silence.

Europe Release

In Europe, the German Progressive Rock label

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released the album almost a year after its initial release, on February 16, 2007. The album contained the same track listing as the U.S. version, but was packaged with a bonus CD with the following track listing: #"In Aurélia" - 3:59 #"Borgens Vor" - 4:17 #"The Exact Colour" - 4:05 #"The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows" - 7:16 #"Golden Clothes" - 7:31

Credits

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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, Programming

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and

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- Vocals & Bass *Andrew Courtney -

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*James Dobson - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Programming &

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*Gregory Jong - Vocals, Guitar & Keyboards *Jamie Willcox - Vocals, Guitar *

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(with Pure Reason Revolution) & Engineering *Dario Dendi - Assistant Engineer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dark Third 2006 debut albums Pure Reason Revolution albums Concept albums Albums produced by Paul Northfield