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Almost a Dance is the second studio album by the Dutch doom metal band The Gathering, released in 1993 on Foundation 2000 Records.
Tom Holkenberg, one of the producers, will later become better known as the electronic musician Junkie XL.
On this album, The Gathering left death growls and their death-doom influences aside, in favor to a more straightforward doom metal sound with clean vocals.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the original release.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On a Wave" | Niels Duffhuës | The Gathering | 5:53 |
| 2. | "The Blue Vessel" | Duffhuës | René Rutten | 6:04 |
| 3. | "Her Last Flight" | Duffhuës | Frank Boeijen, Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 8:47 |
| 4. | "The Sky People" | Duffhuës | Boeijen | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Nobody Dares" | Duffhuës | Duffhuës | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Like Fountains" | Duffhuës, Martine van Loon | Boeijen, Rutten | 7:41 |
| 7. | "Proof" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Jelmer Wiersma | 6:18 |
| 8. | "Heartbeat Amplifier" | Duffhuës | Boeijen, Rutten | 4:51 |
| 9. | "A Passage to Desire" | Duffhuës, van Loon | Boeijen, Prinsen Geerligs, Rutten | 6:44 |
Personnel
- The Gathering
- Niels Duffhuës – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements on track 5
- Martine van Loon – female vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, and 9)
- René Rutten – guitars, theremin, digeridoo
- Jelmer Wiersma – guitars
- Frank Boeijen – keyboards
- Hugo Prinsen Geerligs – bass, flute, triangle
- Hans Rutten – drums, arrangements
- Production
- Tom Holkenborg – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mark Fritsma – executive producer
References
- ^ Spencer, Trey (July 16, 2007). "The Gathering – Almost a Dance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ Almost a dance (CD booklet). The Gathering. Woerden, Netherlands: Foundation 2000 Records FDN 2008 2. 1993.