5x 12" Vinyl, Blu-ray, 3x CD

The Absolute Universe

Album by Transatlantic

Released 5 February 2021

progressive rock rock

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: The Breath of Life (abridged version)
1
Overture
2
Reaching for the Sky
3
Higher Than the Morning
4
The Darkness in the Light
5
Take Now My Soul
6
Looking for the Light
12" Vinyl 2: The Breath of Life (abridged version)
1
Love Made a Way (prelude)
2
Owl Howl
3
Solitude
4
Belong
5
Can You Feel It
6
Looking for the Light (reprise)
7
The Greatest Story Never Ends
8
Love Made a Way
12" Vinyl 3: Forevermore (extended version)
1
Overture
2
Heart Like a Whirlwind
3
Higher Than the Morning
4
The Darkness in the Light
5
Swing High, Swing Low
6
Bully
12" Vinyl 4: Forevermore (extended version)
1
Rainbow Sky
2
Looking for the Light
3
The World We Used to Know
3.0 ★
4
The Sun Comes Up Today
5
Love Made a Way (prelude)
6
Owl Howl
12" Vinyl 5: Forevermore (extended version)
1
Solitude
2
Belong
4.0 ★
3
Lonesome Rebel
4.0 ★
4
Looking for the Light (reprise)
5
Heart Like a Whirlwind (reprise)
6
Love Made a Way
4.5 ★
CD 6: The Breath of Life (abridged version)
1
Overture
5:52
2
Reaching for the Sky
5:40
3
Higher Than the Morning
4:31
4
The Darkness in the Light
5:43
5
Take Now My Soul
3:31
6
Looking for the Light
4:04
7
Love Made a Way (prelude)
2:13
8
Owl Howl
5:27
9
Solitude
4:23
10
Belong
2:22
11
Can You Feel It
3:17
12
Looking for the Light (reprise)
4:56
13
The Greatest Story Never Ends
2:57
14
Love Made a Way
9:16
CD 7: Forevermore (extended version)
1
Overture
8:11
2
Heart Like a Whirlwind
5:11
3
Higher Than the Morning
5:29
4
The Darkness in the Light
5:43
5
Swing High, Swing Low
3:48
6
Bully
2:11
7
Rainbow Sky
3:19
8
Looking for the Light
3:59
9
The World We Used to Know
9:21
3.0 ★
CD 8: Forevermore (extended version)
1
The Sun Comes Up Today
5:38
2
Love Made a Way (prelude)
1:25
3
Owl Howl
7:05
4
Solitude
5:41
5
Belong
2:49
4.0 ★
6
Lonesome Rebel
2:53
4.0 ★
7
Looking for the Light (reprise)
5:12
8
The Greatest Story Never Ends
4:17
9
Love Made a Way
8:02
4.5 ★
Blu-ray 9
1
Overture
9:19
2
Reaching for the Sky
5:40
3
Higher Than the Morning
5:30
4
The Darkness in the Light
5:43
5
Take Now My Soul
3:48
6
Bully
2:12
7
Rainbow Sky
3:19
8
Looking for the Light
4:01
9
The World We Used to Know
9:09
10
The Sun Comes Up Today
5:42
11
Love Made a Way (prelude)
2:12
12
Owl Howl
7:06
13
Solitude
5:41
14
Belong
2:51
15
Lonesome Rebel
2:54
16
Can You Feel It
3:17
17
Looking for the Light (reprise)
5:12
18
The Greatest Story Never Ends
4:52
19
Love Made a Way
6:54
20
[credits]
2:14
21
Overture (5.1 mix)
9:19
22
Reaching for the Sky (5.1 mix)
5:40
23
Higher Than the Morning (5.1 mix)
5:30
24
The Darkness in the Light (5.1 mix)
5:43
25
Take Now My Soul (5.1 mix)
3:48
26
Bully (5.1 mix)
2:11
27
Rainbow Sky (5.1 mix)
3:19
28
Looking for the Light (5.1 mix)
4:00
29
The World We Used to Know (5.1 mix)
9:09
30
The Sun Comes Up Today (5.1 mix)
5:42
31
Love Made a Way (prelude) (5.1 mix)
2:12
32
Owl Howl (5.1 mix)
7:06
33
Solitude (5.1 mix)
5:41
34
Belong (5.1 mix)
2:51
35
Lonesome Rebel (5.1 mix)
2:54
36
Can You Feel It (5.1 mix)
3:17
37
Looking for the Light (reprise) (5.1 mix)
5:12
38
The Greatest Story Never Ends (5.1 mix)
4:52
39
Love Made a Way (5.1 mix)
6:54
40
[credits] (5.1 mix)
2:14

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Release credits

Bouchra Azizy
additional [9.21-40, 5.1-6, 6.1-14, 2.1-8, 4.1-6, 8.1-9, 1.1-6, 3.1-6, 7.1-9]
Gabe Klein
strings [5.1-6, 4.1-6, 6.1, 6.3-14, 2.1-8, 9.21-40, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 3.1-6, 1.1, 1.3-6]
Gideon Klein
cello [8.1-9, 9.21-40, 3.1-6, 2.1-8, 4.1-6, 1.1, 1.3-6, 6.1, 6.3-14, 5.1-6, 7.1-9], double bass [5.1-6, 8.1-9, 9.21-40, 4.1-6, 7.1-9, 6.1, 6.3-14, 2.1-8, 1.1, 1.3-6, 3.1-6], viola [6.1, 6.3-14, 2.1-8, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 9.21-40, 5.1-6, 1.1, 1.3-6, 3.1-6, 4.1-6]
Jerry Guidroz
drums (drum set) [4.1-6, 3.1-6, 2.1-8, 5.1-6, 1.1-6, 8.1-9, 6.1-14, 7.1-9, 9.21-40]
Josée Weigand
viola [7.1-9, 4.1-6, 8.1-9, 3.1-6, 1.1, 1.3-6, 9.21-40, 6.1, 6.3-14, 2.1-8, 5.1-6], violin [3.1-6, 2.1-8, 5.1-6, 7.1-9, 9.21-40, 4.1-6, 8.1-9, 1.1, 1.3-6, 6.1, 6.3-14]
Lars Hallbäck
additional [4.1-6, 5.1-6, 6.1-14, 8.1-9, 7.1-9, 9.21-40, 3.1-6, 2.1-8, 1.1-6]
Mike Portnoy
drums (drum set) [1.1-6, 5.1-6, 3.1-6, 4.1-6, 8.1-9, 6.1-14, 7.1-9, 9.21-40, 2.1-8], percussion [2.1-8, 1.1-6, 6.1-14], vocal [9.21-39, 1.2-6, 8.1-9, 4.1-6, 5.1-6, 3.1-6, 6.2-14, 2.1-8, 7.1-9]
Neal Morse
Hammond organ [9.21-40, 4.1-6, 5.1-6, 3.1-6, 7.1-9, 1.1-6, 2.1-8, 8.1-9, 6.1-14], Minimoog [5.1-6, 4.1-6, 1.1-6, 2.1-8, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 6.1-14, 9.21-40, 3.1-6], acoustic guitar [2.1-8, 1.3-6, 5.1-6, 4.1-6, 7.1-9, 9.21-40, 8.1-9, 3.1-6, 6.3-14], arranger [1.1-6, 3.1-6, 4.1-6, 2.1-8, 5.1-6, 8.1-9, 7.1-9, 6.1-14], charango [5.1-6, 1.4-6, 2.1-8, 6.4-14, 9.21-40, 3.1-6, 4.1-6, 7.1-9, 8.1-9], mellotron [1.1, 1.3-6, 8.1-9, 3.1-6, 7.1-9, 6.1, 6.3-14, 9.21-40, 4.1-6, 2.1-8, 5.1-6], piano [5.1-6, 3.1-6, 4.1-6, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 6.1-2, 6.4-14, 2.1-8, 1.1-2, 1.4-6, 9.21-40], vocal [5.1-6, 6.2-14, 4.1-6, 9.21-39, 1.2-6, 3.1-6, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 2.1-8]
Pete Trewavas
bass guitar [9.21-40, 8.1-9, 1.1-6, 4.1-6, 5.1-6, 6.1-14, 3.1-6, 2.1-8, 7.1-9], vocal [6.2-14, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 1.2-6, 3.1-6, 2.1-8, 9.21-39, 4.1-6, 5.1-6]
Rich Mouser
mastering, mix [2.1-8, 3.1-6, 7.1-9, 4.1-6, 6.1-14, 1.1-6, 9.21-40, 8.1-9, 5.1-6]
Roine Stolt
12 string guitar [8.1-9, 1.3-6, 7.1-9, 5.1-6, 4.1-6, 2.1-8, 6.3-14, 9.21-40, 3.1-6], acoustic guitar [9.21-40, 2.1-8, 8.1-9, 7.1-9, 1.3-6, 4.1-6, 6.3-14, 3.1-6, 5.1-6], electric guitar [6.1-14, 4.1-6, 3.1-6, 5.1-6, 8.1-9, 2.1-8, 9.21-40, 1.1-6, 7.1-9], keyboard [9.21-40, 4.1-6, 2.1-8, 1.1-6, 6.1-14, 5.1-6, 3.1-6, 7.1-9, 8.1-9], percussion [4.1-6, 2.1-8, 7.1-9, 5.1-6, 6.1-14, 1.1-6, 3.1-6, 8.1-9, 9.21-40], ukulele [4.1-6, 5.1-6, 3.1-6, 6.1, 6.4-14, 1.1, 1.4-6, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 2.1-8, 9.21-40], vocal [8.1-9, 2.1-8, 9.21-39, 1.2-6, 3.1-6, 5.1-6, 7.1-9, 4.1-6, 6.2-14]
Thomas Cucé
additional [7.1-9, 9.21-40, 4.1-6, 8.1-9, 5.1-6, 6.1-14, 1.1-6, 2.1-8, 3.1-6]
Thomas Ewerhard
illustration
Thomas Johansson
additional [6.1-14, 1.1-6, 2.1-8, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 4.1-6, 9.21-40, 5.1-6, 3.1-6]
Tobias Andersson
photography
Transatlantic
arranger [9.21-40, 4.1-6, 6.1-14, 8.1-9, 5.1-6, 1.1-6, 3.1-6, 2.1-8, 7.1-9], producer [9.21-40, 3.1-6, 1.1-6, 5.1-6, 7.1-9, 8.1-9, 4.1-6, 2.1-8, 6.1-14]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life (abridged version)
CD
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe: Forevermore (extended version)
2x CD
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe: The Ultimate Edition
5x 12" Vinyl, Blu-ray, 3x CD
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe: Forevermore (extended version)
3x 12" Vinyl, 2x CD
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life (abridged version)
2x 12" Vinyl, CD
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life (abridged version)
Digital Media
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe: Forevermore (extended version)
2x Digital Media
5 February 2021
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The Absolute Universe (the ultimate version)
Blu-ray
5 February 2021