Transcendence (Devin Townsend Project album)

Transcendence is the first Devin Townsend album not to be produced solely by Townsend, by featuring ex-Periphery member Adam "Nolly" Getgood as additional producer, engineer and mixer.{{cite web|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|date=March 28, 2016|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/devin-townsend-project-enters-studio-with-periphery-bassist|title=Devin Townsend Project enters studio with Periphery bassist|publisher=Metal Injection|accessdate=September 13, 2016}} By Townsend's request, the other musicians' input to songs, arrangements and production is also greater than on previous Devin Townsend albums.

The first song on the album, "Truth", is a re-recorded version of a song that appeared for the first time on Devin Townsend's solo album Infinity, while the bonus disc includes a re-recording of the song "Victim", from Physicist. The song "Stars" was publicly demoed during a live stream sponsored by Toontrack.{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/2Bxzr9n_HK8 |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bxzr9n_HK8 |title = The Devin Townsend Challenge – live stream |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The album also includes a cover of Ween's song "Transdermal Celebration" from the album quebec.

The album entered the UK official charts at number 26 on September 16, 2016, after entering the mid-week update chart at 16.{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/|title=Official Albums Chart Update Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=2016-09-12}}

{{Track listing

| all_lyrics = Devin Townsend, except where noted

| title1 = Truth

| music1 = Townsend

| length1 = 4:47

| title2 = Stormbending

| length2 = 5:22

| music2 = Townsend, Dave Young, Brian Waddell, Ryan Van Poederooyen, Mike St-Jean

| title3 = Failure

| length3 = 6:02

| music3 = Townsend, Young, Waddell, Van Poederooyen, St-Jean

| title4 = Secret Sciences

| length4 = 7:28

| music4 = Townsend, Young, Waddell, Van Poederooyen, St-Jean

| title5 = Higher

| length5 = 9:40

| music5 = Townsend, Young, Waddell, Van Poederooyen, St-Jean

| title6 = Stars

| music6 = Townsend

| length6 = 4:17

| title7 = Transcendence

| length7 = 5:54

| music7 = Townsend, Young, Waddell, Van Poederooyen, St-Jean

| title8 = Offer Your Light

| music8 = Townsend

| length8 = 3:57

| title9 = From the Heart

| length9 = 8:23

| note9 = Townsend, Kagel

| music9 = Townsend, Kagel

| title10 = Transdermal Celebration

| length10 = 8:26

| note10 = Ween cover) (Dave Dreiwitz, Josh Freese, Glenn McClelland, Dean Ween, Gene Ween

| music10 = Dreiwitz, Freese, McClelland, D. Ween, G. Ween

| total_length = 64:16

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Vinyl edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Gump

| length11 = 5:24

| title12 = Loud

| length12 = 3:23

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Sophie's Boobies

| note11 = demo

| length11 = 0:50

| title12 = Young Gods

| note12 = demo

| length12 = 4:47

| title13 = Wolves

| note13 = demo

| length13 = 3:24

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Holding Patterns (deluxe edition bonus CD)

| title1 = Gump

| length1 = 5:24

| title2 = Celestial Signals

| note2 = demo

| length2 = 5:02

| title3 = Support the Cause

| note3 = demo

| length3 = 4:31

| title4 = Into the Sun

| note4 = demo

| length4 = 3:11

| title5 = Time Overload

| note5 = demo

| length5 = 4:00

| title6 = Lexus

| note6 = demo

| length6 = 5:14

| title7 = Farther On

| note7 = demo

| length7 = 2:51

| title8 = Victim

| note8 = demo, originally from Physicist

| length8 = 3:09

| title9 = Monkey Mind

| note9 = demo

| length9 = 3:52

| title10 = Canucklehead

| note10 = demo

| length10 = 2:09

| title11 = Loud

| length11 = 3:23

| total_length = 42:52

}}

Sources:{{Cite AV media notes|title=Transendence|others=Devin Townsend Project|year=2016|type=booklet|publisher=HevyDevy Records|asin=B01HOGKV74|asin-tld=co.uk}}

Devin Townsend Project

• Devin Townsend – guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, programming
• Dave Young – guitars, keyboards
• Brian Waddell – bass
• Ryan Van Poederooyen – drums
• Mike St-Jean – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Anneke van Giersbergen – vocals
• Ché Aimee Dorval – vocals

Other staff

• Devin Townsend – production
• Adam "Nolly" Getgood – additional production, engineering
• Ermin Hamidovic – mastering
• Anthony Clarkson – cover art

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