On october 27, 2012, devin townsend performed a oneoff show covering his musical career called the retinal circus at roundhouse in london. So far, my favorites are anything in the devin townsend project series except ghost, with the best of all being deconstruction. Great double cd, great sound, great songs and a brilliant overview of a fantastic bands career, so far. Devin townsend the retinal circus limited edition, 2 discs bluray. Check out my reaction to devin townsend and anneke grace live at the retinal circus.
The retinal circus is a music dvdvideo recording by devin townsend experimentalpost metalprogressive rock released in 20 on dvd, bluray disc andor vhs. Devin townsend project the retinal circus 2012 rerip 1080p. This is one of those songs that always somehow just kind of passed me by when listening to the album, but then i saw it live also without her or the choir and. Artist devin townsendstrapping young lad albums devin townsend. Accelerated evolution has a few amazing songs on them one being deadhead, and ocean machine is meh. So last years retinal circus should have been the perfect opportunity for townsend to shed this burden. The latest, which took place on 25th april sold 3420 tickets raising over.
After performing in a number of heavy metal bands in high school, townsend was discovered by a. One of the most impressive careerspanning live show recordings ever released in the history of heavy metal. But the dvd excerpt of grace is a taste of the proshot, multicam rendition that the dvd will deliver, and its awesome. Staged at the roundhouse in london on october 27, 2012, this was the chance for townsend to present a performance that summarised his career so far. Devin townsend the retinal circus releases discogs. A live video of the devin townsend project performing kingdom has been posted below via loudwire. The retinal circus devin townsend project bluray emp. Devin townsend project kingdom lyrics genius lyrics. Heres my reaction to grace by devin townsend, such a requested video and wow was i impressed warning, i get super emotional. This is a place for everything related to devin townsend and his projectsbands visit. It was released on september 30, 20, in europe, and on october 29, 20.
Devin townsend retinal circus 20, progressive metal. The 3hour performance was recorded in high definition and released on dvd and bluray on september 30, 20. In the morning bout three or so cant stop thinking about what i know in the morning bout three or so cant stop thinking of the universe i keep rocking, i keep rolling trade in the minute for a minute that isnt there keep dropping, keep rolling put out the fire. With his hands finally latched onto a more sizable budget, the retinal circus is the massive, allout spectacle townsend has always dreamed of. Staged at the roundhouse in london on october 27, 2012, the retinal circus was the chance for devin townsend to present a performance that summarized his career so far. Anneke van giersbergen is present for the whole concert to provide. The clip is culled from footage that appears on his extensive live cddvd release the retinal circus, in stores now. The retinal circus live by devin townsend project on spotify. Retinal circus was an idea that took about a year to bring to fruition and what the basic thought behind it was the end period of the devin townsend project with epicloud and four. Devin townsend project premieres video clip of kingdom. The devin townsend project archives no clean singing.
The retinal circus live by devin townsend project on amazon. Devin townsends ambitious live event the retinal circus will be broadcast over the interview via for a fee. Features song lyrics for devin townsend s the retinal circus album. Devin townsend project the retinal circus 2012 rerip. My last reaction to devin townsend was basically me being speechless lol. Devin townsend project kingdom official live video. Devin has been hosting live concerts in his home studio this month, each one raising money for healthcare workers around the world. Check out the retinal circus live by devin townsend project on amazon music. Devin townsend talks about retinal circus metal assault. Renowned multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and now ringleader devin townsend played a special concert october 27, 2012 at the roundhouse venue in london, england as part of a one. The first album in its eponymous series, casualties of cool, was released on may 14, 2014.
Devin townsend, dave young, brian waddell, ryan van poederooyen, anneke van giersbergen. The legend that is devin townsend is gearing up for the retinal circus on october 27th. Devin, dirk, kyle, and wes kick off empath volume 2 together on the 70,000 tons of metal cruise. The diehard deluxe fan box includes a 40 pagevinylsized book with other special goodies such as a letter from devin in an envelope, a polaroid photo, a postcard and a mask with devin s face on it which was distributed at the retinal circus show at the roundhouse, a guitar pick and a signed and numbered lithograph, a lenticular cover, with devin s rolling eyes and his face in 3d. Devin townsend is certainly a man with a rich mental mind of creativity. It is distributed in canada by hevydevy, in japan by sony, and in europe and north america by insideout. Devin townsend project grace the retinal circus official. The plus being whatever crazy shit he could throw into a theatrical show. Also in 2012, townsend played bass on the debut bent sea album noistalgia. Features song lyrics for devin townsends the retinal circus album. Devin townsend the retinal circus lyrics and tracklist. After releasing their extensive cddvd set, the retinal circus, last week, the devin townsend project is now premiering a video clip of kingdom taken from the dvd.
Such has been the career of devin townsend, one of the most uniquely insightful musicians of the 21st century. Feb 05, 2014 sit back and watch as devin townsend takes you through his kingdom. Stream tracks and playlists from devin townsend project on your desktop or mobile device. Devin townsend talks retinal circus, touring with gojira. Nov 11, 20 staged at the roundhouse in london on october 27, 2012, the retinal circus was the chance for devin townsend to present a performance that summarized his career so far. The limited box set comes as hardcover digipak in dvdformat with a solid slipcase and contains next to the bluray and both dvds of the show also two cds with all songs of the the retinal circus gig. Devin townsends the retinal circus to be streamed live. Devin townsend project kingdom official live video youtube.
Devin townsend discography devin townsend wikia fandom. Weve got the exclusive video of townsends performance of kingdom from the retinal circus dvd. The bizarre world of devin townsend overview renowned multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and now ringleader devin townsend played a special concert october 27, 2012 at the roundhouse venue in london, england as. On 27 october 2012 townsend performed a special onenightonly concert at the roundhouse, london, celebrating and covering his 20year musical career. Devin townsend is extremely pleased to announce the longawaited new doublealbum z. The retinal circus 20 live by devin townsend project. Using his voice to paint a picture in ones mind, townsend successfully shows us that even the best of us can lose our way. The retinal circus devin townsend, devin townsend project. One year after the series of four shows that made up the devin townsend projects by a thread residency, the musical polymath was back in london for the retinal circus. True north, lucky animals, planet of the apes, truth, war, soul driven members. Full discography for devin townsend, devin townsend project, devin townsend band, strapping young lad, casualties of cool, track. A year in the making, this oneoff event was billed as a retrospective plus.
Ocean machine 1997 192kbps infinity w bonus tracks 1998 320kbps. Devin townsend presents the retinal circus live dvd. Devin townsend project the retinal circus bd remux. This is the latest release from the massiveheaded one, and its a live show of truly staggering proportions. On october 27th, 2012, devin townsend performed a spectacular oneoff show at the roundhouse theatre in. Aug 24, 20 devin townsend talks about retinal circus by andrew bansal on october 27 2012, devin townsend played the grandest show of his illustrious career at the roundhouse tapes in london, a show christened retinal circus, a show that presented the biggest musical exhibition anyone has ever seen from devin townsend. The audio and video material were recorded at roundhouse, london, on october 27, 2012, when townsend performed a special onenightonly concert celebrating and covering his 20year. Devin townsend was born on may 5, 1972 in vancouver, british columbia, canada. Devin garrett townsend born may 5, 1972 is a canadian musician and record producer from new westminster, british columbia. Eras vinyl collection parts 14, devin townsend project, by a thread live in london 2011. Devin townsend retinal circus progressive metal roundhouse steve vai. With devin townsend, anneke van giersbergen, dave young, brian waddell. A limitededition twodisc version was also released, which included the bonus song universal, as well as a multimedia element containing footage of a devin. Devin garrett townsend born may 5, 1972 is a canadian musician, songwriter and record producer.
The retinal circus is a live album by canadian musician devin townsend. Devin townsend the retinal circus t0lk download torrent. Find similar albums to the retinal circus devin townsend, devin townsend project on allmusic. Devin is a consummate performer, and we were thrilled to spend time with him in our studio. Devin townsend project the retinal circus 2012 rerip 1080p mbluray x264liquid language.
Devin townsend project war official live video youtube. Devin townsend project grace the retinal circus official promo. Terria was released in august 2001 on townsends independent label, hevydevy records. Devin townsend the retinal circus lyrics and tracklist genius. Listen to devin townsend project soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 248 tracks. He was the founder, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist in extreme metal band strapping young lad from 1994 to 2007 and has had an extensive career as a solo artist, in which his work usually leans more towards a progressive metal style. Set to take place at londons historic roundhouse venue, this onenight only event has been sold out for over a year now. From its delightful opening to its muted, emotionladen closing ditty little pig a homage to pink floyd if ever i heard one, retinal circus is a smorgasbord for the metal connoisseur. Devin townsend, kingdom live from the retinal circus.
He is a producer and actor, known for ztv ziltoid tv 2014, shoot em up 2007 and fallout. Ziltoid the omniscient is really good, although the drums seem a bit odd to me. It was released on september 30, 20, in europe, and on october 29, 20, in north america. The audio and video material were recorded at roundhouse, london, on october 27, 2012, when townsend performed a special onenightonly concert celebrating and covering his 20year musical career. The canadian progmetalgenius devin townsend presents with the retinal circus a profile of his complete career, packed in a three hour running concept concert with loads of acoustic and. Sit back and watch as devin townsend takes you through his kingdom. Sep 27, 20 the retinal circus live devin townsend project. The retinal circus live by devin townsend project on. And he did it with aplomb, style, humour, a sense of blackness and a touch of the. Add album if there is an album missing from the list, find its releasegroup id from and add it here. So its been years ive been trying to get the energies in line to do another ziltoid record, and its finally happened. Kingdom is the fourth song from the devin townsend album physicist, released in 2000, and the seventh song from the devin townsend project album epicloud, released on september 21, 2012. Devin townsend project the retinal circus live album. The audio and video material were recorded at roundhouse, london, on october 27, 2012, when townsend performed a special onenightonly concert.
Devin townsend retinal circus was recorded at the roundhouse, london, on october 27, 2012, when townsend performed a special onenightonly. The retinal circus is another fine example of this connection, and its a must own release for fans. He founded extreme metal band strapping young lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007, and has an extensive career as a solo artist. And he did it with aplomb, style, humour, a sense of blackness and a touch of the bizarre. Devin townsend project the retinal circus live metal. The vocals are screamed, and it has a lengthy ambient coda. Devin townsend the retinal circus 20 special edition.
I i wonder why i wonder why ive come undone ive come undone stay with me, lord play with me o. The retinal circus is a music live recording by devin townsend experimentalpost metalprogressive rock released in 20 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. I, i wonder why, i wonder why ive come undone, ive come undone if you want to stay with me, lord, play with me okay, i know i missed it the point i mean, i missed it so so could i know and if i could could change it good god i would stay with me, load play with me now ive seen the way its headed down and down, the truth descended have it here and without worry baby. And its certainly the case with the retinal circus. Devin townsend retinal circus was recorded at the roundhouse, london, on october 27, 2012, when townsend performed a special onenightonly concert celebrating and covering his 20year musical career. The three hour plus performance will take place at the roundhouse in london, england on october 27th. Devin townsend the retinal circus 20, bluray discogs. Devin townsend project release kingdom footage from the. Devin townsend, devin townsend project retinal circus. The retinal circus live, an album by devin townsend project on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
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