The characters on ‘Into the Electric Castle’ (1998) are blown out of proportion. Arjen rented a few old B-movies for inspiration to see how Romans, Barbarians and Egyptians were stereotyped in those years. “I like this tongue in cheek-thing, although I take the music itself very seriously.”
“Into The Electric Castle’ is the most pleasant sounding album I’ve made so far’, says Arjen. “And that is mainly due to the analog equipment I used. Like vintage synthesizers from the 70′s, which still have that warm, instantly recognizable sound. I had enough of triggered drums, samples and prefab digital sounds. I’m a sucker for contradictions. ‘Into The Electric Castle’ is one to start with. But I also like the idea of telling a sci-fi story and using equipment that – in some cases – people might find out-dated.”
Release Info
Initially released by Transmission (1998)
Special Edition Re-release by InsideOut Music (2004)
Also released in Argentina by Nems
Vocalists
Anneke van Giersbergen
Arjen Lucassen
Damian Wilson
Edward Reekers
Edwin Balogh
Fish
George Oosthoek
Jay van Feggelen
Peter Daltrey
Robert Westerholt
Sharon den Adel
Instrumentalists
Arjen Lucassen
Clive Nolan
Ed Warby
Jack Pisters
Rene Merkelbach
Robby Valentine
Roland Bakker
Thijs van Leer
Ton Scherpenzeel
Cover artwork
Jef Bertels
Track List
Disc 1
1. Welcome to the New Dimension
2. Isis and Osiris
(a) Let the Journey Begin
(b) The Hall of Isis and Osiris
(c) Strange Constellations
(d) Reprise
3. Amazing Flight
(a) Amazing Flight in Space
(b) Stardance
(c) Flying Colours
4. Time Beyond Time
5. The Decision Tree (We’re Alive)
6. Tunnel of Light
7. Across the Rainbow Bridge
Disc 2
1. The Garden of Emotions
(a) All in the Garden of Emotions
(b) Voices in the Sky
(c) The Aggression Factor
2.Valley of the Queens
3. The Castle Hall
4.The Tower of Hope
5.Cosmic Fusion
(a) I Soar on the Breeze
(b) Death’s Grunt
(c) The Passing of an Eagle
6. The Mirror Maze
(a) Inside the Mirror Maze
(b) Through the Mirror
7. Evil Devolution
8.The Two Gates
9. Forever of the Stars
10.Another Time, Another Space