Devin Townsend Project played the Ancient Roman Theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on September 22. The performance consisted of one fan-requested song set and one set of the band performing Devin Townsend's debut solo album Ocean Machine in its entirety. The fan-requested set was accompanied by the Orchestra of Plovdiv State Opera, while the Ocean Machine set was just the band.
The performance has now been dubbed Ocean Machine – Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv and will be released on July 6. This will be Devin Townsend Project's final release for a little while after Townsend himself dissolved the project indefinitely earlier this year.
"Plovdiv and this live package represents a lot to me, it signifies the end of one era, and the celebration of another. Amidst a gruelling touring year, this show came together with much blood, sweat, and tears, and the result is the culmination of many aspects of my work on one stage.
"Ocean machine was released 20 years ago, and though Marty (drums) is no longer with us, I was able to finally perform the album in its entirety with the original bassist John ‘Squid’ Harder on this night. On a cold evening in an old city in the ancient theatre, many lifelong milestones came to a conclusion on this night and I’m exceptionally proud of it.
"I am currently writing, writing, and writing some more for the next stage of my life and work, and the team of individuals who contributed to this project, from the musicians in the band and orchestra, to the crews locally and with this, management, artists, filmographers and most importantly, the audience… made this night a powerful and strangely bittersweet moment I am proud to have documented with this work.
This is a very special live recording of a very special night, and I hope you enjoy it as a monument to the things that inspired it all in the first place.
Love and light,
Devin Townsend"
According to the press release, Ocean Machine – Live at the Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv will be available as a limited deluxe 3CD/2DVD/Blu-Ray artbook (with liner notes from Devin and a special documentary dubbed Reflecting The Chaos on the second DVD & Blu-Ray), Special Edition 3CD/DVD Digipak, standalone Blu-Ray and as digital audio download.
Pre-order the album here. Devin Townsend is currently in the studio recording multiple albums, which we expect to hear more about soon.
By Request with Orchestra
Truth
Stormbending
Om
Failure
By Your Command
Gaia
Deadhead
Canada
Bad Devil
Higher
A Simple Lullaby
Deep PeaceOcean Machine
Seventh Wave
Life
Night
Hide Nowhere
Sister
3 A.M.
Voices in the Fan
Greetings
Regulator
Funeral
Bastard
The Death of Music
Things Beyond Things
