#261: The Ocean Mastermind Robin Staps

This week we host The Ocean mastermind Robin Staps. We discuss
recording parts of the band's new album Phanerozoic 1:
Paleozoic in Iceland, what it was like laying down tracks in a
studio that used to be a swimming pool, why The Ocean always
release double albums, the reason he gives listeners the option to
listen to an instrumental version of his songs, how Phanerozoic is
the end of an era for band, the amount of time he would like for
Part 2 prior to release, why it’s so difficult for bands from
Europe to tour the states, how physical album sales are still
strong in Germany and much of Europe, his enjoyment of the business
side of music as much as the artistic side, and what brings him a
true sense of peace in 2018. Petar, Brandon, and Jozalyn tackle the
tragic news of the passing of Old Herbert from All That
Remains and how important he was to his peers, and Scott
Kelly’s decision to cancel his tour with Mirrors for Psychic
Warfare due to his struggles with mental illness. Songs: All That
Remains - “Chiron The Ocean - “Devonian: Nascent” Korpiklanni -
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