Immersion (album)

Immersion
Studio album by Pendulum
Released 21 May 2010 (see release history)
Recorded 2008–2010
Genre Drum and bass, industrial rock[1]
Length 67:14
Label Warner Music UK, Earstorm, Atlantic Records
Producer Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen
Pendulum chronology
Live at Brixton Academy
(2009)		 Immersion
(2010)
Singles from Immersion
  1. "Watercolour"
    Released: 1 May 2010
  2. "Witchcraft"
    Released: 18 July 2010
  3. "The Island"
    Released: 19 September 2010
  4. "Crush"
    Released: 16 January 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBCpositive [2]
The Daily Telegraph[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME4/10[5]
The Observermixed[6]
Rock Sound8/10[7]
The Times[8]

Immersion is the third studio album by Australian band Pendulum. The album was announced in early 2009, with the name being confirmed in December 2009.[9] The album was released 21 May 2010 in Australia and Ireland, and 24 May for the rest of the world,[10] followed by a UK tour of the album. In January 2010 Pendulum hosted the album preview Ear Storm event at Matter in London in which many top DJs performed sets of their own with Pendulum being the headliners.[11]

The album was finished on 18 April 2010 and mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Los Angeles.[12]

Immersion peaked at number 1 in the UK Official Top 40 charts in its first week of release.[13]

The album features collaborations with Liam Howlett of The Prodigy, Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree and the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames.

Track listing

Original release
No. Title Length
1. "Genesis"   1:09
2. "Salt in the Wounds"   6:38
3. "Watercolour"   5:08
4. "Set Me on Fire"   5:02
5. "Crush"   4:13
6. "Under the Waves"   4:55
7. "Immunize" (featuring Liam Howlett) 4:36
8. "The Island - Pt. I (Dawn)"   5:20
9. "The Island - Pt. II (Dusk)"   4:09
10. "Comprachicos"   2:48
11. "The Vulture"   4:03
12. "Witchcraft"   4:12
13. "Self vs Self" (featuring In Flames) 4:45
14. "The Fountain" (featuring Steven Wilson) 5:00
15. "Encoder"   5:21
Total length:
 67:14
Deluxe version (iTunes)
No. Title Length
16. "Watercolour" (deadmau5 remix) 6:06
17. "Watercolour" (Emalkay remix) 5:07
18. "Witchcraft" (Rob Swire's drum-step mix) 5:44
19. "Witchcraft" (John B remix) 6:53
20. "Witchcraft" (Chuckie remix) 4:59
21. "Witchcraft" (Netsky remix) 4:56
22. "The Island"   9:29
23. "The Island" (Tiësto remix) 6:45
24. "The Island" (Cicada remix) 7:12
25. "The Island" (Steve Angello, AN21, Max Vangeli remix) 6:40
26. "The Island" (Lenzman remix) 4:57
27. "The Island" (Madeon remix) 4:06
28. "The Island" (Statelapse remix) 5:15
29. "Watercolour" (video) 3:29
30. "Witchcraft" (video) 3:52
31. "The Island" (video) 3:40
32. "The Making of Immersion" (video) 11:15
33. "Making the Immersion Artwork" (video) 4:34
34. "Witchcraft - Making of the Music video" (video) 3:48
35. "Pendulum - Live at Wembley" (video) 4:12
36. "Pendulum Live - Tour Graphics" (video) 5:56
Total length:
 118:55

B-side

The track "Ransom" was originally included in the album but it was later dropped as it "didn't fit the sound of the album". The band later stated that "Ransom will be either released as a free download to fans or a B-side but it will definitely see the light of day".[12] Rob Swire later stated that "Ransom" won't be released because he found the song to be "boring" after the intro, however that most of the project files for the song were corrupted when his MacBook hard drive malfunctioned.[14][15][16] However on 6 April 2011, "Ransom" was released as a download only single on the group's website in aid of Japan's earthquake appeal, and entered the UK Singles Chart at no. 193 the following week.[17]

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions
UK
[18]		 AUS
[19]		 CAN
[20]		 FIN
[21]		 NZ
[13]
2010 "Watercolour" 4 37 62 23 37
"Witchcraft" 29 56 — — —
"The Island" 41 — — — —
2011 "Crush" 92 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country.

Charts and certifications

Charts (2010) Peak
position[13]
Australian Albums Chart 3
Austria Albums Chart 20
Finnish Albums Chart 50
Irish Albums Chart 15
Netherlands Albums Chart 48
New Zealand Albums Chart 3
Swiss Albums Chart 43
UK Albums Chart 1
Preceded by
"Exile on Main St."
by The Rolling Stones		 UK Albums Chart
number-one album
30 May 2010 – 6 June 2010 		Succeeded by
"To The Sea"
by Jack Johnson
Chart Certification
Australia Gold[22]
UK Platinum[23]

Release history

Region Release date Format Edition
Worldwide 21 May 2010 Download Standard
Ireland 12" LP, CD
Australia
United Kingdom 24 May 2010
16 January 2011 Download iTunes edition
United States 25 January 2011 12" LP, CD, download Standard, iTunes edition

Personnel

Pendulum
  • Rob Swire - singing vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar, songwriting, mixing, music production
  • Gareth McGrillen - bass guitar, production
  • Peredur ap Gwynedd - guitar
  • Kevin Joseph Sawka - drums
  • Ben Mount - vocals on "The Vulture"
Additional personnel[24][25]
  • Liam Howlett - songwriting and production on "Immunize"
  • Samantha Beagley - additional vocals on "The Vulture"
Brass section[25]
  • Andy Greenwood - trumpet on "Watercolour"
  • Craig Wild - trumpet on "Watercolour"
  • Andy Wood - trombone on "Watercolour"
  • Adrian Revell - brass on "Watercolour"
  • Martin Williams - brass on "Watercolour"

References

  1. 1 2 Immersion (album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "BBC - Music - Review of Pendulum - Immersion". bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Pendulum: Immersion, CD review". Telegraph.co.uk. 21 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Will Dean. "Pendulum: Immersion". the Guardian.
  5. ↑ "NME Reviews - Album review: Pendulum - 'Immersion' (Warners) - NME.COM". NME.COM. 24 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Ally Carnwath. "Pendulum: Immersion". the Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Pendulum - Immersion". Rock Sound Magazine.
  8. ↑ "Login". timesonline.co.uk.
  9. ↑ Pendulum announce live tour. pendulum.com (1 December 2009). Retrieved on 4 December 2009.
  10. ↑ Immersion - Out Now. Pendulum.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2010.
  11. ↑ Pendulum announce the first 'Ear Storm' night at Matter nightclub, London. pendulum.com (27 November 2009). Retrieved on 25 October 2010.
  12. 1 2 Immersion masters sent to manufacturing. Twitter (20 April 2010). Retrieved on 24 April 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 "Immersion at αCharts.us". acharts.us.
  14. ↑ Rob Swire's state Ransom won't be released. Twitter (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
  15. ↑ Rob Swire's reasons why Ransom won't be released. Twitter (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
  16. ↑ Rob Swire's reasons why Ransom won't be released. Twitter (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
  17. ↑ "Official Singles Chart for the week ending 16 April 2011". UKChartsPlus (Liverpool: UKChartsPlus) (503): 1–4.
  18. ↑ Chart Stats - Pendulum. ChartStats.com. Retrieved on 22 September 2008.
  19. ↑ Authentic Entertainment. "ARIA Charts - Australias Official Music Charts - Single, Album, Digital Charts and more". ariacharts.com.au.
  20. ↑ Canadian Singles Chart. WebCite (1 June 2010). Retrieved on 20 July 2010.
  21. ↑ "Finnishcharts.com - Pendulum - Watercolour". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved on 20 July 2010.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  23. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  24. ↑ Pendulum (21 May 2010). Immersion (liner notes). Warner Music Group, 5051865948827.
  25. 1 2 Pendulum at AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved on 7 August 2010.
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