Excavations of the Mind

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Excavations of the Mind
Skyarchitect eotm.jpg
Studio album by
Released2010
Recorded2010
Genre Progressive metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion
Length51:05
Label US:ProgRock
EU:Galileo
Producer Wabe Wieringa
Sky Architect chronology
Excavations of the Mind
(2010)
A Dying Man's Hymn
(2011)

Excavations of the Mind is the debut album by Dutch progressive rock band Sky Architect. It is a concept album about the mentally insane. The first four tracks are parts of a 19-minute suite Deep Chasm. [1] The album cover artist, Mark Wilkinson, is well known for his work with Fish, Marillion, Judas Priest, and sometimes Iron Maiden.

Contents

Track listing

The Deep Chasm suite is broken into four tracks on the album.

All tracks are written by Sky Architect.

No.TitleLength
1."Deep Chasm"
  • I. Charter (3:38)
  • II. Chime (8:03)
  • III. Changeling (0:42)
  • IV. Chasm (6:45)"
19:08
2."The Grey Legend"12:10
3."Russian Wisdom"5:04
4."Excavations of the Mind"11:45
5."Gyrocopter"2:58
Total length:51:05

Personnel

[2]

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