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The Best of The Amnis Initiative

A collection of the best tracks from 15 years of releases. Includes remastered tracks, revised mixes, reworked or extended versions, alternate edits, as well as two unreleased tracks.

Two virtual disks with a total of 28 carefully selected tracks. A mix between the most loved tracks and some that deserve a second chance, with better mastering or with other revisions to bring out the best of the original material.

The set contains two unreleased tracks, "Throttle Up" recorded in 2008 and produced by Phormic, and "Homecoming", recorded in 2022, specifically for this release.

Available

Streaming / Download (stereo): amnismusic AM 37811
EAN: 0645782837811
Released: August 12, 2024

This compilation is not availabe on CD or mixed in surround.

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    • Tracks

    01. 1-01. The Colors of Time (Best of version) 4:16
    02. 1-02. A Sky Full of Stars (Remastered) 7:33
    03. 1-03. Liberation (Remastered) 6:05
    04. 1-04. Home (Best of version) 3:25
    05. 1-05. Singularity 4:58
    06. 1-06. Sail The Cosmic Ocean (Best of version) 4:27
    07. 1-07. Incitation (Best of version) 8:55
    08. 1-08. Déjà Vu (Revised mix) 6:17
    09. 1-09. Jubilo (Revised mix) 3:26
    10. 1-10. Charged Particles (Remastered) 5:05
    11. 1-11. Breeze (Revised mix) 4:21
    12. 1-12. TX-500 (Remastered) 4:08
    13. 1-13. Biomechanics (Tight edit) 4:18
    14. 1-14. Anemoia (Remastered) 7:48
    15. 2-01. Meet Me In Your Dreams 5:56
    16. 2-02. Emergence (Best of version) 5:55
    17. 2-03. Legacy - A Tribute (Best of version) 5:16
    18. 2-04. Midnight Sanctuary (Extended version) 2:32
    19. 2-05. Velocity (Extended version) 5:02
    20. 2-06. Throttle Up 5:10
    21. 2-07. 1989 - Flashback: Second Warning (Revised mix) 9:02
    22. 2-08. Elevation Island (Best of version) 6:42
    23. 2-09. Ejection (Best Of version) 5:48
    24. 2-10. The Innocent (Remastered) 3:34
    25. 2-11. The Quest For Truth (Revised version) 6:15
    26. 2-12. Epilogue (Remastered) 2:43
    27. 2-13. Welcome To The Blue Zone (Remastered) 4:01
    28. 2-14. Homecoming 2:08

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    Credits

    The Best of The Amnis Initiative
    Amnis Music AM 37811
    EAN: 0645782837811
    Release date: 2024-08-12

    All tracks composed, performed and produced by The Amnis Initiative
    Except 20. Throttle Up, composed and performed by The Amnis Initiative, produced by Phormic

    Tracks selected from:
    - The Colors of Time: 1, 15 (c) 2022
    - Alternate Timelines: 5, 10, 14, 27 (c) 2021
    - Terminator Revisited: 12 (c) 2021
    - Ejection: 2, 3, 22, 24 (c) 2020
    - Identity: 13, 17, 26 (c) 2019
    - Cinematic: 4, 7, 9 (c) 2017
    - Sanctuary Rising: 8, 16, 1, 21, 25 (c) 2014
    - Distant Dreams: 6, 18, 23 (c) 2010
    - Breeze single: 11 (c) 2009
    - Unreleased tracks: 20, 28 (c) 2024
    5. (p) 2021
    15. (p) 2022
    Unless otherwise noted: (p) 2024

    Track notes:
    13. Alternate edit made during the original mixing sessions.
    18. Extended with new material during the 5.1 surround remixing sessions for the Cinematic album's bonus content in 2017.
    19. Extended solo and some minor tweaks throughout, during the 5.1 surround remixing sessions for the Cinematic album's bonus content in 2017.
    20. Unreleased track composed and recorded by The Amnis Initiative in 2008. Produced by Phormic in 2008.
    25. New version of the track from 2019, shortly after the album's release.
    28. New track recorded for this release specifically in 2022.

    All tracks (re)mastered in 2024 except for 5 and 15, which are presented here in their original mastering.

    Artwork: pro_designers72 / Lime mixed Media

    Thanks to: Sufian Irhimeh, Dirk Manders, Robert Eichelsheim, Cherry Vanilla, Elsa and Yvonne

    Album notes:
    There is a distinct pleasure in selecting music for a compilation. It's a balancing act - on one side the popular tracks that best represent the catalog and on the other, those that deserve a second chance through a new release. Above all, it gave me a chance to go back in time to fix some mistakes in mastering, mixing, editing, sometimes replace a few select parts with new recordings. Or release a version of the track that didn't make it to the original album. My hope is that the new combination results in a pleasant listening experience.

    - Dennis

    Originally released on

    The colors of Time (2023)
    - 1. The colors of Time
    - 15. Meet Me In Your Dreams

    Ejection (2020)
    - 2. A Sky Full Of Stars
    - 3. Liberation
    - 22. 1989 (Flashback: Second Warning)
    - 24. Ejection

    Cinematic (2017)
    - 4. Home
    - 7. Incitation
    - 9. Jubilo

    Alternate Timelines (2021)
    - 5. Singularity
    - 10. Charged Particles
    - 14. Anemoia
    - 27. Welcome To The Blue Zone

    Distant Dreams (2010)
    - 6. Sail the Cosmic Ocean
    - 18. Midnight Sanctuary
    - 23. Elevation Island

    Sanctuary Rising (2014)
    - 8. Dejavu
    - 16. Emergence
    - 19. Velocity
    - 21. Epilogue
    - 25. The Innocent

    Singles (2009)
    - 11. Breeze

    Terminator Revisted (2021)
    - 12. TX-500

    Identity (2019)
    - 13. Biomechanics (Faster Edit)
    - 17. Legacy (A Tribute)
    - 26. The Quest For Truth

    Unreleased
    - 20. Throttle Up (2008)
    - 28. Homecoming (2021)