Oceania
by The Smashing Pumpkins
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 June 2012
- Label: Martha's
- Country: United States
- Length: 59:49
- Community rating: 2.97/5 from 7 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Part of the ambitious 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope' project, 'Oceania' is widely considered the band's strongest work since their 90s heyday. The album balances Billy Corgan's progressive rock tendencies with lush, synth-laden psychedelia and melody-driven songwriting. It functions as a cohesive album-within-an-album, exploring themes of love and alienation.
Genres
Descriptors: aquatic, atmospheric
Tracklist
- Quasar (04:56)
- Panopticon (03:50)
- The Celestials (03:55)
- Violet Rays (04:17)
- My Love Is Winter (03:31)
- One Diamond, One Heart (03:49)
- Pinwheels (05:42)
- Oceania (09:05)
- Pale Horse (04:35)
- The Chimera (04:14)
- Glissandra (04:06)
- Inkless (03:05)
- Wildflower (04:44)
Credits
- Billy Corgan - producer
- James Iha - Member
- Jimmy Chamberlin - Member
- D'arcy Wretzky - Member
- Melissa Auf der Maur - Member
- Jeff Schroeder - guitar
- Noel Waggener - art direction
- Bjorn Thorsrud - engineer
- Ryan Grostefon - engineer
- Sam Wiewel - engineer
- Kevin Dippold - engineer [additional], backing vocals
- Jason Willwerth - engineer [assisted by]
- Stan Getz II - lacquer cut by
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- David Bottrill - mixed by
- Richard Shay - photography by [front and back cover photos]
- Geoff Benge - technician [guitar]
- Balthazar De Ley - technician [studio]
- Greg Norman - technician [studio]
- Nicole Fiorentino - vocals, bass
- Mike Byrne - vocals, drums