Immersion (album)

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Immersion is the third studio album from the electronica/drum & bass band Pendulum. The album was announced in early 2009, with the name being confirmed in December 2009. The album was released May 21, 2010 in Australia and Ireland, and May 24 for the rest of the world, 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.

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

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

The track "Ransom" was originally included in the album but It was later dropped as it "didn't fit the sound of the album" despite great interest from the fans. The band later stated that "Ransom will be either released as a free download to fans or a B-side and it will definitely see the light of day".

It is generally regarded as one of the best drum n bass albums ever recorded.

Track listing

All music is composed by Rob Swire

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Genesis"	Rob Swire	1:09
2.	"Salt in the Wounds"	Rob Swire	6:38
3.	"Watercolour"	Rob Swire	5:03
4.	"Set Me on Fire"	Rob Swire	5:02
5.	"Crush"	Rob Swire	4:13
6.	"Under the Waves"	Rob Swire, Ben Mount, Paul Harding	4:55
7.	"Immunize" (feat. Liam Howlett)	Rob Swire, Liam Howlett	4:36
8.	"The Island, Pt. I (Dawn)"	Rob Swire	5:20
9.	"The Island, Pt. II (Dusk)"	Rob Swire	4:09
10.	"Comprachicos"	Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen	2:48
11.	"The Vulture"	Rob Swire, Ben Mount	4:03
12.	"Witchcraft"	Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen	4:12
13.	"Self vs Self" (feat. In Flames)	Rob Swire, In Flames	4:45
14.	"The Fountain" (feat. Steven Wilson)	Rob Swire, Steven Wilson	5:00
15.	"Encoder"	Rob Swire, Peredur Ap Gwynedd	5:21
Total length:			67:14

Singles

• "Watercolour" was released as the first single from the album on 1 May 2010. The single managed to reach peaks of number 4 in the UK and number 37 in both Australia and New Zealand.

• "Witchcraft" was released as the second single from the album on 18 July 2010. Witchcraft has managed to reach number 29 in the UK singles chart.
• "The Island" is set to be the third single from the album and will be released on 19 September 2010.

Reception

Despite a good fan reception, Immersion received mixed reviews. Sean Smith from The Blackout commented on it as "Totally revolutionary with such a familiar sound which can only be created by Pendulum".

Chart performance

Charts (2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	3
Finnish Albums Chart	50
Irish Albums Chart	15
New Zealand Albums Chart	3
UK Albums Chart	1

Personnel

Pendulum

• Rob Swire - vocals, synthesizers, piano, guitar, songwriting, production
• Gareth McGrillen - bass guitar, vocals, songwriting, production
• Peredur ap Gwynedd - guitar, songwriting on "Encoder"
• Kevin Joseph Sawka - acoustic drums, percussion
• Paul Harding ("El Hornet") - DJ, songwriting on "Under the Waves"
• Ben Mount ("The Verse") - MC, songwriting, vocals on "The Vulture"

Additional personnel

• Liam Howlett - songwriting and production on "Immunize"
• Anders Fridén - songwriting and vocals on "Self Versus Self"
• Björn Gelotte - songwriting and guitar on "Self Versus Self"
• Peter Iwers - songwriting and bass on "Self Versus Self"
• Steven Wilson - songwriting and vocals on "The Fountain"
• Brad Kohn - additional mixing and editing
• 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"