''Ghost'' is the fourteenth

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by Canadian musician Devin Townsend, and the fourth album in the Devin Townsend Project series. It was released on June 20, 2011, simultaneously with the third Devin Townsend Project album ''

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''. Townsend has stated that the album "is the mellowest (by far) and prettiest record I've done so far". ''Ghost'' was performed in its entirety once, on November 13, 2011, at the Union Chapel in London, England. The performance was filmed and recorded for the ''

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'' CD/DVD box set, along with performances of the other 3 Devin Townsend Project albums (up to that point). The song "Drench", a leftover slated to appear on a second volume of ''Ghost'', was shared by Townsend on his official SoundCloud account. Later, Mackie Gear posted the leftover track "Fall" on SoundCloud.

Reception

The album was well received by ''

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'', who said, "''Ghost'' could be the most convincing album of his career".

Track listing

''Ghost 2''

''Ghost 2'' was an album intended for release in September 2011. As ''Ghost'' was originally to be a double album, but ultimately released as a single disc, ''Ghost 2'' would have included tracks that weren't released on ''Ghost''. Townsend has stated that these tracks were "too dark" and "heavier" than the rest of ''Ghost'' and therefore didn't fit with the intended vibe. On August 22, 2012, Townsend officially cancelled ''Ghost 2'', saying, "I tried to finish ''Ghost 2'' the other day, but it's not solid enough. Doesn't engage. Going to use the best bits and art for elements of ''Z²''." Some of these songs were eventually released on the bonus disc included with ''

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''.

Personnel

* Devin Townsend – guitars, vocals, bass, synth, ambience,

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, mixing,

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, design, layout * Kat Epple –

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, woodwinds * Dave Young – keyboards,

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synths, harmonium, Ableton Live,

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* Mike St-Jean –

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* Katrina Natale – vocals * Sheldon Zaharko – bed tracks engineering * Troy – mastering * Ryab Dahle – additional engineering *

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– drum tech * Jean Savoie – bass tech * Brian Kibbons – photos * Travis Smith – design, layout

Charts

References

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