Embryonics

Infobox Album
Name = Embryonics
Type = compilation
Artist = Alchemist

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Released = November 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Progressive metal Death metal
Length = 149:18
Label = flagicon|USA Relapse
flagicon|AUS Chatterbox
Producer = D.W. Norton
Reviews =
* "PyroMusic" Rating-10|10 [http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=reviews_review&review=Alchemist-Embryonics&id=711 link]
* "Blistering" (Favorable) [http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/10602/tempidx/4/menuid/2 link]
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9foxq8dldje link]
* The Metal Observer Rating-10|9.5 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=9896 link]
Last album = "Austral Alien"
(2003)
This album = "Embryonics"
(2005)
Next album = "Tripsis"
(2007)

"Embryonics" is a double-CD compilation of tracks by the Australian progressive metal band, Alchemist. It was released in 2005 in Australia by Chatterbox Records and worldwide by Relapse Records. The album features 28 tracks recorded by the band between 1990 and 1998 including songs from the albums "Jar of Kingdom", "Lunasphere" and "Spiritech" along with a cover of "Eve of the War" from "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds" that was the title track from EP "Eve of the War" that is now deleted. The live version of "Chinese Whispers" is also from that EP; the other live tracks were recorded in 1995 at the studios of Triple J for an episode of "Three Hours of Power" and are exclusive to this release. "Paisley Bieurr" and "Imagination Flower" are early demo tracks.

Track listing

CD 1

# "Chinese Whispers" − 9:37
# "Abstraction" − 3:37
# "Unfocused" − 6:21
# "Enhancing Enigma" − 5:16
# "Dancing to Life" − 6:03
# "Brumal: a view from Pluto" − 5:45
# "Lunation" − 3:47
# "Staying Conscious" − 5:43
# "Shell" − 4:03
# "Garden of Eroticism" − 7:22
# "Jar of Kingdom" − 6:17
# "Paisley Bieurr" − 3:52
# "Yoni Kunda (live)" − 5:51
# "Closed Chapter (live)" − 5:03

CD 2

# "Eve of the War" − 5:17
# "Beyond Genesis" − 7:20
# "Yoni Kunda" − 5:12
# "Purple" − 3:42
# "Imagination Flower" − 2:44
# "Spiritechnology" − 6:34
# "Soul Return" − 8:18
# "Road to Ubar" − 5:37
# "Found" − 1:21
# "Clot" − 4:36
# "Worlds within Worlds" − 7:07
# "My Animated Truth" − 3:28
# "Closed Chapter" − 5:04
# "Chinese Whispers (live)" − 9:29

Credits

Band members

* Adam Agius − vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Rodney Holder − drums
* John Bray − bass guitar
* Roy Torkington − guitar, artwork, layout and design

Guest musicians

* Michelle Klemke − vocals (track 9, disc 1 and track 9, disc 2)
* James Preece − bass (track 12, disc 1)
* Andrew Meredith − guitar (track 12, disc 1 and track 5, disc 2)
* Josh Nixon − guitar (track 1, disc 2)