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| Released | 18 February 2022 |
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| Recorded | 2018–2021 |
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| Length | 76:00 |
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| Label | Starstorm |
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| Producer | Kai |
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- "Calling You"
Released: 11 May 2018
- "Serafine"
Released: 31 August 2018
- "Amethyst"
Released: 19 February 2019
- "Leviathan"
Released: 4 December 2020
- "Kurenai"
Released: 19 March 2021
- "Nebulae"
Released: 30 April 2021
- "Glaciers"
Released: 11 June 2021
- "Guiding Light (Reimagined)"
Released: 23 July 2021
- "Tsunami"
Released: 4 September 2021
- "Sōhō Raia"
Released: 15 October 2021
- "Deai (Orchestra Mix)"
Released: 26 November 2021
- "The Abyss"
Released: 11 February 2022
- "Dead Zone"
Released: 11 March 2022
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| Source | Rating |
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| Metal Digest | 60/100 |
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| Powerplay | 10/10 |
Oceans is the second studio album by London-based Japanese rock band Esprit D'Air. It was released on 18 February 2022, through the band's own Starstorm Records with a distribution partnership with AWAL and Plastic Head Distribution. Work on the album began in 2018, but was halted due to the theft of producer and singer Kai's laptop and backups in 2019, which delayed new singles and the album releases.
Esprit D'Air completed the album in late in 2021 after successfully crowdfunding the album. Oceans is a very genre-fluid album containing various metal and rock genres with elements of electronics and piano. It was produced entirely by Kai with collaborations from session musicians and featured artists including Ben Christo from the Sisters of Mercy and Ryo Kinoshita from Crystal Lake, and Japanese vocaloid artist UmiKazeTaiyou.