A 2026 double CD edition of “Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up” by UK Progressive Rock band Oceansize, set for release on October 02, 2026 via Kscope.
Includes remastered audio and six bonus tracks, three of which feature newly recorded vocals by Mike Vennart.
Remastered at Abbey Road by Frank Arkwright. The booklet features an essay by Remfry Dedman.
Originally released in 2010, “Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up” marked both a culmination and a parting shot – the fourth and final full-length from Oceansize, a band widely regarded as one of the most innovative and uncompromising acts in modern British rock. Now, fifteen years on, this definitive 3xLP edition casts fresh light on the landmark album.
This anniversary edition includes around 30 minutes of previously unheard material that offer a rare glimpse into alternate futures that never came to pass. Far from studio offcuts, these are fully-formed works, some of which now sound eerily prophetic.
Self-produced and fiercely unfiltered, Self Preserved… was Oceansize at their most direct. From the lurching menace of “Build Us a Rocket Then…” to the ethereal drift of “Pine,” the album pushes extremes in both aggression and atmosphere. Alongside core members Mike Vennart, Gambler, Steve Durose, Mark Heron, and Steve Hodson, the record features guest vocals from Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro) and the haunting presence of Claire Lemmon (Sidi Bou Said, ex-Cardiacs).
Though Oceansize disbanded shortly after its release, their influence has only grown. Praised for their commitment to artistic evolution, the band quietly redefined the post-rock and prog lexicon for a generation. “Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up” stands not as an epilogue, but as a final, formidable statement.
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CD1
1. Part Cardiac (4:10)
2. SuperImposer (4:14)
3. Build Us A Rocket Then (4:00)
4. Oscar Acceptance Speech (8:54)
5. Ransoms (4:06)
6. A Penny’s Weight (3:37)
7. Silent / Transparent (8:29)
8. It’s My Tail & I’ll Chase It if I Want To (3:34)
9. Pine (4:55)
10. SuperImposter (5:26)
CD2
1. Cloak (3:41)
2. To The Zoo (7:20)
3. Cheeseus (4:32)
4. As Devils Do (4:05)
5. Perfect Timing (02:26)
6. The Day After The Duke (6:50)
7. Sport Axe (7:59)