{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = The Lotus Effect | type = studio | artist = Sun Caged | cover = The Lotus Effect.jpg | alt = | released = 17 June 2011 | recorded = Late 2008 – 2010 | venue = | studio = | genre = Progressive metal | length = 72:00 | label = Lion Music | producer = Sun Caged | prev_title = Artemisia | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = | next_year = }} '''''The Lotus Effect''''' is the third studio album by the Dutch progressive metal band Sun Caged, released on 17 June 2011 by Lion Music. The album features the same lineup as their previous album ''Artemisia'' except for the loss of bassist Roel Vink, who was replaced by Daniel Kohn. Writing and arranging music for the album began almost immediately after release of ''Artemisia'' in 2007, with instrumental recording beginning in late 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/lotuseffect.htm|title = LION MUSIC – the progressive, neoclassical & hard rock label}}</ref> Like their previous work, this album contains many complex musical compositions, with tracks 8–14 on disc forming the 25-minute medley titled "Ashtamangala (The 8 Auspicious Symbols)"<ref>http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/09/11/sun-caged-–-the-lotus-effect/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{tracklist | total_length = 72:00 | all_lyrics = Paul Adrian Villarreal, except where noted | all_music = Sun Caged | title1 = Seamripper (& The Blanket Statement) | length1 = 8:13 | title2 = Tip-Toe The Fault-Line | length2 = 6:57 | title3 = Ashes To Earn | length3 = 5:18 | title4 =Shades Of Hades | length4 = 5:43 | title5 = Reductio ad Absurdum | length5 = 6:18 | title6 = On Again / Off Again | length6 = 7:25 | title7 = Lotus | length7 = 6:17 | title8 = Ashtamangala (The 8 Auspicious Symbols)" *<small>I. "Pareidolized (The Ocean In The Shell)"</small> *<small>II. "Parasol"</small> *<small>III. "Wave The Banner"</small> *<small>IV. "Fish Afraid Of Drowning"</small> *<small>V. "Moebius Knot"</small> *<small>VI. "Full Circle"</small> *<small>VII. "Let It Wash Away (The Lotus Effect)"</small> | length8 = 25:48 <small>10:00</small><br /> <small>1:43</small><br /> <small>1:42</small><br /> <small>2:14</small><br /> <small>2:26</small><br /> <small>1:55</small><br /> <small>5:49</small> }}

== Personnel ==

===Band members === * Paul Adrian Villarreal − vocals * Marcel Coenen − lead guitar * Rene Kroon − keyboards * Daniel Kohn − bass * Roel van Helden − drums and percussion

=== Production === * Intro by Daniel Kohn. * Mixed by René Kroon and Marcel Coenen. * Mastered by René Kroon * All music written and arranged by Sun Caged * All lyrics by Paul Adrian Villarreal. * Produced by Sun Caged.

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