The Cliff is the sixth EP by American post-metal band Pelican, released through Southern Lord Records on February 24, 2015.[1] Despite Pelican being a predominantly instrumental band, three of the EP's four tracks feature vocals.[2]
The Cliff features three altered versions of its title track, which originated from Pelican's 2013 studio album, Forever Becoming. The first of these versions is "The Cliff" with vocals by Allen Epley, who had previously provided his voice on the closing track of Pelican's 2009 album, What We All Come to Need.[4] The second track is a remix by Godflesh frontman and Pelican inspiration Justin Broadrick. Jeremy Ulrey of Metal Injection said about this remix, "Broadrick in particular makes the song his own, stripping out the vocals and leaving behind a skeletal drone that sounds like a dead ringer for his own act, Jesu."[5] The third song is a remix of "The Cliff" by Aaron Harris and Bryant Clifford Meyer of Palms. The EP's closing track is a Pelican original entitled "The Wait".[3]
The Cliff was met with somewhat positive reception. Zoe Camp of Pitchfork considered the EP an interesting experiment that hinted at a more melodic, vocally-driven Pelican.[7] Writing for Metal Injection, Jeremy Ulrey said, "it's a fairly disposable addition to the catalog. The key selling point of this release is the original studio mix of "The Cliff", with the remainder of the EP being non-essential lagniappe. Which is kind of what EPs have historically been anyway."[5] Joseph Rowan of Drowned in Sound said that The Cliff may only be for devoted listeners, but that it was a worthwhile experiment that should please fans.[6]Under the Radar's John Srebalus wrote, "The Cliff works as an expertly curated maxi-single, but also as a top-to-bottom journey in inspiration, purpose, and emotional resonance."[8]
^ abcUlrey, Jeremy (5 March 2015). "EP Review: Pelican The Cliff". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ abRowan, Joseph. "Pelican – The Cliff". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
^ abCamp, Zoe. "Pelican – The Cliff EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ abSrebalus, John. "Pelican: The Cliff EP (Southern Lord)". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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cliff, cliff, sixth, american, post, metal, band, pelican, released, through, southern, lord, records, february, 2015, despite, pelican, being, predominantly, instrumental, band, three, four, tracks, feature, vocals, cliffep, pelicanreleasedfebruary, 2015studi. The Cliff is the sixth EP by American post metal band Pelican released through Southern Lord Records on February 24 2015 1 Despite Pelican being a predominantly instrumental band three of the EP s four tracks feature vocals 2 The CliffEP by PelicanReleasedFebruary 24 2015StudioElectrical Audio Chicago Illinois Infrasonic Sound Los Angeles California GenrePost metalLength24 40LabelSouthern Lord Records LORD205 ProducerSanford Parker Aaron HarrisPelican chronologyForever Becoming 2013 The Cliff 2015 Nighttime Stories 2019 The Cliff was released digitally as a standard 12 inch vinyl and as an orange vinyl limited to 1 000 copies 3 Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesContent EditThe Cliff features three altered versions of its title track which originated from Pelican s 2013 studio album Forever Becoming The first of these versions is The Cliff with vocals by Allen Epley who had previously provided his voice on the closing track of Pelican s 2009 album What We All Come to Need 4 The second track is a remix by Godflesh frontman and Pelican inspiration Justin Broadrick Jeremy Ulrey of Metal Injection said about this remix Broadrick in particular makes the song his own stripping out the vocals and leaving behind a skeletal drone that sounds like a dead ringer for his own act Jesu 5 The third song is a remix of The Cliff by Aaron Harris and Bryant Clifford Meyer of Palms The EP s closing track is a Pelican original entitled The Wait 3 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingDrowned in Sound7 10 6 Metal InjectionAverage 5 Pitchfork6 7 10 7 Under the Radar 8 The Cliff was met with somewhat positive reception Zoe Camp of Pitchfork considered the EP an interesting experiment that hinted at a more melodic vocally driven Pelican 7 Writing for Metal Injection Jeremy Ulrey said it s a fairly disposable addition to the catalog The key selling point of this release is the original studio mix of The Cliff with the remainder of the EP being non essential lagniappe Which is kind of what EPs have historically been anyway 5 Joseph Rowan of Drowned in Sound said that The Cliff may only be for devoted listeners but that it was a worthwhile experiment that should please fans 6 Under the Radar s John Srebalus wrote The Cliff works as an expertly curated maxi single but also as a top to bottom journey in inspiration purpose and emotional resonance 8 Track listing EditNo TitleLength1 The Cliff Vocal version 4 032 The Cliff Justin Broadrick remix 8 273 The Cliff Palms remix 6 084 The Wait 6 01Total length 24 40Personnel EditCredits adapted from liners notes 3 Pelican Trevor de Brauw guitar Dallas Thomas guitar Bryan Herweg bass Larry Herweg drums Additional musicians Allen Epley vocals 1 Justin Broadrick remixing 2 Aaron Harris remixing 3 drums 4 Bryant Clifford Meyer remixing 3 Sanford Parker guitars 4 Technical personnel Gregoir Yechen assistant engineering Jon San Paolo assistant engineering Mika Jussila mastering Andrew Weiss photography Chris Common mixing recordingReferences Edit Metalsucks 3 December 2014 Exclusive Pelican Announce New EP The Cliff Track Premiere with Vocals MetalSucks Retrieved January 1 2018 The Cliff EP Press release Pelican Southern Lord Records February 24 2015 Retrieved 2018 06 15 a b c The Cliff vinyl liner notes Pelican Southern Lord Records 2015 LORD 205 Retrieved April 4 2018 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Pelican The Cliff Southern Lord Records Retrieved January 1 2018 a b c Ulrey Jeremy 5 March 2015 EP Review Pelican The Cliff Metal Injection Retrieved January 1 2018 a b Rowan Joseph Pelican The Cliff Drowned in Sound Retrieved June 15 2018 a b Camp Zoe Pelican The Cliff EP Pitchfork Retrieved January 1 2018 a b Srebalus John Pelican The Cliff EP Southern Lord Under the Radar Retrieved June 15 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cliff EP amp oldid 1147186039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
