EPs

[Magrathean]

It's interesting to look back and realize that after "Skydancer" Tranquillity would release an EP "with the taste" of their upcoming album: "Of chaos" for "The gallery" and "Enter" for "The mind's i". They did the same for "Character" with "Lost". But then there's a gap there with "Projector", "Haven" and "Damage". No EPs for those. Any ideas why or any thoughts on that? Or any hopes/predictions about an EP for their next album?

 

[solefald]

well I read in an interview for character that they like to put more xperimental songs on their eps, songs that did not really fit into the regular albums like the endless feed. thats what the band says.
but interesting question, but I also like eps with cover songs or remixes.
something unusal for the "real" fans

 

[Schwedentod]

I especially like to hear new material as fast as possible. Since I don't use any P2P networks... The only chance to get my hands on new stuff before release. But only with my faves, not with every band. (I save this money and invest it in full albums)

 

[Arch]

Perhaps certain record labels want their bands to do EPs at certain point? Hmm, I never thought of that question before.

 

[Delirious]

i've for some reason always thought of "of chaos..." as something more of a post-skydancer release than pre-gallery.

lost to apathy, though, could be due to the fact that the release date of character was postponed.

 

[Magrathean]

solefald: Sounds logical to me.

Delirious: Yes, i've thought of "Of chaos" that way as well... maybe more of a transition between "Skydancer" and "The gallery" rather than a post-Skydancer release...

 

[Schwedentod]

Of Chaos always was - to me - more a small album but an EP. Something reflecting the changes in the band (Anders out - Mikael the new singer), not a "missing link" between those 2 albums because for me the change between Skydancer and The Gallery is just too big.

Interested in your opinions...

 

[Magrathean]

Well, i think that's part of what makes it a transition between "Skydancer" and "The gallery" (and that's just my opinion). First of all, the songs and style do seem like a transition between the "Skydancer" style (it's even got "Alone '94") and the "Gallery" style. Second, as you said, it's the beginning of a new Dark Tranquillity with a new singer while not a complete change into a new band.

And, if you ask me, the change between "Skydancer" and "The gallery" isn't that big lyrically (although musically the enormous change is obvious).

 

[Schwedentod]

@UnDoControl: I was mainly referring to the musical change, not to the lyrics. But to me the music is somewhere in between these (full) albums. But I have to correct my "missing link" sentence. It IS the missing link, but not in an EP way but the musical bridge between the first 2 outputs.