The Pale (EP) explained

Revelations: The Pale EP
Type:ep
Artist:William Control
Cover:The Pale EP cover.jpg
Studio:Hell's Half Acre
Label:Control
Producer:Kenneth Fletcher
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Revelations: The Pale EP is the first in a series of four EPs that make up Revelations, the fifth studio album by William Control. The other three are The Black, The Red and The White, after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.[1] [2] It was released by Control Records on October 14, 2016 and peaked at number one on both the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and the Heatseekers chart.[3] [4]

A video for The Monster was shot by Terry Matlin in New York City in July 2016 and released on September 4.[5] [6] Confess was filmed by Kenneth Fletcher in an Edinburgh cemetery during the band's September 2016 UK Synths and Sinners Tour and released on October 26.[7] [8] When The Love Is Pain followed on November 12, and it was directed by Jacob Johnston.[9] Mother Superior, directed by Kevin Preston, completed the quartet on January 25, 2017.[10]

The EP was recorded at Control's Hell's Half Acre studio and was produced and engineered by Kenneth Fletcher, and engineered and mixed by Axel Otero of the band Lay Your Ghost. It was mastered by John Troxell. Fans were invited down to the Control Merch shop to record gang vocals.[11]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12] 13
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 14
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 26

Personnel

All credits adapted from liner notes.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvey. Amelia. William Control – Revelations: The Pale (EP Review). VultureHound. August 3, 2017. October 6, 2016.
  2. Web site: Birkbeck. Tim. Interview: William Control. VultureHound. August 3, 2017. January 2, 2017.
  3. Web site: William Control Chart History | Billboard . www.billboard.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518105706/https://www.billboard.com/music/william-control/chart-history/heatseekers-albums . 18 May 2018 . dead.
  4. Murray. Gordon. Betty Who & William Control Top Dance/Electronic Charts. Billboard. August 3, 2017. October 27, 2016.
  5. Web site: Matlin. Terry. WILLIAM CONTROL - The Monster. Vimeo. August 3, 2017. September 5, 2016.
  6. Web site: 'The Monster' Music Video by: William Control!. Side Stage Magazine. August 3, 2017. September 7, 2016.
  7. Web site: Instagram post by William Control. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BKTrgP6DvRF . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. August 3, 2017. September 13, 2016.
  8. Web site: William Control - Confess (Official Video). YouTube. August 21, 2017. October 26, 2016.
  9. Web site: Johnston. Jacob. Twitter post by Jacob Johnston. Twitter. August 3, 2017. November 12, 2016.
  10. Web site: WILLIAM CONTROL – Mother Superior (OFFICIAL VIDEO). YouTube. August 21, 2017. January 25, 2017.
  11. Web site: Instagram post by William Control. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BI_OrAtj5Yv . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. August 3, 2017. August 12, 2016.
  12. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=William Control|chart=Alternative Albums}} William Control – Chart history: Alternative Albums]. Billboard. August 20, 2017.
  13. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=William Control|chart=Dance/Electronic Albums C}} William Control – Chart history: Top Dance/Electronic Albums]. Billboard. August 20, 2017.
  14. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=William Control|chart=Heatseekers Albums}} William Control – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums]. Billboard. August 20, 2017.
  15. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=William Control|chart=Independent Albums}} William Control – Chart history: Independent Albums]. Billboard. August 20, 2017.
  16. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=William Control|chart=Rock Albums}} William Control – Chart history: Rock Albums]. Billboard. August 20, 2017.
  17. The Pale EP. William Control. 2016. Liner notes. Control Records. CR010.

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