Take to the Skies

Infobox Album |
Name = Take To The Skies
Type = Album
Artist = Enter Shikari


Released = flagicon|UK March 19, 2007flagicon|USA October 30, 2007
iTunes: March 18, 2007
Recorded = 2006 - 2007 at The Outhouse in Reading UK
Genre = Post-hardcore
Metalcore
Screamo

Length = 53:51
Label = Ambush Reality, Tiny Evil (US)
Producer = Enter Shikari
Reviews =
*Allmusicguide Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfrxzy5ldke link]
*AbsolutePunk.net [65%] [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=280677 link]
*Drowned in Sound rating-10|4 [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/9895 Link]
*The Guardian Rating|3|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2034726,00.html Link]
*Kerrang! Rating|4|5
*Metal Hammer rating-10|7
*NME rating-10|8 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/enter-shikari/8308 Link]
*Pitchfork Media 6.7/10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47901-take-to-the-skies Link]
*Q Magazine Rating|2|5
*Rock Sound rating-10|8 [http://www.rock-sound.net/view_review.php?bandname=ENTER-SHIKARI&review=291 Link]
*Yahoo! Music rating-10|5 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070326/33/21670.html Link]
This album = "Take to the Skies"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Covers
Type = album


Lower caption = CD with DVD release cover (UK)Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = US Cover

"Take to the Skies" is the debut studio album by Enter Shikari. On March 25 2007, after its first week of release, it reached #4 in the Official UK Album Chart. It has been released as a standard CD, a limited CD + DVD edition and a double LP version (2 x 180grm 12" vinyl) with an embossed gate fold sleeve. The 12" vinyl edition is limited to 1000 copies and also contains the standard CD.

The album combines many of the songs that were featured on singles and EPs that were released in the years prior to the album's release, however they have all been rerecorded for the album. The single "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." was the first single to be released from the album using the re-recordings.

After the release of the album in Europe, the band spent a long period of time finding a distributor, which they would need to release the album in North America. Finally they signed to Tiny Evil Records and the album was released on October 30.

Track listing

The cd version of the album was released without naming tracks 1, 5, 9, 11, 13 & 17. However, they have since been namedFact|date=February 2008.
# "Stand Your Ground; This Is Ancient Land" - 1:07
#* "The iTunes version of the album combines this song with "Enter Shikari" bringing the total time to 3:59."
# "Enter Shikari" - 2:52
# "Mothership" - 4:30
# "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." - 4:32
# "Interlude 1" - 1:01
#* "The iTunes version of the album combines this song with "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour" bringing the total time to 5:33"
# "Labyrinth" - 3:51
# "No Sssweat" - 3:16
# "Today Won’t Go Down in History" - 3:34
# "Interlude 2" - 1:28
#* "This song is titled "Reprise 1" on the iTunes version of the album"
# "Return to Energiser" - 4:35
# "Interlude 3" - 0:18
#* "The iTunes version of the album combines this song with "Sorry, You're Not A Winner" bringing the total time to 4:10"
# "Sorry, You’re Not a Winner" - 3:52
# "Interlude 4" - 0:35
#* "The iTunes version of the album combines this song with "Jonny Sniper" bringing the total time to 4:36"
# "Jonny Sniper" - 4:01
# "Adieu" - 5:40
# "OK, Time for Plan B" - 4:55
# "Closing" - 2:44
#* "This song is titled "Reprise 2" on the iTunes version of the album"

'Live At The Astoria' DVD

Filmed live at the London Astoria, November 4 2006.

# Labyrinth
# The Feast
# Sorry You're Not a WinnerPlus backstage footage and photo slide show

The entire Astoria gig was filmed and originally planned to be released in its entirety, however due to poor sound quality on many of the tracks, only three of the tracks made it to release.

'US iTunes Version'

The US iTunes Version is as follows, however the CD version is identical to the UK release.

# Stand Your Ground / This Is Ancient Land / Enter Shikari - 4:05
# Mothership - 4:35
# Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour / Interlude One - 5:41
# Labyrinth - 3:56
# No Sssweat- 3:18
# Today Won't Go Down In History - 3:37
# Reprise One - 1:31
# Return To Energiser - 4:37
# Sorry You're Not A Winner (Remix) - 4:12
# Jonny Sniper / Intro - 4:34
# Adieu - 5:40
# OK, Time For Plan B - 5:04
# Reprise Two - 2:42
# Kicking Back On The Surface Of Your Cheek (Digital Exclusive) - 3:46

Personnel

CD personnel

Adapted from the information in the CD booklet:

*Roughton "Rou" Reynolds - Vocals, Electronics, Lap Steel, Lyrics
*Chris Batten - Bass, Vocals
*Liam "Rory" Clewlow - Guitar, Backing Vocals
*Rob Rolfe - Drums
*Enter Shikari - Gang Vocals
*Joel De'ath - Gang Vocals
*Ben Shute - Gang Vocals
*Ian Shortshaft - Gang Vocals
*Arlen Keyte - Gang Vocals
*Timbo Baggins - Gang Vocals
*Mark Thomas - Gang Vocals
*David Burgess - Gang Vocals
*Gavin Paul Maxwell - Technician
*John Mitchell - Recording
*Ben Humphreys - Recording
*Martin Giles - Mastering
*Peter Hill - Photography
*Keaton Henson - Illustration, Design

'Live At The Astoria' DVD personnel

Adapted from the information in the case of the DVD version of the album:

*Laurence Hardy - Director, Editor, Camera Operator
*Paul McLoone - Producer
*Manifesto Films - Producer
*Gavin Paul Maxwell - Technician
*Andrew Carey - Camera Operator
*Hugo Levien - Camera Operator
*Tatsu Ozaki - Camera Operator
*Jerome McCann - Sound
*James Kemp - Sound Mixing
*Jenifer Wright - Picture Slideshow Photography
*Stephen Condell - Picture Slideshow Photography

ingles

ales

*United Kingdom: #4 Official Album Chart - Gold (100,000+)

Trivia

*"Kicking Back on the Surface of Your Cheek" is included on the Kerrang! Awards 2007 The Nominees CD, and the single of Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour 7" Single
*"No Sssweat" is included on the Kerrang! The Best of 2007 CD

References