Take to the Skies

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Take To The Skies
Take To The Skies cover
Studio album by Enter Shikari
Released Flag of the United Kingdom March 19, 2007

Flag of the United States October 30, 2007

iTunes: March 18, 2007
Recorded 2006 - 2007 at The Outhouse in Reading UK
Genre Post-Hardcore
Length 53:51
Label Ambush Reality, Tiny Evil (US)
Producer Enter Shikari
Professional reviews
Alternate Covers
CD with DVD release cover (UK)
CD with DVD release cover (UK)
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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

The cd version of the album was released without naming tracks 1, 5, 9, 11, 13 & 17. However, they have since been named[citation needed].

  1. "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.
  2. "Enter Shikari" - 2:52
  3. "Mothership" - 4:30
  4. "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." - 4:32
  5. "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
  6. "Labyrinth" - 3:51
  7. "No Sssweat" - 3:16
  8. "Today Won’t Go Down in History" - 3:34
  9. "Interlude 2" - 1:28
    • This song is titled "Reprise 1" on the iTunes version of the album
  10. "Return to Energiser" - 4:35
  11. "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
  12. "Sorry, You’re Not a Winner" - 3:52
  13. "Interlude 4" - 0:35
    • The iTunes version of the album combines this song with "Jonny Sniper" bringing the total time to 4:36
  14. "Jonny Sniper" - 4:01
  15. "Adieu" - 5:40
  16. "OK, Time for Plan B" - 4:55
  17. "Closing" - 2:44
    • This song is titled "Reprise 2" on the iTunes version of the album

[edit] 'Live At The Astoria' DVD

Filmed live at the London Astoria, November 4 2006.

  1. Labyrinth
  2. The Feast
  3. Sorry You're Not a Winner

Plus 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.

[edit] 'US iTunes Version'

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

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

[edit] Personnel

[edit] 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
  • 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

[edit] '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

[edit] Singles

Cover Information
Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour...
Jonny Sniper

[edit] Sales

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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

v • d • e
Enter Shikari
Roughton "Rou" Reynolds | Liam "Rory" Clewlow | Chris Batten | Rob Rolfe
Albums
Take to the Skies
EPs
"Commit No Nuisance" (as Hybryd) | "Nodding Acquaintance EP" (2003) | "Sorry You're Not a Winner EP" (2004) | "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour EP" (2004, remastered 2005)
Singles
Compilations