The Maelstrom EP

[ Download Now | Released December 8 2007 | Recorded Feb - Dec 07 | 6 Tracks | 20:48 ]

Description

The Maelstrom EP, although short, was a very ambitious project. I strived to get all songs as best as they possibly could be to make the most out of the release. The philosophy behind this album was to utilize multiple demos and rethinking of a track to make it even more solid.

Yes, believe it or not (though I'm sure this isn't hard to believe), a majority of previous songs did not have a lot of extra editing/retooling done to it after the first time around. Many songs were done in one sitting, a few were done over a couple days or a week, and a few more had several demos/variations before the final product. I mostly haven't been satisfied with the results of this (obviously) and giving it a second look helps flaws become more apparent and inspiration comes better.

Being that this is easily the best collection of music from Modus Operanic up to this point, I considered this a "farewell" album at the time, since my plans after this album were to dedicate all future songwriting to The Air Castles, as evidenced by several songs from this album being re-mixed and sequenced for the debut album, Transoceanic. As evidenced by the fact that I've made several more albums since this, I decided to ride my streak of finally successful songwriting and continue writing music for myself.

Somewhat of a concept album, Maelstrom's songs are themed around a large storm or hurricane hitting a coastal city, and acts as a musical representation of its events and effects.

Track Listing

Other Information

Singles
No singles were released from this album.

Songs cut from the album / unfinished demos
"Ambients**t" (used for the song "Underwater" on Transoceanic)