Pelican

Pelican - Ephemeral (2009) on Migration Media

1. Embedding the Moss
2. Ephemeral
3. Geometry of Murder (feat. Dylan Carlson)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jz3y3jazqag

I picked this up last night after seeing Pelican kill it live. I've never been that into the band, as great as they are, their recordings come off as a bit stale. They're infinitely easier to get into when they're five feet in front of you and shredding faces off. That said, this EP is pretty strong. The last song is an Earth cover, or maybe it's a song Earth never recorded? Dylan Carlson just gave them the song? The CD simply says "originally written by Earth," and I'm not familiar with the song being on any Earth release, so who knows... Carlson's style is rather noticeable, making it the finest song the EP has to offer

Ephemeral is Pelican's debut on Southern Lord, which is releasing the EP exclusively on 180g vinyl. CDs are limited to 1000 copies, which are being sold on tour. Turns out there is also a 50 copy run with alternate artwork which was sold on a recent stint in Japan. The packaging is rather stunning. It's a single piece of sturdy black flatstock, screenprinted with black and bluish-white ink, that ingenuously folds to house the CD. Delicious Design League is responsible for the layout & printing, which they deserve mad props for. They also have some swank posters worth checking out too.