The Pale (EP)

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]

Revelations: The Pale EP
EP by William Control
Released	October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
Studio	Hell's Half Acre
Genre	Darkwave[1] synthpop[1]
Length	18:09
Label	Control
Producer	Kenneth Fletcher
William Control chronology
Skeleton Strings 2 (2014) Revelations: The Pale EP (2016) Revelations: The Black EP (2017)
Singles from Revelations: The Pale EP
"The Monster" Released: September 4, 2016 "Confess" Released: October 26, 2016 "When The Love Is Pain" Released: November 12, 2016 "Mother Superior" Released: January 25, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Electrozombies	[1]
VultureHound	[2]

A video for The Monster was shot by Terry Matlin in New York City in July 2016 and released on September 4.^[6][7] 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.^[8][9] When The Love Is Pain followed on November 12, and it was directed by Jacob Johnston.^[10] Mother Superior, directed by Kevin Preston, completed the quartet on January 25, 2017.^[11]

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.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Monster"	4:12
2.	"Confess"	4:10
3.	"When The Love Is Pain"	4:04
4.	"Mother Superior"	5:43
Total length:		18:09

All tracks are written by William Francis, Kenneth Fletcher and Axel Otero^[13]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[14]	13
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[15]	1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	14
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[18]	26

Personnel

All credits adapted from liner notes.^[19]

• Kenneth Fletcher – producer, engineer, artwork, layout
• Axel Otero – engineer, mixing
• John Troxell – mastering

References

1. Frenken, Thomas (October 27, 2016). "Review: William Control – Revelations: The Pale EP". Electrozombies. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
2. Harvey, Amelia (October 6, 2016). "William Control – Revelations: The Pale (EP Review)". VultureHound. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
3. Birkbeck, Tim (January 2, 2017). "Interview: William Control". VultureHound. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
4. "William Control Chart History | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
5. Murray, Gordon (October 27, 2016). "Betty Who & William Control Top Dance/Electronic Charts". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
6. Matlin, Terry (September 5, 2016). "WILLIAM CONTROL - The Monster". Vimeo. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
7. "'The Monster' Music Video by: William Control!". Side Stage Magazine. September 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
8. "Instagram post by William Control". Instagram. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
9. "William Control - Confess (Official Video)". YouTube. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
10. Johnston, Jacob (November 12, 2016). "Twitter post by Jacob Johnston". Twitter. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
11. "WILLIAM CONTROL – Mother Superior (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. January 25, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
12. "Instagram post by William Control". Instagram. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
13. "ACE Repertory". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
14. "William Control – Chart history: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
15. "William Control – Chart history: Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
16. "William Control – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
17. "William Control – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
18. "William Control – Chart history: Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
19. The Pale EP (Liner notes). William Control. Control Records. 2016. CR010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)