Burning Skies

Burning Skies
EP by Tones on Tail
Released	6 May 1983
Genre	Gothic rock, post-punk
Label	Situation Two
Producer	Tones on Tail
Tones on Tail chronology

Last updated March 17, 2019

Burning Skies is an EP by English post-punk band Tones on Tail. It was released on 6 May 1983 on record label Situation Two.

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Post-punk is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s, in which artists departed from the simplicity and traditionalism of punk rock to adopt a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and diverse influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock cliches, artists experimented with sources including electronic music and black styles like dub, funk, free jazz, and disco; novel recording and production techniques; and ideas from art and politics, including critical theory, modernist art, cinema and literature. Communities that produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines developed around these pioneering musical scenes, which coalesced in cities such as London, New York, Manchester, Melbourne, Sydney and San Francisco.

Tones on Tail was a British post-punk band formed in 1982, originally as a musical side project of Daniel Ash of the gothic rock group Bauhaus. Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop."

Track listing

All tracks written by Daniel Ash and Glenn Campling, except "OK, This Is the Pops", written by Ash, Campling and Kevin Haskins.

Daniel Gaston Ash is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets. Recently, he reunited with bandmate Kevin Haskins to form Poptone, a retrospective of their respective careers, featuring Kevin's daughter Diva Dompe on bass. He has also recorded several solo albums. Several guitarists have listed Ash as an influence, including Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction, Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Kevin Michael Dompe, better known as Kevin Haskins, is a drummer, best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning Skies"	6:27
2.	"OK, This Is the Pops"	3:04

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When You're Smiling"	5:48
2.	"You, the Night and the Music"	5:01

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Trouser Press commented that the EP "offers very little songwriting content, merely scanty ideas in service of largely pointless studio fiddling".^[2]

<i>Trouser Press</i> American music magazine

Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow Who fan Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press". Publication of the magazine ceased in 1984; the unexpired portion of mail subscriptions was completed by Rolling Stone sister publication Record, which itself folded in 1985. Trouser Press has continued to exist in various formats.

Personnel

Tones on Tail

Daniel Ash – production
Glenn Campling – production
Kevin Haskins – production

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Technical

Derek Tomkins – engineering

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References

↑ "Burning Skies – Tones on Tail : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 March 2013.
↑ Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Tones on Tail". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 March 2013.

External links

Burning Skies at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] "Burning Skies – Tones on Tail : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[2] Robbins, Ira; Fasolino, Greg. "trouserpress.com :: Tones on Tail". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 March 2013.