Arrival in Purple (Esorie EP)

Arrival in Purple is the debut EP from Nick Malone's first ever musical project, known by the pseudonym Esorie. The six-track EP was available briefly for streaming through iLike.com, but due to so-called "musical growth and maturity", the project was shelved.

Background
At the age of ten, Malone had accumulated a large buildup of original music. Alongside his brother, who was also recording a debut original album of his own, Arrival in Purple was recorded over the course of one week, entirely live, using only a $15 MP3 player. Five years after the EP's release, Malone describes his experience writing and recording Arrival:

"Arrival in Purple was, essentially, the six songs that marked the beginning of what my originals are like today. The way I wrote then, of course, was a lot more mindless and free-form, but my writing techniques are the same now as they were five years ago... its amazing to me that I can go back to some of those songs and still be proud of the work I'd accomplished with a cheap plastic MP3 player from Toys 'R' Us."

Composition
Arrival in Purple was recorded using a standard Fender Stratocaster and a Peavey amplifier only. All six songs revolved around one main riff introuduced in the early seconds of each song. Each track used a different kind of guitar effect, including heavy flange, metal, and industrial echoes.

Promotion and Live Performances
To promote Arrival in Purple, Malone performed the EP's lead single, Satisfied, at a local Cirque-esque show. Although not a major facet of the show, Malone played the song repeatedly until the show actually began. Arrival in Purple was offered for free on iLike.com for a brief period of time.

Shelving and Re-Release
Arrival in Purple was shelved by Malone, who stated that the EP "just wasn't meeting musical standards anymore." Malone stated that he'd gained musical maturity while writing new material during Arrival's streaming time, and wanted to make sure that all of his material remained something he was happy with. After dropping the name Esorie, and adopting the name [TheSleeve] during his time with the band Strangers In Uniform, Malone stated he planned to re-release his material from Arrival.

"I feel like it's been a very long time since I've really put out something relevant after all this time working with a band, so I'm gonna rework some of this Arrival in Purple stuff and we'll see what happens."

Malone attempted to recreate the songs while using actual editing software and multitrack recording, but nothing ever came of it. Now, as A Censored Sunlight, his permenant pseudonym, he says a reissue isn't likely.

"The music I made with Arrival in Purple was fun when it was happening, and I tried really hard to do some reworking so I could bring the lyrics up to par with everything I'm doing now, but honestly, the way my thought process was when I was ten isn't the way I want A Censored Sunlight to be portrayed. It's just a that was then, this is now type thing."

Credits
Nick Malone p/k/a A Censored Sunlight - writer, producer, lead guitar

Fallen Fauxhawk - writer, producer, rhythm guitar