''The Transition EP'' is the follow-up to Christian rock band Philmont's full-length ''

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'', and their first release since parting ways with

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. Philmont released the EP independently on October 19, 2010. It is available via digital outlets such as

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, at Philmont concerts, and through Philmont's online merchandise store. During the recording process, Philmont realized that they did not have sufficient funding to

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and

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the six songs they had been working on. They set up an online fundraiser via

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and set a goal of $4,000 toward which fans could pledge. In return, backers were offered exclusive rewards from the band (signed copies of the EP, bonus tracks, T-shirts, personalized videos, etc.) that got better with increasing investment amounts. Philmont surpassed their goal, and the fundraiser ended with $5,404 raised; they were able to release ''The Transition EP'' on October 19, as planned.

Track listing

All songs written by Scott Taube and Josiah Prince except where noted. # "I Am" - 3:39 # "You Will Remain" (Taube/Prince/Allen Salmon) - 3:25 # "The Alchemist" - 3:36 # "Ringing In My Head" - (Taube/Prince/Salmon) - 3:15 # "Closer" - 3:43 # "The Last Song I Sing" (Taube/Prince/Tony Wood) - 3:39 ;Bonus tracks for Kickstarter donors # "Closer (Acoustic)" # "Shuttle Launch (Demo)"

Personnel

;Philmont *Scott Taube -

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*Josiah Prince -

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, programming, vocals, additional production *Justin Sams - guitar, vocals, gang vocals *Josh Guion -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Jeremi Hough -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

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, gang vocals ;Additional personnel *Matthew Arcaini -

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, programming, gang vocals *Jordan Messer - gang vocals *Matt Underwood -

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(track 2) *Lee Bridges (mixing, tracks 1, 3, & 5) *Ainslie Grosser (mixing, track 2) *Allen Salmon (mixing, tracks 4 & 6) *Dan Shike - mastering

Music videos

References

External links

Philmont's MySpace Page

Purchase ''The Transition EP'' via Philmont's online store

''The Transition EP'' Kickstarter fundraiser page
2010 EPs Philmont (band) albums Kickstarter-funded albums {{Christian-album-stub