The Migration

The Migration
Studio album by
Scale the Summit
ReleasedJune 11, 2013
RecordedJanuary 2013
StudioBasement Studios, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Genre
Length42:09
LabelProsthetic
Producer
Scale the Summit chronology
The Collective
(2011) 		The Migration
(2013) 		V
(2015)
Singles from The Migration
  1. "Odyssey"
    Released: April 15, 2013[1]
  2. "Atlas Novus"
    Released: May 22, 2013[2]
  3. "Oracle"
    Released: June 3, 2013[3]
  4. "Narrow Salient"
    Released: June 4, 2013[4]
  5. "The Olive Tree"
    Released: June 7, 2013[5]
  6. "The Traveler"
    Released: June 7, 2013[5]

The Migration is the fourth studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on June 11, 2013, through Prosthetic Records. The album was self-produced by the band and Jamie King.[6][7][8] The album's artwork for The Migration was created by Duncan Storr. Chris Letchford stated the band wanted artwork that "fit the usual organic/nature theme that we are costumed [sic] to using with more of the color green," adding that he also admired the album covers of progressive rock band Yes. The album's sound was intended to be "organic and natural", and Letchford praised producer Jamie King for being in complete agreement with and understanding the group's goals. Guitars were recorded to a click track first, followed by drums and then bass. The mixing process was accomplished via email; King would send the group one entire mix of the album and the group would send him feedback in response. This was done five times before the album was considered finished.[9]

This is the band's first album with Mark Michell on bass. Michell wrote the ending of "Oracle" and all of "Evergreen", which is a bass solo (Letchford noted that the higher-pitched sounds mistaken for regular guitars are actually all notes performed on the bass).[9] It is also their last album with original drummer Pat Skeffington, who was replaced by J.C. Bryant after this album was released.[10] At the time it was written, the band considered "The Traveler" to be their most difficult song yet.

  1. ^ "Scale The Summit Streaming New Song "Odyssey"". ThePRP. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Scale The Summit Debut New Track "Atlas Novus"". ThePRP. May 22, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Scale The Summit Premiere New Track "Oracle"". ThePRP. June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Scale The Summit Debut New Song "Narrow Salient"". ThePRP. June 4, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Scale The Summit Premiere New Tracks "The Olive Tree" & "The Traveler"". ThePRP. June 7, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Migration by Scale The Summit". Band Camp. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Scale the Summit The Migration". Discogs. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Scale the Summit The Migration". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Westland, Raymond (June 9, 2013). "Instrumental Migrations - An Interview With Scale The Summit | Ghost Cult Magazine". Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "Scale The Summit replaces drummer". Lambgoat. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.