02/23: Janelle Monae: "The ArchAndroid" Album = "Metropolis" Suites II and III
Back before Janelle Monae opted to go the major label route and sign with Bad Boy, she
planned a series of four EP albums. They were called the "Metropolis" suites. She released her first, "The Chase Suite," before becoming a Bad Boy artist.
Once she signed, however, the plans changed:
an EP re-issue was scheduled with a full length album to follow. On August 12, 2008,
"Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)" was released. The special edition added two additional tracks.
An
iTunes exclusive "Fantastic Edition" followed, offering up a bonus mix of "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!" as well as three videos.
On the cover of the "Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)," in the bottom right corner, were four circles. One and a half of them were filled in,
indicating that the release constituted the first 1 and 1/2 suites of the four suite plan.
I am sure the suite concept has not been forgotten by all of Monae's long time fans and so I wanted to share this: on Twitter,
Monae mentioned that her upcoming full length album
"The ArchAndroid" equals suites II and III. The album is due on May 18.
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