Freefall is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

For the religious buildings, see Chapter houseChapterhouse are a British shoegazing band originally of the early 1990s, from Reading, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff and Stephen Patman, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3...

 released in 1990. Its first track, "Falling Down", was used as part of their debut album, Whirlpool

Whirlpool (Chapterhouse album)

Whirlpool is the debut album by British band Chapterhouse. The album was reissued in 2006, on the label Cherry Red, with seven bonus tracks taken from three EPs released in the same time frame as the album. The Cherry Red reissue also included, for the first time, lyrics to all of the songs...

. The other tracks were released on the 2006 reissue of Whirlpool along with Sunburst

Sunburst EP

Sunburst is an EP by English shoegazing band Chapterhouse. It features in the reissue of Chapterhouse's debut album Whirlpool, released in 2006...

and Pearl.

Reception

Allmusic writer Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett is a library assistant, freelance writer and music journalist. His work has been published in Allmusic, the OC Weekly, Plan B, Metal Edge and The Quietus, while pieces have also appeared in Dream, Arthur, as well as Stylus, The Broken Face, Fake Jazz, Freaky Trigger, Careless Talk...

 described "Falling Down" as a "fantastic opener" with "swirling, sweet vocals underscored by a punchy (but not quite as electronic and crisp) funk rhythm".
He also recommended the track "Inside of Me" for having a near Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

-level "rush of noise".

Track listing

1. "Falling Down" - 4:00
2. "Need (Somebody)" - 3:09
3. "Inside of Me" - 4:42
4. "Sixteen Years" - 4:44