| Austere | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-hardcore, indie rock, emo | |||
| Length | 16:05 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | Sparta | |||
| Sparta chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[2] |
Austere is an EP by Sparta, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records. Their first record, it was released one year after the break-up of At the Drive-In.
All of the songs were re-recorded for Sparta's debut album Wiretap Scars, however "Vacant Skies" appeared on the UK version of the album as a bonus track. It also appeared on the compilation album Dragging the Lake II, released by Atticus clothing company.[3] It was recorded at Rosewood Studios in El Paso, Texas by Mike Major.
Track listing
- "Mye" – 3:33
- "Cataract" – 5:09
- "Vacant Skies" – 3:32
- "Echodyne Harmonic (de-mix)" – 3:50
Personnel
- Dave Shirk – mastering
- Sparta – engineer, main performer
- Mike Major – producer, engineer, mixing
- Gabriel el Chino Gonzalez – assistant
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 80 |
References
- ↑ Wilson, McKenzie. Austere at AllMusic
- ↑ Stylus Magazine review, September 1, 2003 Archived October 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 2
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 262.
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