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Austere (EP)

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Austere
EP by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreAlternative rock, post-hardcore, indie rock, emo
Length16:05
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerSparta
Sparta chronology
Austere
(2002)
Wiretap Scars
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Stylus MagazineC+[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

  1. "Mye" – 3:33
  2. "Cataract" – 5:09
  3. "Vacant Skies" – 3:32
  4. "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 performance for Austere
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 80

References

  1. ^ Wilson, McKenzie. Austere at AllMusic
  2. ^ Stylus Magazine review, September 1, 2003 Archived October 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 2
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 262.