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2002 EP by Sparta
Austere
EP by Sparta
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
Stylus MagazineC+

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. 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) 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.
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