Vibrato 06

L'Austin Space

Heh, heh. Sorry about that; I don't know what got into me. Perhaps it was all the tabloids I was exposed to while living in the UK (see, that's the great thing about being an American: I don't have to take responsibility for my actions--there is always someone or something else to blame).
In any case, as you may have guessed, this collection of ten songs features bands from the Austin, Texas area. The home of Psychedelia's 13th Floor Elevators, Austin seems to have been late in discovering Shoegazing--only Sixteen Deluxe were active in the 90's, but the city is rapidly catching up in terms of both quantity and quality. I did have to leave out one promising newcomer, The Linear High, because they have not yet released a CD and the poor quality of the streaming files from their MySpace page rendered their songs unusable.
As usual, better songs await the listener on CD.
--NWshoegazer

1. I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Last Ride Together (Secretly Canadian) from the 2006 release "Fear is on Our Side"

2. The Black Angels - The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven (Light in the Attic) from the 2006 release "Passover"

3. For Those Who Know - Night at the Danceclub (Christmas Mountain) from the 2005 "For Those Who Know" EP

4. All in the Golden Afternoon - Tidal Wave (Mind Expansion) from a soon to be released "All in the Golden Afternoon" EP

5. The Paper South - Caught Leaving the Scene of the Accident (self-released) from their debut EP. All six songs are available for legal download or you can contact the band and request a copy of the EP be sent to you

6. Ghost of the Russian Empire - Psychomedicated (Thirty Ghosts) from the 2006 "With Fiercest Demolition" EP

7. Sixteen Deluxe - Apronstrings (Trance Syndicate) from the out of print 1995 release "Backfeed Magnetbabe" available used

8. Experimental Aircraft - Ghost Train (Graveface) from the out of print 1999 release "Experimental Aircraft" contact the band for CD-R copies

9. Sound Team - You've Never Lived a Day (Capitol) from the 2006 release "Movie Monster"

10. She, Sir - Prairie Burn (She, Sir) from the 2007 "Who Can't Say Yes"


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