This Eclipse

This Eclipse is a 1995 EP release by indie rock band Polvo. It was recorded and mixed by Brian Paulson in Hillsborough, North Carolina on August 21–22 that year, mastered by John Golden and released on Merge Records.

This Eclipse
EP by
Polvo
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995
RecordedAugust 21–22, 1995
GenreIndie rock, math rock
Length20:50
LabelMerge
Polvo chronology
Celebrate the New Dark Age
(1994)		 This Eclipse
(1995)		 Exploded Drawing
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Trouser Pressmildly favorable[2]

Recording

The album was recorded and mixed by Brian Paulson, who would go on to do the same for their 2009 post-reunion album In Prism. Reflecting on the experience, guitarist Ash Bowie said in an interview with Tape Op: "we liked the way it sounded. It wasn't the most well prepared for record we've done, but you could hear everything. It sounded good. We didn't have to negotiate about how loud everyone's parts should be — it's all there, just right, nothing else to say."[3]

Reception

David Sprague of Trouser Press wrote that the album "reclaims form [in comparison to their previous release] to a large degree, but benefits from the clearest production — by Brian Paulson — Polvo has ever received. The separation afforded the guitarists' never-twining parts lends some logic to "Batradar" and "Titanup," but it's hard not to ruminate about what the band might be capable of if someone made them walk a straight line just once."[4]

Track listing
  1. "Bat Radar" - 4:13
  2. "Bombs That Fall from Your Eyes" - 5:28
  3. "Titan Up" - 3:14
  4. "Production Values" - 1:28
  5. "Title Track" - 6:25

Personnel

Adapted from Allmusic:[5]

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gollark: They're working on scales barely above individual atoms, and yet somehow reliably and cheaply enough that you can (well, will be able to around today) buy stuff made this way for £200 or so.
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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r272372
  5. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r272372
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