Austere (EP)

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Austere
EP by Sparta
Released	2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	16:05
Label	Dreamworks
Producer	Sparta
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Stylus Magazine (C+) September 1, 2003
Sparta chronology
Austere (2002) Wiretap Scars (2002)

Austere is the first release by the band Sparta, just one year after break-up of their former band At the Drive-In.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mye" – 3:33
2. "Cataract" – 5:09
3. "Vacant Skies" – 3:32
4. "Echodyne Harmonic (de-mix)" – 3:50

[edit] Personnel

• Dave Shirk- Mastering
• Sparta- Engineer, Main Performer
• Mike Major- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Ron Handler- A&R
• Gabriel el Chino Gonzalez- Assistant

[edit] Note

All of these songs were re-recorded for Sparta's debut album Wiretap Scars, however Vacant Skies only appeared on the UK version of the album, as a bonus track. It was recorded at Rosewood Studios in El Paso, Texas by Mike Major.