Anahata (album)

Anahata
Studio album by June of 44
Released	June 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)
Recorded	January 1999 (1999-01)
Studio	Electrical Audio (Chicago, IL)
Genre	Post-hardcore, math rock
Length	50:21
Label	Quarterstick
Producer	Bob Weston
June of 44 chronology
Four Great Points (1998) Anahata (1999) In the Fishtank 6 (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10 [4]

Anahata is the fourth studio album by Louisville-based math rock band June of 44, released on June 10, 1999, by Quarterstick Records. ^{[5] [6]}

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the album June of 44's "most satisfying outing to date, largely because they seem to have refocused their sweat and toil on writing songs — or riffs and motifs, to be more accurate." ^[7] Portland Mercury wrote that the band perfected "their squirrelly amalgam of post-rock and post-hardcore." ^[8] The Dallas Observer wrote that "the playing is uniformly excellent ([Doug] Scharin is one of rock's most underrated drummers) but not in the service of any particularly dynamic ideas." ^[9] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the band's "tactic of flatly shouting its lyrics, often in unison, detracts from the musical backdrop." ^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fred Erskine, Sean Meadows, Jeff Mueller and Doug Scharin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wear Two Eyes (Boom)"	4:51
2.	"Escape of the Levitational Trapeze Artist"	4:41
3.	"Cardiac Atlas"	5:08
4.	"Equators to Bi-Polar"	6:10
5.	"Recorded Syntax"	5:01
6.	"Southeast of Boston"	5:13
7.	"Five Bucks in My Pocket"	4:06
8.	"Peel Away Velleity"	15:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Anahata liner notes. ^[11]

June of 44

• Sean Meadows – guitar, bass, vocals
• Jeff Mueller – guitar, vocals
• Fred Erskine – bass, trumpet, keyboards, vocals
• Doug Scharin – drums, keyboards, samples, percussion, vibes

Additional musicians

• Julie Liu – viola (3)
• Chiyoko Yoshida – vocals (6)

Production

• Bob Weston – production, recording, mixing
• Christina Files – recording (5, 6)
• John Golden – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Quarterstick	CD, LP	QS64

References

1. Frey, Tracy. "June of 44: Anahata > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
2. columnist (September 1999). "June of 44: Anahata". Alternative Press : 101.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 726.
4. DiCrescenzo, Brent (June 7, 1999). "June of 44: Anahata". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
5. "June of 44 : Anahata". Touch and Go Records. 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
6. Robbins, Ira; Woodlief, Mark (2007). "June of 44". Trouser Press . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
7. "June of 44 Anahata". exclaim.ca.
8. "June of 44, Belonging". Portland Mercury.
9. Gross, Joe (August 26, 1999). "June of '44". Dallas Observer.
10. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. August 4, 1999 – via Google Books.
11. Anahata (booklet). June of 44. Chicago, Illinois: Quarterstick Records. 1999.

External links

• Anahata at Discogs (list of releases)