Bretton (EP)

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Bretton
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EP by
Lower Than Atlantis
Released18 October 2008
Recorded2008, The Pill Studios, Newport
Genre Hardcore punk
Length19:44
Label Small Town
Producer Matt Tuck
Lower Than Atlantis chronology
Demo 2007
(2007)		Bretton
(2008)		 Far Q
(2010)

Bretton is the first EP by the British rock band Lower Than Atlantis, released in 2008.

Contents

Background and production

Lower Than Atlantis formed in August 2007 in Watford, [1] while the members were attending college. [2] Guitarist Ben Sansom asked guitarist Mike Duce if he wished to form a band with Ben's brother Luke, who would provide vocals. [3] Alongside them was bassist Richard Wilkinson and drummer Matt Britz. [4] In April 2008, the group signed to Small Town Records, with whom they were aiming to release their forthcoming EP through. [5] Following line-up changes, [3] such as the addition of drummer Joshua Pickett, bassist Stephen Minter, [6] and Duce becoming the band's frontman, [7] they began working on what would become their first EP, Bretton. [3]

All of the songs on Bretton were written by Lower Than Atlantis, with lyrics by Duce and Luke Sansom. [6] Duce taught himself how to sing and play guitar at the same time while playing along to the band's Demo 2007 release. [8] Pickett had been playing the drums for eight years, naming Abe Cunningham from Deftones as a main inspiration. [1] However, Matt Britz had written and recorded the drum parts for Bretton. [6] Jeff and Ginge recorded the EP at The Pill Studios in Newport. [6] Matt Tuck produced all of the proceedings. [6] Tom Woodstock mastered the EP at The Roof Studios. [6]

Release and reception

Bretton was released on 18 October 2008 through Small Town Records, [9] before being released through Thirty Days of Night on 19 December 2008. [10] The artwork was done by Liam Flaherty Design. [6] A music video was filmed for "The Juggernaut", it was directed by Daniel Seecharan. [11] It was shot on a low budget. [12] The band spent a lot of 2009 supporting the EP. [1] Partway through the touring cycle for the EP, the band had several line-up changes, eventually leaving them with only vocalist/guitarist Mike Duce and guitarist Ben Sansom. [13]

Big Cheese magazine called the band "pissed off [and] energetic" while they "channel[ed] the dirty chugging riffs of Southern rock". [14] They claimed that "Rock 'n roll-infused post-hardcore just got some new superheroes." [14] Reviewing for Rhythm, Chris Barnes called the EP "a monster of technical music" with "low-slung grooves, odd time and intense riffs." [1] In a retrospective review, Ben Patashnik of Rock Sound described the EP's sound as "youthful, jagged hardcore", bearing "little resemblance" to the band's later material. [8] Concluding with the band's "wit shone through the short, sharp blasts of noise." [8]

Track listing

All songs written by Lower Than Atlantis. All lyrics written by Mike Duce and Luke Sansom. [6]

  1. "March of the LTA" – 0:58
  2. "Frankie Goes to Hemel" – 2:56
  3. "The Juggernaut" – 3:14
  4. "Sleeping in the Bath" – 3:11
  5. "Bretton" – 2:40
  6. "I Hate Comic Sans" – 0:24
  7. "What a Beautiful Day to Impersonate an Officer" – 2:56
  8. "Vampires Suck, Blood" – 3:25

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [6]

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 Rhythm 2009
  2. ↑ Mursong 2009, p. 12
  3. 1 2 3 Patashnik 2013, p. 60
  4. ↑ "Yourspace Lower Than Atlantis". Hemel Gazette. 26 October 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Yourspace Lower Than Atlantis". Hemel Gazette. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bretton (Booklet). Lower Than Atlantis. Thirty Days of Night. 2008. TDON029.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Patashnik 2013, p. 61
  8. 1 2 3 Patashnik 2013, p. 62
  9. ↑ "BRETTON 2008". PureVolume. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Bretton by Lower Than Atlantis". itunes.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Untitled. Vimeo. 15 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lower Than Atlantis music video [Archive] - DVXuser.com -- The online community for filmmaking". dvxuser.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lower Than Atlantis" (PDF). redfield-records.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. 1 2 Sharples ed., 2009, p. 30
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