Distractions (Regurgitator EP)

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Distractions
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Released10 September 2010 (2010-09-10)
Recorded2010
StudioHead Gap Studios, Preston, Victoria
Label Valve Records
Producer Magoo
Regurgitator chronology
Love and Paranoia
(2007)
Distractions
(2010)
Super Happy Fun Times Friends
(2011)
Singles from Distractions
  1. "Make No Sense"
    Released: August 2010 [1]

Distractions is an extended play by Australian rock band Regurgitator and released in September 2010. [2] The album was supported by a September Distractions tour. [3]

Contents

Background and release

Regurgitator were signed to Warner Australia between 1995-2002 and released four studio albums, before signing with Valve Records in 2004 and releasing two further albums, In 2010, the band decided to release music 'as they go along'. Band member Quan Yeomans said "Album production was initially geared to provide marketing impetus for the sale of records. More and more, people are not listening to music this way. They download music for free from the internet and they pick and choose tracks and create their own play lists." The band moved to Melbourne and set up a 'home studios' which Yeoman further explained "The new paradigm actually suits the home recording/producing musician because it is more natural to focus and create one track at a time, release it and then move on". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Making No Sense" (Quan Yeomans) - 2:37
  2. "Distractions" (Ben Ely) - 1:55
  3. "Miranda July" (Yeomans) - 2:45
  4. "Midday Sun" (Ely) - 5:10

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia10 September 2010 Valve Records V120

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