Sunshine / At the Drive-In

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Sunshine / At the Drive-In
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EP by
Sunshine and At the Drive-In
ReleasedApril 13, 2000 [1]
RecordedSeptember 1999 / 2000
Genre Post-hardcore
Length25:38
Label Big Wheel Recreation [1]
Producer At the Drive-In
Sunshine and At the Drive-In chronology
Vaya
(1999)
Sunshine / At the Drive-In
(2000)
Relationship of Command
(2000)

Sunshine / At the Drive-In is a split EP released under the independent record label Big Wheel Recreation on April 13, 2000. It featured songs by the Czech band Sunshine and the American band At the Drive-In. It was also released on vinyl on 12-inch. [2]

Contents

Description

The album itself does not include a cover, but only the disc and the case. [3] Anchored by the much more prominent At the Drive-In, [4] the split is actually dominated in length songs by Sunshine; [3] their three tracks elapse almost two-thirds of the album. The first song "Streamlined", which has been described as having a steady drum beat, odd noises and echoing guitar effects, [3] appears three times on the album; the second two being remixes of the same general loop. [5] For fans of At the Drive-In, this album, as well as another split they shared with Burning Airlines, [6] gave a taste of their music from their anticipated upcoming album, Relationship of Command . [3] At the Drive-In's two-song contribution bears a strong musical resemblance to their previous release, 1999's Vaya , as well as their subsequent full-length album, Relationship of Command. However, the split has a considerably lower level of production than Vaya, and lacks the full sound found on Relationship of Command, attributed to not having Ross Robinson producing it. [5] "Extracurricular" later appeared as one of two bonus tracks on the re-release of Relationship of Command. [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Generally, reception for the album was positive, [8] [9] and Matthieu Moquet of Mowno Magazine has called it "dark and phenomenal". [10] Also, the two bands have been said to complement each other well on this EP. [9] However, the third repetition of the song "Streamlined" left one critic tired of the EP, [3] and Sunshine / At the Drive-In has been described as decent, but not essential. [5]

Sunshine / At the Drive-In spent a total of three weeks on CMJ Radio charts, appearing first in the charts at #134 during the week of May 12, 2000. [11] By May 29, the EP had managed to reach its peak ranking at 60. [12]

Track listing

Sunshine
No.TitleLength
1."Streamlined"4:59
2."Streamlined" (Dead Elektro Mix; remixed by Bit BobTM)5:34
3."Streamlined" (Line Mix; remixed by the T-Boom)6:05
At the Drive-In
No.TitleLength
4."Extracurricular"4:00
5."Autorelocator"5:00
Total length:25:38

Personnel

Charts

Album

CMJ (2000)Peak
position
Top 75 Radio Airplay60 [12]

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