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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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Amazing Reverb Engine hail from the Pomona, my former adopted home for five years while in college, a once small and charming city of the 50′s tucked next to Claremont, that is now a smoggy bed of poverty and abandoned dreams. Okay, maybe it’s not that bad, but let’s just say the city has seen better days.
Amazing Reverb Engine are just a year old and as Dave Segal points out (you just knew Dave was going to write about A.R.E.) “wear their influences pretty obviously on their sleeves”, which for such a young band is common place. But A.R.E. are able to escape such trappings of other young bands that channel My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth, and Slowdrive, by staying true to the format and producing (so far) a scrappy bedroom recorded demo that’s reminiscent of the aforementioned bands early recordings in both sound and technical prowess.
Check out “Want To Tell You” (mp3) from Amazing Reverb Engine’s 3 song demo.
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Amazing Reverb Engine play The Prospector (2400 E. Seventh St.) in Long Beach tonight with Sky Parade and Shields | 9pm | 21+ | $5