''Autoclave'' is a posthumous compilation album by the

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band

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. The CD-only release compiles their two Mira/Dischord EPs (originally released as one 7″ and one 10″), their song from the

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Records ''Lever'' compilation 7″, plus the live favorite ''Paper Boy'' – a cover of the theme song from the

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of the same name. It was released by

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, and was later remastered at Silver Sonya Studios and reissued in 2002 by Dischord and Mira Records. A 12" vinyl LP version was released in 2019.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "Christina’s voice is truly beautiful, the lyrics are so perceptive and thoughtful and her basslines remind me of Wire songs and Nikki’s and Mary’s chopped up guitars over it are a textural dream."

Track listing

#''Go Far'' - 3:04 #''I'll Take You Down'' - 3:48 #''It's Not Real Life'' - 1:56 #''Dr. Seuss'' - 2:23 #''Still Here'' - 2:59 #''Hot Spurr'' - 2:43 #''Vision'' - 1:39 #''Bulls Eye'' - 2:18 #''I'll Take You Down'' (version) - 3:30 #''Summer'' - 2:13 #''Paper Boy'' - 1:03

Personnel

Christina Billotte Christina Billotte is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, known for her involvement in the punk music scene in Washington DC, as a performer and organizer. She is included in Venus Zine's list ''The Greatest Female Guitarists of All T ...

- vocals, bass, drums on 11 *

Mary Timony Mary Bozana Timony (born October 17, 1970) is an American independent singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and violist. She has been a member of the bands Helium, Autoclave and Wild Flag, and currently fronts Ex Hex. Timony's music is o ...

- guitar, vocals *Nikki Chapman - guitar, vocals on 8 *Melissa Berkoff - drums, bass and words on 11 Recorded by Barrett Jones, Geoff Turner, Alec Bourgeois and mixed by

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References

1997 debut albums Dischord Records albums Autoclave (band) albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub