''Autumnal Park'' is the debut
studio album by Australian
new wave band
Pseudo Echo
Pseudo Echo are an Australian new wave band that formed in 1982 by founding mainstay Brian Canham on vocals, guitar and keyboards. Other original members were Pierre Gigliotti (as Pierre Pierre) on bass keyboards and bass guitar, and Tony Lugt ...
. ''Autumnal Park'' peaked at No. 11 in Australia and produced two Top 20 singles, including "Listening", which peaked at No. 4 in Australia. It was released in North America under the title, ''Pseudo Echo''. The song "His Eyes" also appeared in the film ''
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning''.
At the
1984 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Debut Album.
Background
Pseudo Echo was formed in 1982 in Melbourne by school friends Brian Canham and Pierre Gigliotti, joining Anthony Argiro and Tony Lugton. They played around Melbourne and were discovered by
Molly Meldrum
Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular mus ...
, a television presenter for the pop-music series ''
Countdown
A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...
''. Meldrum convinced them to perform on the show, on which they performed a demo version of "
Listening
Listening is giving attention to a sound or action. When listening, a person hears what others are saying and tries to understand what it means. The act of listening involves complex affective, cognitive and behavioral processes. Affective proce ...
" in June 1983.
Shortly after, they were signed to
EMI Australia and "Listening" reached No. 4. ''Autumnal Park'' was released in June 1984.
Reviews
AllMusic
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gave the album 4.5/5 stars; reviewer Michael Sutton said: "Pseudo Echo hit the jackpot, finding mercilessly catchy grooves and then running with it. These tracks explode from the speakers with breathless energy, bombarding the listener with rapid-fire hooks. The lyrics lack depth, but they aren't intended for in-depth analysis. The songs are made for dancing, and Pseudo Echo approach every track with unyielding enthusiasm. Pseudo Echo is a sadly underappreciated effort, usually dismissed by critics unable to feel the warmth beneath the group's jubilant, synthesized pop."
Track listing
;Vinyl/cassette
;CD release (2005)
*Tracks 1 & 12-14 are bonus tracks.
Charts
Personnel
*Pierre Pierre - bass, keyboards, vocals
*Anthony Johan Argiro - drums, percussion
*Tony Lugton - keyboards, vocals
*Brian Canham - vocals, guitar, keyboards
;Technical
*Glen Phimister - engineer
*Guy Gray, Jim Taig, Peter Cobbin - sound effects
References
External links
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1984 debut albums
EMI Records albums
Albums produced by John Punter
Pseudo Echo albums
Albums produced by Peter Dawkins (musician)