''Solarium Down the Causeway'' is the second EP by the Australian

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, released on Z-Man Records in September 2009.thevine.com.au - ''Witch Hats: Interview 29 September 2009''
/ref> The EP was mixed by their long-time producer,

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of The Birthday Party. Most of the album was recorded in

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while the band was on their US tour promoting '' Cellulite Soul''.Mess + Noise ''Kris Buscombe of Witch Hats Interview'' by Trevor Block (24 August 2009)
/ref> The EP was recorded by Greg Ashley of

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. The album title is a loose reference to seeing people sun-bathing in the aqueducts of

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. They filmed the video clip for their song, "Check the Center" in an Arizonian desert. In a 2013 interview with the online publication ''Shanghai 247'', font-man and primary songwriter Kris Buscombe recalled firing a 9mm pistol through the roof of the studio during the recording sessions of the EP. By the time the record was released in 2009, drummer Duncan Blachford had already left the band.

Track listing

Vinyl Version

A 10-inch

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version of ''Solarium Down The Causeway'' was also released.Witch Hats – Solarium Down The Causeway – discogs.com
/ref> A-side #"Stomach in Your Hair" - 2:06 #"Check The Center" - 2:21 #"Pleasure Syndrome" - 2:14 #"Fucking with the Atmosphere" - 4:46 B-side #"Sessa (Son of a Silo Salesman)" - 5:02 #"I Am Parolling" - 3:41

References

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