''This Eclipse'' is a 1995 EP release by

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band

Polvo Polvo is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1990 and is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski, with Steve Popson playing bass guitar and Brian Quast playing drums. Eddie Watkin ...

. It was recorded and mixed by

Brian Paulson Brian Paulson is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer from Minnesota, best known for recording albums by Slint, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Superchunk and Wilco. Paulson grew up in Bemidji, Minnesota, but moved about 200 miles so ...

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on August 21–22 that year, mastered by John Golden and released on

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Recording

The album was recorded and mixed by

, who would go on to do the same for their 2009 post-reunion album ''

In Prism ''In Prism'' is Polvo's fifth studio album, and their first since 1997's ''Shapes''. It was recorded by Brian Paulson and was released on Merge Records on September 8, 2009. The track "Beggar's Bowl" was streamed online. Reception ''In Prism' ...

''. Reflecting on the experience, guitarist

Ash Bowie Ashley Hideyo "Ash" Bowie (born c.1968) is an American musician. In 1990, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he formed the band Polvo (as guitarist and vocalist) along with Dave Brylawski, Steve Popson, and Eddie Watkins. Polvo was influential in t ...

said in an interview with ''

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'': "we liked the way it sounded. It wasn't the most well prepared for record we've done, but you could hear everything. It sounded good. We didn't have to negotiate about how loud everyone's parts should be — it's all there, just right, nothing else to say."

Reception

David Sprague of ''

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'' wrote that the album "reclaims form previous_release.html" ;"title="Celebrate the New Dark Age">previous release">Celebrate the New Dark Age">previous releaseto a large degree, but benefits from the clearest production — by Brian Paulson — Polvo has ever received. The separation afforded the guitarists' never-twining parts lends some logic to "Batradar" and "Titanup," but it's hard not to ruminate about what the band might be capable of if someone made them walk a straight line just once."

Track listing

#"Bat Radar" - 4:13 #"Bombs That Fall from Your Eyes" - 5:28 #"Titan Up" - 3:14 #"Production Values" - 1:28 #"Title Track" - 6:25

Personnel

Adapted from ''

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'': *John Golden - Mastering *

- Engineer, Mixing *

- Primary Artist

References

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