''Triplesplit Series, Vol. 1'' was one of Sunset Alliance's first releases, and remains one of its best selling records. It features Andherson, Before Braille, and

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series on Deep Elm Records.The Emo Diaries Chapter 7, featuring Before Braille
retrieved 12-08-11 This record comes at an interesting time for each of the bands, as

had just opened for

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at the release of Bleed American,Mehr, Bob
''The Short and the Long'', The Phoenix New Times, July 26, 2001
retrieved 02-17-12 Before Braille was preparing to enter the studio to start recording its full-length album, and Andherson had a "homecoming" of sorts in the Phoenix metro-area with this release, after having relocated to Berkeley, California. Originally, as can be implied by its name, this was intended to be the first of a series of three-way split EPs. In fact, plans were laid for a "Volume 2," which was to be released with Fueled by Ramen records and carry the bands Before Braille,

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band). However, the fact that Before Braille soon thereafter signed a contract with Aezra Records which prohibited them from contributing to any compilations,Dominic, Serene
''Blind Ambition'' The Phoenix New Times, Oct. 3, 2002
retrieved 02-17-12 and that the lead-singer of Before Braille, David Jensen, is also the owner of Sunset Alliance, may have and led future editions of this project to be shelved.

Track listing

References

External links

Sunset Alliance

Before Braille

Fivespeed
{{Authority control 2000 albums Split EPs Before Braille albums Sunset Alliance Records albums