Colouring Outside

"Little is known about this Miquelon power-pop band. They played a handful of shows at the all-ages venue the Moon Snail (?) to moderate acclaim and released the cassette EP "The Lines" on their own coquille label in 1984. A dispute between recordist Johnni "JJ" DesRogiers and bassist Mikie led to the destruction of the ADAT masters. A rough cassette dub from the abortive LP sessions survives. "

This is the back story which informs a collaboration between Charles Austin (<a href="spotify:artist:6yRVgSC8WsttXGwqXdvjIp" data-name="The Super Friendz">The Super Friendz</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3cRr8ximkda2dHcIclYHMk" data-name="Aqua Alta">Aqua Alta</a>) and Josh Salter (<a href="spotify:artist:1ysOXSDpupZ5RBQ9PNFZU7" data-name="Nap Eyes">Nap Eyes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7DAdrVryYuucNMoCa4dKlh" data-name="Monomyth">Monomyth</a>). Austin pitched the concept of creating songs that seemed like were made by a lost 80s indie rock band a la <a href="spotify:artist:2qT62DYO8Ajb276vUJmvhz" data-name="XTC">XTC</a> and their Dukes of Stratosphear project. The resulting EP is a rolling jangle of isolation, ennui, mysticism and momentary glimpses of obscure eternal truths refracted through the dusty stain glass guitar tones of acts like <a href="spotify:artist:3BqAAo5E60L15TcFgWI8xH" data-name="Felt">Felt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6LRmgzRManplPQghd2BMqz" data-name="The Clean">The Clean</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1e9cOgMYTLJ0KFOjmTx13F" data-name="The Rain Parade">The Rain Parade</a>, early <a href="spotify:artist:3wury2nd8idV4GecUg5xze" data-name="Primal Scream">Primal Scream</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1Yy0i6C3R2ubzz9CRM4JDv" data-name="Look Blue Go Purple">Look Blue Go Purple</a> and even <a href="spotify:artist:16bN8mhtDFdegWbg0z3s10" data-name="Hüsker Dü">Hüsker Dü</a> when they let their hair down.