Solarium Down the Causeway is the second EP by the Australian alternative rock and post-punk band Witch Hats, released on Z-Man Records in September 2009.thevine.com.au - Witch Hats: Interview 29 September 2009The Dwarf: Solarium Down The Causeway
The EP was mixed by their long-time producer, Phill Calvert of The Birthday Party. Most of the album was recorded in Oakland, California 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) The EP was recorded by Greg Ashley of The Gris Gris.True Lies with Witch Hats - yourgigs.com.au The album title is a loose reference to seeing people sun-bathing in the aqueducts of Los Angeles.Witch Hats, ‘Solarium Down the Causeway’ by SARAH WERKMEISTER (10/11/09) 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.Witch Hats: Meet Melbourne's Most Psychotic Boy Band
By the time the record was released in 2009, drummer Duncan Blachford had already left the band.
Track listing
Vinyl Version A 10-inch vinyl version of Solarium Down The Causeway was also released.Witch Hats – Solarium Down The Causeway – discogs.com
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
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