Castor
- Tracking
Sounds Alone
Other
releases by Castor
Born
and raised across from St. Louis on the Illinois side of
the Mississippi River, members
of Castor migrated north together to the twin college towns
of Champaign-Urbana where they promptly formed a rock band,
forging their sound of power. The liquid melodicism, evident
on Castor's self-titled
1996 Mud Records debut,
is in full guitar-stressed force on their follow-up, Tracking
Sounds Alone.
Produced by Shiner member Paul
Malinowski, TSA delivers on Castor's reputation
for writing artful, moody post-punk songs with brilliant
overtones. In a 1996 review, Big Takeover described
Castor's style akin to "hard-core bands...exploring
slower, melodic sides in their sons...keeping a blast of
distortion on reserve for when the kids get restless." |
