Recorded live to 16 track tape at Orchard Studios, Barton St David, Somerset, March 2014. Mixed at Stage 2 Studios, Bath, May 2014. Recorded and mixed by Ben Turner. Mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering, Bristol, May 2014.

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Topside

Recorded live to 16 track tape at Orchard Studios, Barton St David, Somerset, March 2014. Mixed at Stage 2 Studios, Bath, May 2014. Recorded and mixed by Ben Turner. Mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering, Bristol, May 2014. 

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Liberation Prayers

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Rob Williams @ Ruby Studios, Bristol February/March 2012. Self-released in March 2012, re-released worldwide by http://enclavesmusic.com on 30th July 2012.  

Vanderbilt Cup

Recorded and mixed by Ben Turner @ Stage 2 Studios, Bath, September 2012, mastered by Shawn Joseph @ Optimum, Bristol, October 2012. Released as a 7" vinyl/digital single on Battle Worldwide Recordings (http://battleworldwiderecordings.com).

Empty Pools - Small Talk

Empty Pools formed in the halcyon days of fading summer 2011. They artfully combine elements of noise rock with teen dream melodies, late ’70s CBGBs angularity and the jazzy, world pop sophistication of the Thrill Jockey set. Following a handful of DIY releases, their first single for BATTLE (Frenchkiss Label Group) made it into Pitchfork’s top tracks of 2012, alongside coverage in the NME, Drowned in Sound, The Line of Best Fit, and on BBC 6Music and Radio 1. 

The band have since shared stages with Eleanor Friedberger, Sharon Van Etten, Destroyer, Menomena, White Denim, Exitmusic, The Dismemberment Plan, Sky Larkin, Speedy Ortiz and Tom Tom Club. 
 
Empty Pools’ debut album ‘Saturn Reruns’ was released in November 2013 by Enclaves/BATTLE to critical acclaim and five song EP ‘Liberation Prayers’ follows in July 2014, released worldwide via Enclaves.

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