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In short, their ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß unspoken purpose is to give the intended ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ target the quick marketing gist of the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² group in question, coloring their view ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ before ever hitting play on their CD. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² This works okay for your average radio ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß band, but not for artists who are more ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ distinct, less likely to be pigeonholed. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Like Audio Learning Center. Their ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý sophomore album, Cope Park, isnt easy Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß to categorize, and though its on Vagrant ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Records, it doesnt fit the accepted clich ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ of a typical Vagrant release. If ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² pressed, vocalist/bassist Chris Brady ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ might reluctantly admit, I guess Id ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² say were an indie rock band. If ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß somebody needed a genre that would ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ probably be it. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý The key to the Audio Learning Centers Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß approach lies in their roots. Both Brady ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and guitarist Steven Birch came of age ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ musically as part of the early 90s ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² musical revolution that took place in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and around the Seattle rock sceneBrady ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² as the leader of Pond and Birch as part ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß of Sprinkler. Both bands were among the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ first crop of Portland, Oregon, groups to ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² be signed to the seminal Northwest ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý label, Sub Pop. After those bands Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß eventually fell by the wayside, the pair ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß joined with drummer Paul Johnson to form ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Audio Learning Center in 1998. An early ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² demo found its way to the ears of Rich ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Egan, the owner of Vagrant, and he ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² quickly signed the outfit, releasing ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß their debut, Friendships Often Fade ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Away, shortly thereafter. Produced by ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Adam Kasper (Foo Fighters, Queens of the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Stone Age, Cat Power), the album was a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß surprisingly visceral entry into the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Vagrant catalogue. Birchs power chords ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ worked in tandem with Johnsons staunch ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² rhythms to create a solid foundation ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ for Bradys aching melodies and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² introspective lyricism. The result was ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß a record that could please both the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Vagrant fan looking for something ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² heartfelt and the rock fan in need of ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý some healthy riffage. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß When it came time to record their ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ follow-up, Cope Park, Audio Learning ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Center decided the best place to work ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ was at homein their newly minted ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² studio. This, they felt, would give ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß them the sort of breathing space they ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ needed to capture their full potential. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² We wanted the record to sound like we do ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý live: huge and thick, says Brady. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Though the goal was clear, the path ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß wasnt always. It was a little tough, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ remembers Brady. I had done some ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² experimenting with home recording prior ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ to the sessions, but Id never tried to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² take on a whole album. Throughout the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß process we didnt know if any of the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ sounds were usable. Wed spent a lot of ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the budget on the set-up itself and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý werent sure if we were going to be able Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß to deliver an album. At that point, you ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß kind of panic. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Audio Learning Center had always ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ planned on getting an outside producer ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² to mix Cope Park, but werent sure who ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß that person would be. They needed to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ find someone with the right sensibility, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² who could push the disc over that final ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý hump so that the songs could be fully Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß realized. By chance, the trio met ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß producer/mixer extraordinaire Joe ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Chiccarelli (Frank Zappa, Oingo Boingo, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Beck) and gave him a few of the basic ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ tracks. Chiccarelli liked what he ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² heard, but urged the band to head back ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß into the studio one last time. After ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ recording another round of overdubs and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² adding a bit of veteran frosting to the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the production, Chiccarelli felt he had Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß the raw material Audio Learning Center ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß needed to reach their sonic destination. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Cope Park was finished. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Musically, Cope Park, like Friendships ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Often Fade Away, peers over the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß shoulders of giants. Like any band in ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ this new millennium, Audio Learning ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Center simultaneously showcases their ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý varied influences while building on Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß them, creating something new. We all ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß listen to different sorts of music, Brady ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ explained. The bands we love are ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² extremely diverse, and its not like ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ theres one genre or tag for the type ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² of music we enjoy. On any given day, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß youd be likely to find any number of ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ discs on the Audio Learning Center ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² stereo, including Queens Of The Stone ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Age, Cat Power, Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß The Clash, The Pixies, Spoon, Steve ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Earle, Pink Floyd, Nada Surf, Cheap Trick, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Grandaddy, Radiohead, XTC and The ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Beatles. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² In the end, everything boils down to a ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß sheer love of music. Cope Park is an ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ album by music fans, and as a result, its ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² destined to be a favorite among music ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý fans (and probably create a few new Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ones.) Perhaps Brady sums it up best: I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß walk around with a melody stuck in my ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ head, cant get it out for days, and then ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² try to write a song around itthats what ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Im into. Beyond that I dont really ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² think about it. I just try to write ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß good songs. I want them to be able to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ stand on their own and to last. The fact ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² that no one is able to come up with a ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý name for what we do is just fine with Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß me. 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