Üܲ²ßßßß²Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÛÛ²Ý ßÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßßß²ÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜÜ Ü ÛÛÛÛß ß²Ü ÜÜÜܲ²²ÛßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ü ÜÜþßßß ßÛÛÛÛ²²ß ßÛÛÝ ÞÝß²ÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßÜÜÜÛßßß ßÛ²²Ü ܲ²²²Ü ÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛÜÜßÛÛÛÝ ß²Ü Üß ßßÛÜÜÜßß²ßß ÜÜÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÝ ßß²²ÜÛÛ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛ²ÛÛÛÜÜ ßßß ßß ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßþÜ ßß ÜÜÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßßß²ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛßßÛܲ Üܲ²²ßßÛÛÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßß²ÛÛÛßßß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛ²Û²ßßÜÜÛÛÛÛß Ü²²²ßßÜܲ²ÛÛÛÝ ßß²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ Þ²ÛÜÜÛÛßßß ÜÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ Ü²Ûßßß ÜÜÜÜ ²ÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²ÝÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Üܲ²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÞ²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ßÛÛÛÛ²Ü ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß Þ²ÛÛÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßß ÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ßÛÛÛ²²ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÛ²²²ßß ²²ÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛ²²ÛÜ ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²ÜÜÜ ÜÛ²ÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²ÜÜÜ ßßßÛÛ ßßÛÛ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÛ²ÛÛÛÜßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛ²² ÜÛÛßß ßßß²²²ÜÜ ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ßßß²ÜÜßßÛ²²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛ²ÛÛ²² ²ÛÛÝ ß²Ü ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛܱ²ÛÛÛßßß ß²²Ü ÞÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛ²ß þÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²ßß ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßÛÛ²ÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÝÛ²ÛÛÛÝ ß²²Ü ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ± ÜÜþ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ Ü²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²ßß ° ÜÜÜܲ²²Ý ÞÛÛÛÛÛß ß Ü²ßßßܲßÛÛ²ßßßßß ßßßßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛßßß ßß²Ü Ü²²²ßß ÜÛÛß ²ÛÛÛÛÜ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÜÜÜ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝß²ÛÜ Ü²²²²ß Üܲ²Ûßßß²ßßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛß ßß²ÜÜ Üܲ²²ßß ÜÜܲ۲ßß°° ß²ÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜÜ ßßßÜÜÛÛÛÛßßÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ²ßß ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛ²ÛÛÛ²²Ü²ß²ß ÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ß ßÜßÛÛܲÛÛßß Ü²ßß ßÛÛÛÛ²ÜÛ²²²ÛÛÛ²Û²ßßß TEAM RNS PRESENTS Üþ ÞÛܲÛÛ ß ßÛÛ°ÞÛÛßß ÞÛÜ ÜÛÛÝ ÜÛÛÝ°ÛÝ ß ÜÜ ßÛÜßÛÛÜÜÛÛÛÛÝARTIST: Sparta ÞÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛßÜÛß ÜÜ ÜÛÛÝ ß²ÜßÛÛÜßßß ßßßÜÛÛßÜ²ß ÞÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÝÞÛÛÛÜ TITLE: Porcelain ÜÛÛÛÝÞÛÝ ÜÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜܲ° ²ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ°²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ²ÜÜÜÛÞ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ LABEL: Geffen ÞÛÛÛÛÛ²ÝÛÜÜܲÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛßßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßßÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß RIPPER: Team RNS ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ²ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ 228kbps avg - Rock Þ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÝ 1hr 0min total-104.3mb ÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜßßÛÛÛÜÜßßÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛ²ßß Û² ßßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÜ RELEASE DATE: 2004-07-13 ÛÛß ß²Ü ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ²Ü RIP DATE: 2004-07-02 ÜÛÛÝ ßßÜÜÜÜÛÛÛß Ü²²Û²ÛÛÜ Üܲ²Û²²Ü ßßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßÜ ßßßÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÜ ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßß ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ Þ²Û ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛ²Û ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß track list ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ---------- ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 Guns Of Memorial Park 3:49 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 02 Hiss The Villain 3:28 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 03 While Oceana Sleeps 4:24 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 04 La Cerca 3:43 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 05 Breaking The Broken 3:47 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 06 Lines In Sand 6:02 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 07 End Moraine 4:26 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 08 Death In The Family 3:37 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 09 Syncope 1:19 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 10 Tensioning 5:59 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 11 Travel By Bloodline 3:06 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 12 P.O.M.E. 0:47 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 13 From Now To Never 8:39 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 14 Splinters 4:23 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 15 Farewell Ruins (Bonus Track) 3:17 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Tony Hajjar - drums Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Paul Hinojos - guitar ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Matt Miller - bass ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Jim Ward - vocals, guitar, keys ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "I just liked the word porcelain and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß what it implied: Something that's really ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ beautiful and durable, but at the same ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² time vulnerable, easily shattered. I ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý like the duality." Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Given Jim Ward's explanation, Sparta would ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ be hard pressed to find a more ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² appropriate title for its sophomore ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ album. From their childhood days ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² through their formative adult years, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the El Paso TX quartet has been ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ surrounded and defined by series of ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² precarious balances and dualities. On ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Porcelain, these are analyzed, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß illustrated and in turns celebrated: The ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß stark contrast of affluence and poverty on ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the band's native El Paso/Juarez border ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ("La Cerca"), of innocence and its ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ aftermath ("Guns Of Memorial Park," ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "Death In The Family"), and so forth... ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Ultimately, the result is a more mature ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ and accomplished voice than on any of the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² four's previous efforts, one that ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý recognizes the power, as aptly Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß described on "Tensioning," in going from ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß "from a scream to a whisper." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Ironically, a crucial path to this ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ forward leap began with Sparta's ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² return its El Paso roots. Porcelain ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß began with writing and pre-production in ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ California's Joshua Tree, progressed to ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² tracking in Los Angeles and came full ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý circle with Ward recording vocals in Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the band's native El Paso. "Coming back ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß to El Paso was a big part of this record," ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Ward says. "Every morning the route I ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² had to drive to the studio was right ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ along El Paso/Juarez border. That ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² reminded me on a daily basis of the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß core values I'd lost touch with while ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ obsessing over so many other things." ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý The re-acclimation to the band's native Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß environs was accompanied by a radical ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß overhaul of the band's previous recording ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ techniques. "The recording process for ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Porcelain was 100% different than ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Wiretap Scars," recalls Tony Hajjar. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "Mike Major said to us You guys are a ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß great live band and I want to capture ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ that this time around.' So we spent one ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² day setting up and from there everyone ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý was recording at the same time." Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß "We were done with the musical framework ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ in twelve days," adds Ward. "But we had ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² blocked out six weeks for recording. So ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ we put that extra time to use, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² experimenting and going in directions ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß we'd never dreamt of." ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² This new approach and subsequent ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý exploration are evident from first Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß guitar cascades of the jagged and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß beautiful meditation on childhood memories ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ "Guns Of Memorial Park" to the last ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² dissonant notes and harrowing lyrical ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ images of "Splinters." The band's ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² sound has been polished by an 18-month ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß acid test of relentless touring, honed ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ both in clubs and theaters packed with ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the band's loyal followers and on arena ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý stages shared with the likes of Weezer Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and Pearl Jam. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ The latter experience, humbling at ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² first, must have lent Sparta some of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the confidence that makes the new ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² record's material so expansive. On ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß tracks like the more subdued "Lines In ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Sand" and "Tensioning," as well as the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² epic "From Now To Never," moods, tempos ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý and textures shift and collide over the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß course of five, six and even ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß eight-minute compositions. While the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ trademark Sparta urgency remains steady ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² throughout, pleasant surprises abound: ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ string arrangements, more prominent ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² keyboards and electronic loops, and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß even the band's first ever love song in ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the form of "Breaking The Broken" (which ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² has already received an early thumbs up ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý from Rolling Stone). "I've always been Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß in bands where you don't talk about ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß that," Ward laughs. "But I'm married now ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and that's a huge part of my life, so ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² it's going to be a huge part of my ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ writing." ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Porcelain marks Ward's stepping to the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ fore as Sparta's primary lyricist. Where ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the band had previously collaborated on ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the words he sang, the decision was Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß collectively made that he would take ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß over on the new recordand it's one his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ bandmates are glad they made. "We're so ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² proud of him, lyrically, vocally, in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ every way," Hajjar says. "You read his ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² heart on this record." ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Ward's lyrics, at once elliptic and ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² emotive, come from a unique perspective: ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý the sum of experience of a childhood Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß spent on the border of El Paso, Texas ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and Juarez, Mexico, teenage years spent ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ touring the world over, and somehow ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² always being the sole white member of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the bands he's co-founded. "I never ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² even thought about it," he says. "I ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß never considered myself white or as ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ belonging to any race really. My sister ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² is Hispanic, all my friends are, and I ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý think I've had maybe one white Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß girlfriend in my life. The only time ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß it's ever been an issue is when we're ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ overseas. Then it's almost an ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² embarrassment, to be the one who ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ represents the corporate American ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² white male... But hopefully that'll ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß change soon." ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² While their friendships stretch back to ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý their childhood years, the origins of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Sparta as a band go back at least to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 1994. The family tree begins with Ward, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Paul Hinojos and Hajjar playing in "At ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the Drive-In", which Ward co-founded in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 1994, and intersects with bassist Matt ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Miller's former band Belknap (who ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß actually played at Ward's wedding). ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Following the 2001 dissolution of "At the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Drive-In", Ward was contemplating ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý returning to college (he had started Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß prior to ATDI's non-stop ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß touring/recording regimen), while ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ unbeknownst to him, Hinojos and Hajjar ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² were already conceiving a new band and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ envisioning Jim as their first choice ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² of frontman. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Sparta first emerged in the form of demo ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² versions of "Cut Your Ribbon," "Air" and ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý "Collapse" which went up in spring 2001 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß on the band's website. Likewise, Austere ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß featured early and alternate versions of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Wiretap Scars' "Cataract," "Mye," and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "Echodyne Harmonic" as well as the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ non-LP "Vacant Skies." Primal as they ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² were, these formative efforts ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß nevertheless helped to build a following ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ almost instantaneously, as fans turned ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² out to watch the material evolve as ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Sparta made its way from Texas to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Iceland and virtually all points in ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß between in its first eight months as a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ band. Another tour or two later, Ward, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Hajjar, Hinojos and the recently ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ recruited Miller were in Vancouver, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² where work would begin in earnest on ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Wiretap Scars, the DreamWorks debut LP ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ released barely a year and a half after ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² those first tracks went up on ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Spartamusic.com. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß "No one's to blame for how hard and fast ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ we worked then," Hajjar says. "We felt ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² it was really important at the time to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ go at that speed and not look back. In ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² retrospect, it was meant to happen that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß way." ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² That said, it's little wonder that ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Sparta is already off to a promising Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß start on Porcelain some two and a half ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß months before the record's July 13 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ release. On May 1, the band tested its ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² mettle at its most intimidating live ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ show ever: the spot directly before ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the reunited Pixies and Radiohead's ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß only U.S. show of 2004 at this year's ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Coachella festival. Shedding their ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² jitters within a song or two, Sparta ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý soon locked into the live groove Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß producer/engineer Mike Major strove to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß capture on Porcelain, quickly winning over ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the capacity crowd. Capping off a set ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² described by the New York Times as ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "surging" and "earnest," Ward exhorted ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the 50,000 in attendance to make a ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß difference at the polls this November, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ his white button-down emblazoned with a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² highly visible red "VOTE." With warm-up ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý headline dates just behind and ahead of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß them and a Lollapalooza taking them ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß through the summer of '04, there may well ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ be an even more productive and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² successful 18-month stretch of touring ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ in Sparta's future. 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