Shelflife presents the first of our reissue projects this year, starting off with a special 10″ vinyl re-release of our all-time favorite EP Other Desert Cities from Los Angeles Languis. The CDEP was previously released on the Pehr label in 2006 and we have been dreaming for the day when we could play these five amazing tracks on our turntables. 2015 also commemorates the 10 year anniversary of the EPs conception which makes it even more momentous. Limited to 250 copies worldwide, the first 100 are available on orange crush vinyl.
Languis started in 1991 by founding members Alejandro Cohen and Marcos Chloca when they were classmates in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After their landmark release, The Four Walls, Stephen Swesey (Tristeza) and John Girgus (Aberdeen) joined the group as they began exploring a more expansive sound. In 2005, the guys recorded and produced the five songs that make up the Other Desert Cities EP. The tracks were sent to Ian Catt (Saint Etienne, Trembling Blue Stars, Field Mice) for further production and the result was something truly magical. The EP is a post-shoegaze psychedelic masterpiece with walls of sun-washed pop melodies and breezy Byrds-styled harmonies all swirling around gorgeous blissed-out guitars, ambient explosions of reverb, and a loose tangle of organic and synthetic textures.
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