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backandtotheleft's "Obsolete" is out-of-print on 23db Records, but it still available via reissue on Metropolis Records.
23db's very first release was the debut album from Seattle's backandtotheleft. backandtotheleft was formed of ex-members of another Seattle band, Noxious Emotion. Darren Miller, Robert Wilhem, and Fritter had provided musical backing for Noxious Emotion frontman Mike Wimer for many years, touring throughout the country and even treking to Japan. However, Noxious Emotion was soley Wimer's creation musically, and the bandmates got the itch to create something of their own. As they began writing material together, they enlisted the aid of Tom Shear to produce the resulting album, "Obsolete" - a ten track album mixing elements of trance, synth-pop, and EBM. Shear was so impressed by the band's mix of memorable melodies and introspective lyrics, that he offered to release it himself. The album came out in 2004 and proved to be an extremely successful debut for both the band and the label - so much so that it caught the attention of Metropolis Records, who reissued the album in 2005 with Shear's blessing. The band went on to support Assemblage 23 on the US "Storm" tour in 2005. Miller decided to leave the band not long thereafter, and the band began to record a follow-up album with new vocalist Brandon Jerwa of SD6 (also on 23db). Only four tracks were completed before the band decided to call it quits. These tracks were then given away to fans for free on the band's MySpace site as the "Campaign for Lowered Expectations EP" |
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