Midnight Express is the fifth release by Gyroscope and was released 2 May 2003.[1][2] It is their first release on the Festival/Mushroom label.[3][4] The EP was recorded at Perth, Western Australia's Studio Couch with producer Shaun O'Callaghan[5] (Eskimo Joe, John Butler Trio) at the helm. Many fans of the older style sound that Gyroscope had back then refer to this EP and the following double a-side single "Driving for the Storm / Doctor Doctor" as being the pinnacle / high point of their career so far.[6][7] In 2003 Bombshellzine.com’s readers voted Gyroscope as 'Best Australian Live Band', ‘Best Australian Breakthrough Act’ and Midnight Express as 'Most Popular EP'.[8] Following the release of Midnight Express the band undertook a national tour in support of 28 Days.[2]
| Midnight Express EP | ||||
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| Released | 2 May 2003 | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge | |||
| Length | 18:36 | |||
| Label | Festival/Mushroom | |||
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Midnight Express peaked at No. 179 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 27 on the Western Australian Singles Charts.[9]
"Midnight Express" was featured on the 2003 WAMi compilation CD, Kiss My WAMi 2003.[10] Later that year the band received three WAMi nominations for 'Most Popular Local Original Act', 'Most Popular Local Original Indie Rock Act' and 'Most Popular Original Guitarist' (Zoran Trivic).
The music video for "Fire Away" and "Midnight Express" were produced by Matt Weston (The Nation Blue),[4] with the video for "Fire Away" filmed at Melbourne's Spencer Street railway station.[citation needed]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Lesser Me[11]" | D. Sanders, Z. Trivic, R. Nassif, B. Campbell | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Fire Away[11]" | D. Sanders, Z. Trivic, R. Nassif, B. Campbell | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Midnight Express[11]" | D. Sanders, Z. Trivic, R. Nassif, B. Campbell | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Sharp Words[11]" | D. Sanders, Z. Trivic, R. Nassif, B. Campbell | 4:03 |
| 5. | "I Wish I Did When I Didn't[11]" | D. Sanders, Z. Trivic, R. Nassif, B. Campbell | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Chapter 13[11]" | D. Sanders, Z. Trivic, R. Nassif, B. Campbell | 2:41 |
References
edit- ^ "Midnight Express - Gyroscope". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b "The Western Australian Contemporary Music Program (Interim Report)" (PDF). Department of Culture & Arts. 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Gyroscope: Midnight Express". Musicwire. Vibewire. 14 September 2003. Archived from the original on 11 September 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b James, Cindy (22 June 2003). "Gyroscope article". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Gyroscope - Midnight Express". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Gyroscope - Midnight Express (2003)". Punknews.org. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Gyroscope - Midnight Express". FasterLouder.com.au. FasterLouder Pty Ltd. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Gyroscope - Safe Forever". FasterLouder.com.au. FasterLouder Pty Ltd. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Albums Summary – Week Commencing 12th May 2003" (PDF). The ARIA Report (690). Australian Recording Industry Association: 9. 12 May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "WAMI Festival 2003". West Australian Music Industry Association. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)