Under The Pretense of Present Tense

Editorial Reviews
Magnet, 1999
"Part angst-ridden guitar noise, part dynamic melodicism, this quartet concocts intricate songs that explode when you least expect it.

CMJ, 1999
"After each technically stunning outburst, Engine Down leaves a wake of destruction.

Album Description
Imagine it: the Mediterranean circa 1500 B.C., when Crete flourished in culture and life. The famous bull-jumpers performed their dangerous sport in utter bliss with no worries of death as the town square bustled with daily activity. At that time, it seemed like a utopia. And as this image floats by, Engine Down's music is the perfect soundtrack. This is music that transcends the toils of everyday life in our modern age, travelling through time and touching the rawest of human emotions. Explosive bursts of energy, lush guitars along with vibraphone and cello make this release stand alone as a formal digitally encrypted introduction to the innovative musical force known as Engine Down.

Under The Pretense of Present Tense

Music Review:

  1. Underground Network
  2. Velvet Underground / Nico [Limited Edition Peelable Banana Cover Art] [Original recording remastered]
  3. Want That Life
  4. Where Were We?
  5. Why Georgia [CD-single] [Import]
  6. Wishlist [CD-single]
  7. 3
  8. Alphabet City [Import] [Original recording remastered]
  9. Anthem to Soul
  10. Anywhere But Here [Enhanced] [Special Edition]

Music Review

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Almighty Blues [Hybrid SACD] [Live] [Import]

Paul Reade's Far from the Madding Crowd: Music from the Ballet

Sings Lieder By Strauss, Mahler & Mozart

Music: Fire in the Wind [Import]

Raising Hell: Hard House Mix [Import]

Re:lax - you're the only one here

Personne N'Est Parfait [Import]

Songs for a Blue Guitar

Nova 1 [Import]

Schubert: String Quintet in C, D. 956

Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 7

Original Broadway Musical [Box set] [Cast Recording] [Import]

Potro Salvaje

Verve Story 1944-1994

Guitar and the Winds