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Sanctuary is a six-track EP by the American alternative rock band Blue Trapeze, independently released on Fullspeak in 1986. The album was recorded December 1985 at Max Sound in Long Beach, California; with Stephen Zepeda producing.
Blue Trapeze is a trio from California who are playing the clubs and forming their own following. Although their songs do carry spiritual sentiments, they have not been accepted by many in the “Christian circuit.”
The 3 members are: Roger Arendse (bass, backing vocal); Lisa Kline-Koenig (drums, keyboards, vocals); and Dan Koenig (guitar, vocals). The trio’s mody and propulsive music would be perfectly at home on a bill with X or R.E.M.
‘Sanctuary’, the band’s latest release, contains five originals and a cover version of Velvet Underground’s «Femme Fatale». The album intelligently tries to present the real world. Dan states that “I get sick of those songs where everything is a big spiritual triumph all the time.”
Blue Trapeze are following their dreams. And, like the performers in a circus show, the are indeed “walking the high wire.” The excitement of “traveling the road less followed” is always balanced by the danger of uncertainty and narrow-mindedness. [Vortexx, Summer 1986 issue]
12-inch Vinyl EP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Sanctuary” – 2:46
A2. “Porcelain” – 3:02
A3. “No Small Thing” – 3:38
Side Two
B1. “Could Fall Off A Mountain” – 2:46
B2. “The Following Steps” – 3:16
B3. “Femme Fatale” – 3:08
Note: Released both on cassette and 12-inch vinyl EP.
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