Facing West - Facing West"Facing West": a title evocative and rich with symbolism of discovery and stepping across the precipice of greatness. Indeed, a more apt encapsulation of the music and personnel of this chordless quartet would be difficult to find as they stride forward, music freshly invigorated by their US tour, to create their debut album. With the band and album symbiotically named after each other, Facing West stands as a testament to the unified brilliance of

the undefeated rebel that you find here on this snapshot of an album

I am amazed and happy at the results

Krzysztof Penderecki - Symphony 4: Adagio

and Dvorak

1967 was undoubtedly the high-water mark of the era

" which originally appeared on the band's 2001 EP

Torres - Unkown Past

Wawa #700 in Ship Bottom

to music by Claude Debussy and Alexander Scriabin

presents a series of picturesque

Teatro Lucido draws from many of La Femme's inspirations including the famous Semana Santa in Spain

having captured a raw snapshot of the punk subculture in Auckland during the late 70s