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Autolux delights in performing

Band says moments on stage make all of the trials worthwhile

Published: Friday, April 1, 2005 12:00 a.m. MST

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When guitarist Greg Edwards, bassist Eugene Goreshter and drummer Carla Azar got together as Autolux, they were looking for a sound of their own.

"We used the songs as a foundation of the band," Edwards said by phone from his home in Los Angeles. "The band was trying to find its own way of doing things, and that's what brought us together."

The low-key band has become a staple in the Los Angeles club scene, and with the release of the new album "Future Perfect," Autolux has found itself on national tours, reaching out to new audiences.

"We had all of the songs ready for the album," said Edwards. "But we always gave some space for change. We knew there would be accidents that would happen that would make the songs better. We looked at the recording session like a session in a creative laboratory."

Setting up a certain environment in the studio was all part of the Autolux plan, said Edwards. "We know we can't capture the visuals of the band's live experience, so we do a little more with the album. We layer and do more things with it."

The live shows, likewise, aren't just musical replicas of the album, said Edwards. "There is always something more spontaneous in the live setting. The impact of the volume; the swirling of the beats and the immediate connection with the audience is something that is never the same twice in a row."

Between the recording and the live shows is the daily grind of working with a record label, said Edwards. "I think the hardest thing is the communication that needs to take place between the band and the label. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make sure each album has its own identity. We like branching out with our sound. And we need to make sure the label knows what we're doing."

Regardless of the trials of endless tours, writing songs and working under contracts, Autolux is happy to be where it is.

"There are moments on stage when it totally takes all the bad away," said Edwards. "And there's knowing a song that you are working on falls into place lyrically and musically. It's something when you realize that this song will be played — that it will be recorded, that someone is going to hear it. Those are the things that make it all worthwhile."

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