Closedown. Los Angeles four-piece from the early '90s: J Battle, Fernando Benitez, James Moran and Scott McDonald. Their album Nearfield came out in 1994 on Silent. Post-Punk.com put it on its list of 100 Essential Dream Pop Releases and pointed to 'Red Oval' as the track to hear. In March 2024 they put out Dissolve, with the Nearfield songs in different mixes plus a new track, 'Skywards,' mastered by Simon Scott.
From the notes for EKHO Sonic Shoegaze #1 · fact-checked Oct 22, 2026.
