Let us not kid ourselves: The Butterfly Effect were indeed one of Australia's better and most beloved alternative rock acts. That's not so much an opinion of mine as it is pure fact.
To further lend credence to the rabid nature of their fan base, the band have re-entered the ARIA Album Charts this past week, with a surge in sales for the recent vinyl re-invigoration of the group's back catalogue via the legends over at Collision Course.
2016 marks a full decade since their iconic sophomore record 'Imago' was released and was in the Top 50 ARIA album chart for the first ever time. It's also been 14 years since 'Begins Here' dropped. All three of their records are now certified ARIA Gold records; a nice little achievement to snag, even if your band is broken up. The band have had 'Begins Here', 'Imago' and 'Final Conversation of Kings' (which I will always pick as a fucking sweet title for a musical release) respectively re-enter the ARIA album charts at #47, #49 and #56, and all three records in the top 20 Australian Album sales of the week at #15, #16 and #19.
The ARIA's aside, the band also saw the three records drop into the AIR Independent Australian album charts in the top ten at #2, #3 and #5. Again, that's pretty cool for an inactive band, and it shows a real level of love and support from their fanbase; a fanbase who won't be forgetting about the band anytime soon.
The Butterfly Effect officially announced their split back in August, with the fellow announcement of these double-gatefold vinyl editions as their parting gift to their fans, as well as a collection of digital rarities, singles and demos. The Butterfly Effect; the musical gift that just keeps on giving.
Finally, below is easily my favourite TBE song - 'Reach'. It's a classic tune, really, and it shows the band at what I believe to be their very best.
