Description
reissue of this long out of print album, rare demos
Artist
Slowdive are a shoegaze band formed in Reading, England in 1989. Initially lasting until 1995, the band reformed in 2014. The classic line-up consists of Rachel Goswell (vocals / guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Neil Halstead (vocals / guitar), Simon Scott (drums 1990 - 1994 and 2014 onwards) and Christian Savill (guitar). The band had three other drummers: Adrian Sell (1989), Neil Carter (1990) and Ian McCutcheon (1994 - 1995)
After debut album "Just For A Day" saw the band emerge as a leading shoegaze band, the band sought to embark on a US tour during 1993, following the release of Souvlaki (which is their most popular and well-received record), however, they didn't receive the necessary funding from SBK, their label, for the last two weeks of the tour. Rather than shun a US tour, they chose to finance it out of their own pockets and managed to tour briefly during that year in the US.
In 1995, the band recorded their third album, "Pygmalion". A misunderstood and widely misinterpreted "ambient" record, it took the dreamy guitar sound and warm yet solemn tone of earlier Slowdive to a newer, more minimalist extreme.
After Slowdive were dropped by Creation Records, Halstead, Goswell and McCutcheon decided to change musical direction to a dream pop / country rock / folk music style through the band Mojave 3. Neil Halstead also formed Black Hearted Brother, Rachel Goswell also performs with alternative rock supergroup Minor Victories, Simon Scott has been involved with a variety of musical projects including Inner Sleeve, Televise, Lowgold, The Sight Below, Seavault and Chapterhouse and Christian Savill formed Monster Movie. Goswell, Halstead and Scott have also released a number of solo projects.
In January 2017, Slowdive announced they signed to Dead Oceans to work on new material. On January 12, the band released "Star Roving", their first song in 22 years. Their fourth, eponymous album "Slowdive" was released in May 5th 2017 to critical acclaim.
Tracks
1-1
Rutti
10:02
1-2
Crazy For You
06:00
1-3
Miranda
04:48
1-4
Trellisaze
06:18
1-5
Cello
01:33
1-6
J's Heaven
06:47
1-7
Visions Of La
01:43
1-8
Blue Skied An' Clear
06:52
1-9
All Of Us
04:08
2-1
Miranda
03:46
2-2
Watch Me
03:45
2-3
Yesterday
04:20
2-4
To Watch
05:52
2-5
Option One (Instrumental #1)
03:50
2-6
Cargo
04:24
2-7
Sinewaves
05:12
2-8
Ambient Guitar
05:47
2-9
Crazy For You (Alt Version)
04:37
2-10
Prautrock
05:05
2-11
Changes
04:51
2-12
Red Five
06:07
Releases
Formats
CD, Vinyl, Cassette
Labels
Music On Vinyl, Creation Records, Castle Music, Cherry Red, Creation Records , Sony Music Commercial Music Group
Countries
Indonesia, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe
years
1995, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020
Members
Neil Halstead,Rachel Goswell,
Ian McCutcheon,Simon Scott,Christian Savill,Nick Chaplin,
Adrian Sell
