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Slowdive
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shoegaze, dream pop, indie, shoegazer, ambient
Slowdive was an experimental dreampop/shoegaze band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. The band was formed in reading, berkshire, england and signed to creation Records in the uk. Initially championed by the British music press, the band scored a UK top forty entry with their debut album Just For A Day. However, the band suffered a swift press backlash.
The band consisted of Rachel Goswell (vocals/guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar), Simon Scott (drums, until early 1994) and Ian McCutcheon (drums, 1994 onwards). Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire.
Initial demos were released as the Slowdive EP in late 1990 - the band’s sound was influenced by the Cocteau Twins and Creation labelmates My Bloody Valentine, featuring heavy use of guitar effects and muted vocals. Reviews in Melody Maker and the NME were enthusiastic, and two further well-regarded EPs followed in 1991 (Morningrise & Holding Our Breath). The debut album Just For A Day was written and recorded in six weeks, and was generally felt to be a disappointment. Also, the UK music press had started to pick up on the american grunge scene, and the more introspective sounds of Slowdive, labelmates Ride, Chapterhouse and other “shoegazing” bands had fallen from critical favour. American label SBK pushed back the release of the album after a disastrous viral marketing campaign (involving vandalism of a public statue).
The band consisted of Rachel Goswell (vocals/guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar), Simon Scott (drums, until early 1994) and Ian McCutcheon (drums, 1994 onwards). Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire.
Initial demos were released as the Slowdive EP in late 1990 - the band’s sound was influenced by the Cocteau Twins and Creation labelmates My Bloody Valentine, featuring heavy use of guitar effects and muted vocals. Reviews in Melody Maker and the NME were enthusiastic, and two further well-regarded EPs followed in 1991 (Morningrise & Holding Our Breath). The debut album Just For A Day was written and recorded in six weeks, and was generally felt to be a disappointment. Also, the UK music press had started to pick up on the american grunge scene, and the more introspective sounds of Slowdive, labelmates Ride, Chapterhouse and other “shoegazing” bands had fallen from critical favour. American label SBK pushed back the release of the album after a disastrous viral marketing campaign (involving vandalism of a public statue).
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Alison
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Machine Gun
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When the Sun Hits
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Souvlaki Space Station
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40 Days
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Here She Comes
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Sing
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Dagger
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Melon Yellow
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Altogether
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Some Velvet Morning
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Country Rain
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Good Day Sunshine
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Missing You
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nymph_ wrote:
rigoisphat: I'm sorry about that your tool is so small
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mat35 wrote:
if Slowdive were a woman, she would be a dear friend of mine even though I only recently met her
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nymph_ wrote:
if Slowdive were a woman, she would be my wife
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lightningjew wrote:
:O
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rigoisphat wrote:
i'd like to ear fuck rachel
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sls wrote:
"While on tour with Slowdive in 1993, one of her eardrums burst, and it has troubled her ever since, in the form of persistent infections, partial deafness (which she employs a hearing aid to correct) and ataxia."
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rigoisphat wrote:
neil looks mongoloid-ish
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Pilvi- wrote:
slowdive is a rapist?? D:
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safe-as-milk wrote:
cos neil halstead writes acoustic tunes now, get with the times
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randomstarlight wrote:
there's something about this band... i can't stop listening. @.@
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mauhur wrote:
Jack Johnson? WTF?
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ferngesteuert wrote:
again im trying to get into them.. anyway im liking alison, im excited about the others
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ForSatori1919 wrote:
Why the fuck is Neil Halstead opening for Jack Johnson?!
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Skunks wrote:
Pygmalion is lovely. . =)
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vangraven wrote:
great trance band
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sls wrote:
and my charts loved it
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sls wrote:
slowdive raped my charts this month
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Goatsemen wrote:
I don't have Pygmalion yet, but I have one track from it on that tape. Should be getting more Slowdive though!
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tanz_musik wrote:
thank you EmongFM!
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Otherness wrote:
EmongFM: I want to have your babies.
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Recent Activity
- radioteardrop tagged Slowdive with ‘je dors mais mon coeur veille’ and ‘music for dreaming’. Wednesday evening
- carrotosaurus tagged Slowdive with ‘dream pop’ and ‘shoegaze’. Wednesday evening
- Liquitex, PinThin and Falkenbach tagged Slowdive with ‘shoegaze’. Tuesday evening
- LaFolieVerte tagged Slowdive with ‘criminally underrated’. 8 days ago
- poeticanxiety tagged Slowdive with ‘shoegaze’. 8 days ago
- Otherness tagged Slowdive with ‘wall of sound’. 9 days ago
- nightly_cares and Morpheus91 tagged Slowdive with ‘shoegaze’. 10 days ago
- A deleted user tagged Slowdive with ‘seen live’. 11 days ago
- surreali tagged Slowdive with ‘shoegaze’. 12 days ago
- BurnoutGirl tagged Slowdive with ‘check out’. 12 days ago
Groups (148)
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the slowdive family
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Slowdive
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Cranes
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CreationRecords
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