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17 Dec 2005, 23:06



I like Slowdive family :)

the pumpkin fairies
Rachel Goswell (b. May 16, 1971), Mojave 3 (vocals/guitar)
Neil Halstead (b. October 7, 1970), Mojave 3 (vocals/guitar)
Christian Saville (b. December 6, 1970), Monster Movie (guitar)
Nick Chaplin (b. December 23, 1970) (bass)
Adrian Sell, Eternal (Sarah Records), Eternal CD Breathe
Ian McCutcheon (b. August 25, 1971) (drums)
Simon Scott, Televise, myspace/Televise and drummer for the Charlottes




Named after a word in one of Nick Chaplin's dreams not from a Siouxsie and the Banshees single Slowdive formed in Reading, England, in late 1989. The group orginally consisted of Neil Halstead (guitar/vocals), Rachel Goswell (guitar/vocals), Christian Savill (guitar), Adrian Sell (drums), and Chaplin (bass). Formed when they were mostly in their teens, Slowdive was initially lumped in with the remainder of the early-'90s British shoegaze scene; Slowdive's later releases extended upon the likes of the Cocteau Twins and the more atmospheric sides of post-punk, and they closed out their career with an excellent and misunderstood ambient LP.

Signing with Creation, Slowdive's early singles received glowing press and chart placement. Their debut single, Slowdive, thinly veiled an indebtedness to the Byrds and My Bloody Valentine, with no traceable punk influence. (In fact, they were probably amongst the first batch of young rock bands to ignore the movement.) Just after Slowdive's recording, Sell left for university. Neil Carter subbed for less than a year, lending his skills to the follow-up single, Morningrise; former Charlottes member Simon Scott hopped on board prior to the band's third single, Holding Our Breath. The sleepy escapist psychedelia of both Morningrise and Holding Our Breath made significant impressions on the British indie chart.

The press dubbed them part of "The Scene That Celebrates Itself" a small, loose, conglomerate of like-minded bands who could be seen at each other's shows, frequently hanging out together within the same circle. This "scene" included Lush, Moose, Swervedriver, Curve, and Blur. Not associating with themselves as a move of self-importance, grandstanding, or high society, it was merely a means for those involved to get into shows for free. Most of those involved were university dropouts on the dole. A dastardly move by the press, the tag just made it easier for them to lasso a group of bands into the to-be-expected derision. With the Brit-pop trend close behind, they could cast aside their champs of yesterday with one fell swoop.

Slowdive's debut LP, Just for a Day, was released in September of 1991. Though it placed in the Top Ten of the indie chart, the press backlash was beginning to surface shoegaze was beginning to fall out of favor, and when bands put out a full-length, it's typically an ideal time for the British press to decide you're no good. Regardless, it was a fine debut. Months later, the Blue Day compilation appeared on the racks. It combined the bands first three singles, leaving off their version of Syd Barrett's "Golden Hair" and the instrumental version of "Avalyn." The band's sound tightened for Souvlaki (named from a favorite Jerky Boys skit), released in mid-1993...


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Slowdive - Live in Toronto, 1994 May 21.avi 504 Mb
http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=0782w2m9l3f
01:00:31 448x336 29,97 1004 Kbps 0,23 b/px XviD MPEG-4
48000 Hz 160 Kbps MPEG 1 or 2 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

Slowdive - Seattle, 1992 May 17, Rockcandy.avi 403 Mb.
http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=y8f0lfbtt8f
00:41:19 448x336 29,97 1205 Kbps 0,27 b/px XviD MPEG-4
48000 Hz 160 Kbps MPEG 1 or 2 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

Slowdive - London, 1993 Jun11, Clapham Grand.avi 360 Mb.
http://www.gigasize.com/get.php?d=53x58c5othb
00:36:53 448x336 29,97 1203 Kbps 0,27 b/px XviD MPEG-4
48000 Hz 160 Kbps MPEG 1 or 2 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

Slowdive - Shine.mpg 50,2 Mb
http://www.mediafire.com/?dh3zh2ndxlp
00:05:01 352x288 25,00 1123 Kbps 0,45 b/px MPEG
44100 Hz 128 Kbps MPEG 1 Layer 2

Slowdive - Alison.avi 38 Mb
http://www.zshare.net/video/4291484462986e/
00:03:53 360x288 25,00 1205 Kbps 0,48 b/px XviD MPEG-4
44100 Hz 160 Kbps MPEG 1 or 2 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

Slowdive - Ballad Of Sister Sue.mpg 45,9 Mb
http://www.zshare.net/video/4540454aeb3dd2/
00:04:34 352x240 29,97 1123 Kbps 0,45 b/px MPEG
44100 Hz 128 Kbps MPEG 1 Layer 2

Slowdive - Catch The Breeze.mpg 44,2 Mb
http://www.zshare.net/video/454076792d8099/
00:04:24 352x288 25,00 1123 Kbps 0,45 b/px MPEG
44100 Hz 128 Kbps MPEG 1 Layer 2

The Zephyrs feat. Rachel Goswell - Setting Sun
http://www.zshare.net/audio/2800340b963859/

WWW:
Full Slowdive discography by Erik Soderstrom

slowdive.wiki
mojave3.online
rachel goswell
slowdive.co.uk
...
rare.music.slowdive
music.slowdive.pygmalion
watch my sorrows play

Rachel Goswell, Toronto live 29 oct 2003



1990 Slowdive
(EP - Creation Records)
PlaySlowdive [5:18]
PlayAvalyn 1 [4:55]
Avalyn 2 [8:10]

1991 Morningrise
(EP - Creation Records)
PlayMorningrise
PlayShe Calls
PlayLosing Today

1991 Holding Our Breath
(EP - Creation Records)
[01] PlayCatch the Breeze [4:25]
[02] Golden Hair [4:06]
[03] PlayShine [5:22] (video)
[04] PlayAlbatross [5:15]

1991 Just For A Day
(LP - Creation Records/SBK Records)
[01] PlaySpanish Air [6:06]
[02] PlayCelia's Dream [4:12]
[03] PlayCatch the Breeze [4:21] (video)
[04] PlayBallad of Sister Sue [4:34] (video)
[05] PlayErik's Song [4:27]
[06] PlayWaves [5:54]
[07] PlayBrighter [3:50]
[08] PlayThe Sadman [4:47]
[09] PlayPrimal [5:29]

1992 Beach Song/Take Me Down
(Flexi 7" - Creation Records)
Beach Song [3:14]
Take Me Down [3:38]

1992 Blue Day
(compilation of earlier EP tracks, now impossible to find - Creation Records)
[01] PlaySlowdive [5:18]
[02] PlayAvalyn 1 [4:55]
[03] PlayMorningrise [4:20]
[04] PlayShe Calls [5:39]
[05] PlayLosing Today [5:00]
[06] PlayShine [5:22]
[07] PlayAlbatross [5:16]

1993 Outside Your Room EP
(Creation Records)
01. PlayAlison
02. So Tired
03. PlaySouvlaki Space Station
04. Moussaka Chaos (it's a remix of SSS)
is so named just because it's another Greek dish :)

1993 5
(EP - Creation Records)
1.In Mind [3:44]
2.PlaySome Velvet Morning (Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra cover)
3.PlayGood Day Sunshine [5:08]
4.PlayMissing You [4:15]
5.PlayCountry Rain [3:34]

1993 Souvlaki
(LP - Creation Records/SBK Records)
[01] PlayAlison [3:52]
[02] PlayMachine Gun [4:28]
[03] Play40 Days [3:16]
[04] PlaySing [4:51]
[05] PlayHere She Comes [2:21]
[06] PlaySouvlaki Space Station [5:59]
[07] PlayWhen the Sun Hits [4:47]
[08] PlayAltogether [3:42]
[09] PlayMelon Yellow [3:55]
[10] PlayDagger [3:34]
[11] PlaySome Velvet Morning [3:24]
[12] PlayGood Day Sunshine [5:09]
[13] PlayMissing You [4:16]
[14] PlayCountry Rain [3:33]
Note:The SBK Records release of Souvlaki contained the last four tracks of the 5 EP.

1994 5 (In Mind Remixes)
(EP - Creation Records)
01. In Mind Bandulu Remix (Out Mind) [8:04]
02. In Mind Reload Remix (The 147 Take) [10:25]

1995 Pygmalion
(LP - Creation Records)
[01] PlayRutti [10:07]
[02] PlayCrazy for You [6:01]
[03] PlayMiranda [4:49]
[04] PlayTrellisaze [6:21]
[05] PlayCello [1:32]
[06] PlayJ's Heaven [6:47]
[07] PlayVisions of LA [1:47]
[08] PlayBlue Skied an' Clear [6:54]
[09] PlayAll of Us [4:07]


Soundtrack contributions:

1995 Doom Generation (song Blue Skied An' Clear)
1999 Splendor (song Shine (Splendiferous Mix by Locust))
Note: Both of these are Gregg Araki films. He's a confirmed fan.

1999 I Am The Elephant, U Are The Mouse
i'm the elephant, u are the mouse soundtrack
[01] I Believe [3:44]
[02] Money [1:17]
[03] Painting [1:22]
[04] Like Up [5:43]
[05] Ports Theme 1 [2:54]
[06] Nightmare [3:21]
[07] cello theme [2:11]
[08] Ports Theme 2 [2:09]

1999 I Am The Elephant, U Are The Mouse
(original motion picture soundtrack, never released)
from the Master tapes:
01. ambient (alt. version) [0:58]
02. Beginning (Rough) [2:26]
03. Beginning (Final) [2:39]
04. ports theme (alt. mix) [3:53]
05. Ports Theme (Alt. Mix2) [2:39]
06. blue skied and clear (hard to reach) [5:19]
07. I Beleive [3:41]
08. Cranium (alternate version of Blue Skied an' Clear) [1:51]
09. Like Up (Rough mix) [5:42]
10. Like Up [5:30]
11. Painting-Lost [1:13]
12. river man (final version) [1:16]
13. untitled (mexico) [1:42]
14. river man (final versions) [1:05]
15. River Man 2-2 [0:55]
16. River Man 3-1 [2:06]
17. River Man 3-2 [0:55]
18. River Man 2-1 [1:01]
19. River Man 2-2 [2:08]

2004 Catch the Breeze
(MORR Music - double CD - "greatest hits" compilation)
01. PlaySlowdive
02. Avalyn
03. PlayMorningrise
04. PlayShe Calls
05. PlayCatch the Breeze
06. PlayShine
07. Golden Hair (Syd Barrett cover)
08. PlaySpanish Air
09. PlayWaves
10. PlayAlison
11. So Tired
12. PlaySing (with Brian Eno)
13. PlaySouvlaki Space Station
14. PlayMachine Gun
15. PlayHere She Comes
16. PlayWhen the Sun Hits
17. In Mind
18. PlayGood Day Sunshine
19. PlayMissing You
20. PlayRutti
21. PlayCrazy for You
22. PlayTrellisaze
23. PlayBlue Skied an' Clear


Slowdive Demos:

Just For A Day demos:
01. PlaySpanish Air [Demo] [6:13]
02. PlayCatch the Breeze [Demo] [4:19]
03. PlayBrighter [Demo] [3:45]
04. PlayThe Sadman [Demo] [4:40]
05. PlayPrimal [Demo] [5:39]
...
01. PlayCatch the Breeze [Peel Session 1991] [4:19]
02. PlayShine (called "Song 1") [Peel Session 1991] [5:16]
03. Golden Hair [Peel Session 1991] [3:41]


Souvlaki-era demos:
01 Hide Yer Eyes (demo) [4:23]
02 Silver Screen (demo) [5:33]
03 AB (with brian eno) [2:55]
04 Bleed [3:31]
05 Dagger (Electric) [3:39]
06 drunken nonsense [1:05]
07 Hide Yer Eyes [3:24]
08 I Saw the Sun [3:22]
09 Instrumental (Take 1) [3:46]
10 jazz odeon (song 1) [3:47]
11 Joy [4:37]
12 Shine (Splendiferous Locust mix) [4:28]
13 Silver Screen (version 2) [4:06]
14 Sleep (Vocal) [4:17]
15 Summer Day [3:25]
16 Untitled 2 [4:22]
17 Untitled 3 [3:49]
18 Colours in Spin (live) [5:30]
19 Curtains And Carpets (live) [4:46]
20 It's not for you [3:46]
21 song number one [3:47]
22 stars that shine (souvlaki outtakes) [3:50]
23 i thought i saw [4:53]

Pygmalion demos:
01. PlayMiranda [3:49]
02. Watch Me [3:46]
03. Yesterday [4:21]
04. To Watch [5:55]
05. Option One [3:55]
06. Cargo [4:27]
07. Sinewaves [5:15]
08. Playambient guitar [5:53]
09. PlayCrazy for You [4:41]
10. Prautrock [5:10]
...
11. red five [6:09]
12. Changes [4:57]

pre-Mojave 3 last demos :
01. Geisha (became 'pictures').mp3
02. Lonesome Fools (became 'sarah').mp3
03. Richard (became 'tomorrow's taken').mp3
04. Summer Daze (became 'mercy').mp3


Some Slowdive live shows:

live at gothenburg:
[01] untitled (live) [6:47]
[02] bleed (live) [3:22]
[03] catch the breeze (live) [4:08]
[04] silver screen (live) [5:49]
[05] morningrise (live) [4:35]
[06] ballad of sister sue (live) [4:20]

live in paris (29-02-1992):
[01] untitled (live) [3:17]
[02] spanish air (live) [3:57]
[03] slowdive (live) [4:33]
[04] catch the breeze (live) [3:53]
[05] silver screen (live) [5:27]
[06] morningrise (live) [4:27]
[07] ballad of sister sue (live) [4:24]
[08] avalyn one (live) [10:13]

live in oslo, 18th dec 1993:
[01] machine gun (live) [5:33]
[02] souvlaki space station (live) [5:06]
[03] slowdive (live) [4:40]
[04] avalyn (live) [5:41]
[05] catch the breeze (live) [4:14]
[06] melon yellow (live) [4:52]
[07] morningrise (live) [4:37]
[08] she calls (live) [7:44]

live stuttgart, ruhre (1993-10-24):
[01] machine gun (live) [5:50]
[02] souvlaki space station (live) [4:50]
[03] slowdive (live) [4:31]
[04] avalyn 1 (live) [5:50]
[05] catch the breeze (live) [4:10]
[06] melon yellow (live) [4:48]
[07] morningrise (live) [4:31]
[08] she calls (live) [6:43]

The Roxy, Los Angeles (US) - (with Rosemarys) (Apr 11, 1994)
[01] Machine Gun
[02] Souvlaki Space Station
[03] Slowdive
[04] Catch The Breeze
[05] 40 Days
[06] Avalyn
[07] Melon Yellow
[08] Morningrise
[09] When The Sun Hits
[10] Alison
[11] Losing Today

live at lee's palace, toronto 1994-05-21:
[01] machine gun (live) [5:03]
[02] souvlaki space station (live) [6:28]
[03] slowdive (live) [5:42]
[04] catch the breeze (live) [4:16]
[05] 40 days (live) [3:45]
[06] avalyn (live) [6:23]
[07] melon yellow (live) [4:51]
[08] when the sun hits (live) [5:27]
[09] alison (live) [4:50]
[10] losing today (live) [8:55]
[11] morning rise (live) [4:47]

Live Compilation #1 1999
1 Shine (Kilburn Nat'l Ballroom 1991-03-06) 6:08
2 Colours In Spin (Kilburn Nat'l Ballroom 1991-03-06) 5:41
3 Avalyn II (Marquee Club 1991-09-03) 5:44
4 She Calls (Marquee Club 1991-09-03) 6:04
5 Curtains & Carpet (Zap Club 1991-09-29) 5:45
6 Morningrise (Gothenburg, Sweden 1992-02-14) 4:47
7 Silver Screen (Gothenburg, Sweden 1992-02-14) 6:21
8 Song 1 (Holland 1992-02-21) 4:25
9 Slowdive (Slim's 1992-05-23) 4:23
10 Joy (Slim's 1992-05-23) 4:35
11 Bleed (Slim's 1992-05-23) 3:32
12 Avalyn (Spectrum Scene 1993-10-18) 5:24
13 Losing Today (Ontario Place 1994-05-20) 6:44

Live Compilation #2 1999
1 Jazz Odeon (Melkweg 1991-12-04) 6:14
2 Alison (The Roxy 1993-08-03) 3:42
3 Souvlaki Space Station (Reohre 1993-10-24) 4:37
4 Primal (Leichester University 1991-09-18) 3:52
5 Ballad of Sister Sue (Caveau des Dominicains 1992-02-27) 4:26
6 When the Sun Hits (Lee's Palace 1994-05-21) 5:02
7 Spanish Air (ULU 1991-06-28) 3:48
8 Machine Gun (The Loft 1993-10-22) 4:18
9 Melon Yellow (Logo 1993-10-21) 4:30
10 Catch the Breeze (Kantine Club 1993-10-12) 4:13
11 Brighter (Slough Festival 1991-07-27) 3:39
12 40 Days (Clapham Grand 1993-06-11) 9:39

Live vol. 2 2000
1 Jazz Odeon 6:14
2 Alison 3:42
3 Souvlaki Space Station 4:37
4 Primal 3:52
5 Ballad of Sister Sue 4:26
6 When The Sun Hits 5:02
7 Spanish Air 3:48
8 Machine Gun 4:18
9 Melon Yellow 4:30
10 Catch The Breeze 4:13
11 Brighter 3:39
12 40 Days 9:39


Others bootlegs:

Losing Today 2000
1 Slowdive 5:18
2 Avalyn I 4:56
3 Morningrise 4:22
4 She calls 5:40
5 Losing today 5:04
6 Catch the breeze 4:24
7 Golden hair 4:09
8 Shine 5:24
9 Albatross 5:18
10 In mind 3:46
11 Some velvet morning 3:25
12 Avalyn II 8:15
13 So tired 4:05
14 Moussaka chaos 6:26
15 Missing you (edit) 3:21

Something Of A Pale Blue disc 2 2003
1 Geisha 4:31
2 Miranda 3:50
3 Lonesome fools 3:39
4 Watch me 3:47
5 Yesterday 4:22
6 To watch 5:56
7 Option one 3:56
8 Cargo 4:28
9 Sinewaves 5:16
10 Ambient guitar 5:54
11 Crazy for you 4:41
12 Prautrock 5:11
13 Changes 4:57
14 Red five 6:09

Catch The Breeze 2004
1 40 Days 3:15
2 Souvlaki Space Station 5:58
3 Dagger 3:30
4 Here She Comes 2:16
5 Melon Yellow 3:51
6 Sing 4:49
7 Blue Skied An' Clear 6:53
8 Crazy For You 5:59
9 J's Heaven 6:46
10 Visions Of LA 1:46
11 Rutti 10:03


TRIBUTE Slowdive:
Blue Skied an' Clear

01. Future 3 - Alison [3:13]
02. ISAN - Waves [6:56]
03. Lali Puna - 40 Days [3:52]
04. Ulrich Schnauss - Crazy For You [6:32]
05. B. Fleischmann & Ms. John Soda - Here She Comes [4:25]
06. Limp - Souvlaki Space Station [5:19]
07. Solvent - When The Sun Hits [4:00]
08. Styrofoam - Altogether [3:58]
09. Skanfrom - Here She Comes [2:31]
10. ISAN - Celia's Dream [4:42]
11. Komeit - When The Sun Hits [3:05]
12. Manual - Blue Skied An' Clear [5:33]
13. Herrmann & Kleine - Dagger [4:44]
14. MUM - Machine Gun [3:50]

VIDEO:

Slowdive - Catch The Breeze
Slowdive - Ballad Of Sister Sue
Slowdive - Shine
Slowdive - Alison
Slowdive - Morningrise - 1991 - Promo Video
Slowdive - US Promotional Video

Slowdive
London, Clapham Grand Jun-11-1993
Souvlaki tour
448x336x25; 36:53
01.PlayCatch the Breeze
02.PlaySlowdive
03.Avalyn
04.PlayAlison
05.PlayMelon Yellow
06.PlayShe Calls
07.Play40 Days
08.PlayMorningrise

Slowdive
Toronto, Lee's Palace May-21-1994
448x336x29.97; 1:00:31
01.PlayMachine Gun
02.PlaySouvlaki Space Station
03.PlaySlowdive
04.PlayCatch the Breeze
05.Play40 Days
06.avalyn one
07.PlayMelon Yellow
08.PlayAlison
09.PlayLosing Today
10.PlayMorningrise

Slowdive
in Holland Feb-24-1992
448x336x29.97; 1:41:22
01.song number one
02.PlaySpanish Air
03.PlaySlowdive
04.Bleed
05.PlayCatch the Breeze
06.PlayMorningrise
07.PlayShe Calls
08.PlayBallad of Sister Sue
09.Silver Screen
10.avalyn one

My some favourite shoegazing band:

Slowdive
My Bloody Valentine
Cocteau Twins
Windy & Carl
Pale Saints
Swervedriver
Lush
Airiel
Catherine Wheel
Air Formation
The Boo Radleys
Th' Faith Healers
Medicine
Flying Saucer Attack
Bowery Electric
Chapterhouse
The Radio Dept.
Lovesliescrushing
Fleeting Joys
Malory
Pia Fraus
Bardo Pond
Alcian Blue
Luminous Orange
Drop Nineteens
Sugar Plant
Resplandor
Love Spirals Downwards
Aarktica
Experimental Aircraft
Highspire
Sciflyer
Isobella
...
Shoegaze musicians

Comments

  • MaoZe wrote:
    17 Dec 2005, 23:12
    А что значит публикование списка нестудийных/unreleased песен группы?

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  • sing-sing wrote:
    17 Dec 2005, 23:26
    А то что они у меня есть, могу легко записать ;-)

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  • sing-sing wrote:
    19 Dec 2005, 22:55
    Thank You !

    http://www.mojave3online.com

    bootlegs currently no longer being shared by ed:

    Slowdive - Poetic Frenzy - Interview (video)
    Slowdive - Alison.avi (29 MB)
    Slowdive - Ballad of Sister Sue.mpg (45.97 MB)
    Slowdive - Catch the Breeze.avi (40.81 MB)
    Slowdive - Morningrise.avi (41.09 MB)
    Slowdive - Shine.mpg (50.22 MB)
    Slowdive - live in concert dvd - set 1 (Souvlaki tour) (360 MB)
    Slowdive - live in concert dvd - set 3 (2-24-1992) (530.5 MB)
    Slowdive - live in concert - floppy hair era (circa 1991 or 92)
    Slowdive - dvd1 - live in toronto 5-12-1994 1995

    Mojave 3 - Live - Black Session - France - 11th Nov 95
    Mojave 3 - Live - BX 1 - Brussels - 12th Nov 95
    Mojave 3 - Live - Ronnie Scotts - London - 23rd Nov 95 2003
    Mojave 3 - Live - Troubadour - CA - 8th Nov 03


    http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~torsten/Music/Slowdive/

    · Slowdive Ep (November 5, 1990)
    · Slowdive (5.18)
    · Avalyn I (4.54)
    · Avalyn II (8.10)

    · Morningrise (February 18, 1991)
    · Morningrise (4.20)
    · She Calls (5.38)
    · Losing Today (5.01)

    · Holding Our Breath (June 3, 1991)
    · Catch The Breeze (4.24)
    · Golden Hair (4.07)
    · Shine (5.16)
    · Albatross (5.21)

    · Blue Day (February 1992)
    · Slowdive (5.15)
    · Avalyn 1 (4.50)
    · Morningrise (4.20)
    · She Calls (5.38)
    · Losing Today (5.00)
    · Shine (5.21)
    · Albatross (5.14)

    · Outside Your Room (May 17, 1993)
    · Alison (3.52)
    · So Tired (4.04)
    · Souvlaki Space Station (6.00)
    · Moussaka Chaos (6.24)

    · Souvlaki US release extra tracks (June 1, 1993)
    · Some Velvet Morning (3.24)
    · Good Day Sunshine (5.08)
    · Missing You (4.16)
    · Country Rain (3.35)
    · 5 EP (November 22, 1993)
    · In Mind (3.44)
    · Good Day Sunshine (5.08)
    · Missing You (4.16)
    · Country Rain (3.35)

    · 5 EP (In Mind Remixes) (November 29, 1993)
    · In Mind Bandulu Remix - Out Mind (8.07)
    · In Mind Reload Remix - The 147 Take (10.25)

    · Beach Song flexi disc
    · Beach Song
    · Take Me Down

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  • sing-sing wrote:
    20 Dec 2005, 03:21
    Slowdive - Pygmalion Demos:

    http://www.sardonic-hee.com/music/mp3s/slowdive/

    01 Miranda.mp3
    02 Watch Me.mp3
    03 Yesterday.mp3
    04 To Watch.mp3
    05 Option One.mp3
    06 Cargo.mp3
    07 Sinewaves.mp3
    08 Ambient Guitar.mp3
    09 Crazy for You.mp3
    10 Prautrock.mp3

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  • sing-sing wrote:
    6 Jan 2006, 16:09
    http://www.geocities.com/j_kupchik/rachelneil.html

    The Pumpkin Fairies (early Slowdive) 2 tracks:

    stephanie says.mp3
    http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kupchik/pumpkinfairies_stephaniesays.mp3

    whats the matter with me.mp3
    http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kupchik/pumpkinfairies_whatsthematterwithme.mp3

    A Brief History of Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead
    Before Slowdive and Mojave 3

    written by John Kupchik:

    This is my attempt at writing a brief timeline of what came before Slowdive and Mojave 3. Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead are two musicians/singers/songwriters whom I respect and admire immensely, and information about them prior to Slowdive is basically nonexistent on the web. I thought it was about time someone did something about that, and this is what I have tried to do here. It isn't much, but it is more than was available on the web before. I still don't know much about Neil's life prior to Slowdive, so most of it is little tidbits about Rachel I have gathered. I hope this will serve as a useful and interesting resource for Slowdive and Mojave 3 fans everywhere, and that they will be able to see the events that led to Rachel and Neil's great contributions to music. This page is dedicated to this brilliant musical duo whom we all (should) know and love.

    1970
    Neil Halstead is born on 7 October in Wokingham, England (near Reading).

    1971
    Rachel Goswell is born on 16 May in a small village outside Reading, England.

    1976/77
    Neil's family moves to Sonning Common in Oxfordshire, and that is where he first meets Rachel (at school when they were about six years old).

    1978
    Rachel begins to learn guitar from her father at the age of 7.

    Sometime in the early-mid 1980s
    Rachel and Neil begin to take classical guitar lessons from Rachel's best friend's mother. They continue to pass eachother often, as they attended the same schools. Their friendship develops further.

    Sometime in the early-mid 1980s
    Neil does a paper round, saves up some money, and buys his first electric guitar.

    1984
    Rachel gets obsessed with Grace Jones.

    1985
    Rachel gets obsessed with The Smiths.

    Sometime in the mid-1980s
    Rachel discovers the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees from her older brother.

    1988
    Rachel and Neil get together and form the band the Pumpkin Fairies, along with future Slowdive bandmates Nick Chaplin on bass and Adrian Sell on drums (the latter was not in Slowdive very long).

    1989
    The Pumpkin Fairies record and release their 7 song cassette demo. It was recorded on 2 Jan 1989 at Reading Berks Rehearsal studios, when Neil was 18 and Rachel just 17. The tracklisting is as follows:

    1)everything you breath
    2) stephanie says***
    3)fifteen million smiles
    4)you make me feel
    5)whats the matter with me
    6)dream on..
    7)(untitled ghost track)

    All tracks written by Neil except ***Velvet Underground.

    UPDATE (17 June 2005): Right-click on one of the highlighted tracks to download a complete mp3 version coded from a cassette>PC transfer of my copy of the demo tape.

    Approximately a few dozen cassettes were made, complete with B&W photocopied j-cards. The cover image is a picture of Rachel looking up, complete with poofed out goth hairdo, looking sorta like a cross between Robert Smith and Siouxsie (UPDATE 17 June 2005: I have added a scan of the cassette jcard here). They were sold at the few gigs they played in Reading, and given to friends. It is uncertain how many copies have survived to this day. On these songs Rachel was the only vocalist, although Neil does sing backup on stephanie says. This song (albeit a VU cover) was the first example of how perfect Rachel and Neil's voices harmonised. On the whole the songs sound highly derivative of My Bloody Valentine, sort of gothy in the English sense. But throughout there are definite signs of what Neil and Rachel would later write, definite hints. Rachel's vocals are up front and prominent, and sound surprisingly good for her young age. Neil's guitar work consists of mainly basic chords played through fuzzy effects (primarily distortion). The song whats the matter with me is probably the highlight of this demo, a wonderful whimsical little acoustic ditty with Rachel singing and Neil plucking away on the guitar. It sounds very quirky in a charming Syd Barrett sort of fashion. A really brilliant song that wouldn't sound all that out of place on a Mojave 3 record. The bonus track at the end is of unknown origin as it isn't listed in the credits. It is a recording presumably from 1988 in Rachel's parent's garage, where they practised. It sounds as if it was recorded on a boombox or a cheap portable cassette recorder. There's some talking at the end, and it's rather interesting to hear Rachel's high-pitched, youthful voice. Rather surprisingly, Neil's voice doesn't sound too different from what it is now.

    So a few months later the Pumpkin Fairies were no more, and Slowdive emerged in October of 1989. Destined to fade away into the annals of musical history totally unknown and forgotten, the Pumpkin Fairies are nevertheless important as they were the very beginnings of the musical partnership of Rachel and Neil, giving the world (or at least a few dozen people in Reading) a glimpse of the greatness to come.

    1989 (Autumn)
    Neil has a place at University to read English Lit, but doesn't take it up because Slowdive are signed to Creation at the time...


    ...and it is here where the story ends and continues on into Slowdive, and further on to Mojave 3, and somewhere near on the horizon, into Rachel and Neil's individual solo careers...

    UPDATE (27 September 2003):

    I was recently contacted by Neil's mum Pamela. She graciously gave me some more tidbits about Neil's early years, which I've tried to fit into the above timeline, but the exact dates are unknown so it's sort of a general estimation. I've decided to just post her words below, directly as she sent them to me, in order to reference what information I got from her, as well as to have perhaps a more cohesive summation of what might appear a bit vague on the timeline above:

    Neil was born in Wokingham which is near Reading. We moved to a place called Sonning Common in Oxfordshire when he was small and that is where he met Rachel at School when they were about six years old. They lived in the next road and her parents and I still live in the village. They progressed through School together and as you know they had the same guitar teacher and learned classical guitar. Neil did a paper round and bought his first electric guitar. He had a place at University to read English Lit which he did not take up as Slowdive were signed at the time.

    contributions, questions, comments, corrections, etc. kindly send to blueskied@hotmail.com
    this page was created on 18 April 2001. updated on 17 June 2005. many thanks to Pamela Halstead for the info.

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    Full tracklist OST
    i'm the elephant, u are the mouse:

    01 - ambient (alt. version).mp3
    02 - beginning (rough).mp3
    03 - beginning (final).mp3
    04 - ports theme alt mix.mp3
    05 - ports theme alt mix2.mp3
    06 - blue skied and clear(hard to reach).mp3
    07 - i beleive.mp3
    08 - Cranium film mix.mp3
    09 - like up rough mix.mp3
    10 - like up .mp3
    11 - painting-lost.mp3
    12 - river man (final version).mp3
    13 - untitled (mexico) .mp3
    14 - river man (final versions).mp3
    15 - river man 2-#2.mp3
    16 - river man 3-#1.mp3
    17 - river man 3-#2.mp3
    18 - river man 2-#1.mp3
    19 - river man 2-#2.mp3

    http://rapidshare.de/files/3486267/Slowdive_-_iam_the_elephant_u_are_the_mouse_OST___19_tracks___Part_1.zip.html
    http://rapidshare.de/files/3487348/Slowdive_-_iam_the_elephant_u_are_the_mouse_OST___19_tracks___Part_2.zip.html

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    http://www.geocities.com/j_kupchik/slowydemos093098112094.html

    SLOWDIVE DEMOS LISTING
    ----------------------
    FIRST DEMO:

    1 Beach song
    2 Take me down
    3 Love me

    SLOWDIVE EP DEMOS:

    1 Slowdive (extended mix)

    HOLDING OUR BREATH EP DEMOS:

    1 Catch the breeze
    2 Golden hair
    3 Shine
    4 Albatross

    JUST FOR A DAY DEMOS (“rough mix”):

    1 Brighter
    2 Spanish Air
    3 Primal
    4 The Sadman
    5 Erik’s song
    6 Catch the breeze
    7 Waves

    SOUVLAKI DEMOS (November 1991-January 1993):

    1 Summer Day
    2 Silver Screen
    3 Silver Screen (Courtyard Demo)
    4 Hide Your Eyes
    5 Hide Your Eyes (Demo)
    6 Joy
    7 Joy (extended mix)
    8 Joy (drum machine)
    9 Song 1
    10 Song 1 (drum machine)
    11 It’s not for you
    12 It’s not for you (drum machine)
    13 When the sun hits (demo)
    14 I saw the sun
    15 Song Seven (extended, different version of “I saw the sun”)
    16 Starman (aka “stars”)
    17 Alabama Moon (aka ”drunken nonsense”)
    18 C Sharp Song (aka “instrumental take one”)
    19 Acoustic Song (1992 demo of Eternal’s “remember”)
    20 One Hundred Times
    21 Let’s Go Away
    22 Tina Williams (Tina Williams)
    23 40 Days (demo)
    24 Sweaty Scrotum
    25 Eno song one (demo of “sing”)
    26 AB (Eno Instrumental)
    27 Eno song three (demo of “here she comes now”)
    28 Sleep
    29 Sleep (instrumental)
    30 Thought I saw ( aka “song three”)
    31 Dagger (electric)
    32 Loop (instrumental version of “melon yellow”)
    33 Bleed

    I AM THE ELEPHANT YOU ARE THE MOUSE soundtrack
    (Autumn 1994):

    1 amb (alt version)
    2 ambient
    3 beginning (4)
    4 beginning pt.2
    5 cranium (film mix)*
    6 I believe
    7 like up
    8 like up (rough mix/demo)
    9 money
    10 opening
    11 painting/lost
    12 river man (final version)
    13 river man (final versions)
    14 river man 2-#2
    15 river man 3-#1
    16 river man 3-#2
    17 river man 2-#1
    18 watch me (film mix)

    *early version of blue skied an' clear

    PYGMALION DEMOS (March 1994, ladbroke grove, London):

    1 Miranda (demo)
    2 Watch me
    3 Yesterday
    4 To watch
    5 Option 1
    6 Cargo
    7 Red five
    8 Sinewaves
    9 Ambient guitar
    10 Crazy for you (demo)
    11 Prautrock
    12 Changes
    13 Facto
    14 Cargo (vox)

    LAST SESSION (December 1994):

    1 Geisha
    2 Lonesome fools
    3 Richard
    4 Summerdaze
    5 Your sun
    6 Looking for yer eyes
    7 You're beautiful

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    Browse Shows for Slowdive 1991-1995

    00/00/91 London & Gothenburg London and Gothenburg England & Sweden
    03/07/91 T & C London UK
    03/26/91 BBC Radio One (Peel Session) London England
    05/19/92 Vancouver Vancouver BC
    06/06/91 T & C London UK
    07/07/91 Slough Fest Unknown unknown
    09/03/91 Unknown London England
    10/12/91 Espace Ornano Paris France
    11/12/91 Vaartkapoen Bruxelles Unknown
    ??/??/91 Just for a Day demos Studio UK

    02/14/92 Unknown Gothenburg Sweden
    02/18/92 Unknown Zeche Germany
    02/29/92 L'espace Ornano Paris France
    05/17/92 Seattle Seattle WA
    05/23/92 Slim's San Francisco CA
    05/24/92 Catalyst Santa Cruz CA
    06/??/92 Bizarre Festival Alsdorf Germany
    10/13/92 Effenaar Eindhoven Holland

    06/13/93 London London UK
    10/10/93 Vooruit Gent Belgium
    10/12/93 Kantine Koln Germany
    10/13/93 Effenaar Eindhoven Holland
    10/18/93 the Centrum Oslo Norway
    10/21/93 Logo Hamburg Germany
    10/24/93 Rohre Stuttgart Germany
    ??/??/93 Souvlaki-era demos Studio UK

    00/00/94 i'm the Elephant, U are the Mouse soundtrack unknown
    04/07/94 CBGBs New York NY
    05/20/94 Ontario Place Forum Ontario ON
    05/21/94 Lee's Palace Toronto ON
    ??/??/94 Pygmalion-era demos Studio UK
    ??/??/94 I'm the Elephant, U are the Mouse Unknown Unknown


    London & Gothenburg
    London and Gothenburg
    England & Sweden
    London 9/3/91:

    slowdive
    catch the breeze
    spanish air
    avalyn
    she calls
    gothenburg:
    bleed
    catch the breeze
    silver screen
    morningrise
    ballad of sister sue
    avalyn
    interview
    12 tracks

    +++++++

    BBC Radio One (PeeI Session)
    London England

    catch the breeze
    shine
    golden hair

    +++++++

    London
    England

    slowdive
    catch the breeze
    spanish air
    avalyn
    she calls

    +++++++

    Vaartkapoen
    Bruxelles Unknown

    spanish air
    catch the breeze
    bleed
    slowdive
    ballad of sister sue
    morningrise
    she calls
    avalyn ll
    untitled

    +++++++

    Just for a Day demos
    Studio UK

    spanish air
    catch the breeze
    erik's song
    waves
    brighter
    the sadman
    primal

    +++++++

    Unknown
    Gothenburg Sweden

    bleed
    catch the breeze
    silver screen
    morningrise
    ballad of sister sue
    avalyn
    interview

    +++++++

    Unknown
    Zeche Germany

    unknown
    spanish air
    slowdive
    unknown
    catch the breeze
    unknown
    morningrise
    unknown
    ballad of sister sue
    avalyn

    +++++++

    L'espace Ornano
    Paris France

    unreleased demos (filler):
    i saw the sun (studio demo)
    joy (studio demo)
    bleed (Iive in studio)
    Iive at paris:
    slowdive (RacheI's soundcheck)
    slowdive (NeiI's soundcheck)
    untitled - song1
    spanish air
    slowdive
    catch the breeze
    silver screen
    morningrise
    ballad of sister sue
    I Saw the Sun bootleg. cd begins with filler

    +++++++

    SIim's
    San Francisco CA

    slowdive
    spanish air
    bleed
    catch the breeze
    joy
    morningrise
    she calls
    avalyn

    +++++++

    Bizarre Festival
    AIsdorf Germany

    slowdive
    bleed
    catch the breeze
    when the sun hits
    avalyn

    +++++++

    the Centrum
    Oslo Norway

    machine gun
    souvlaki space station
    slowdive
    avalyn
    catch the breeze
    melon yellow
    morningrise
    she calls
    bootleg sold by slowdive on their 1994 north american tour.

    +++++++

    Logo
    Hamburg Germany

    Machine Gun
    Souvlaki Space Station
    SIowdive
    Avalyn
    Catch the Breeze
    Melon Yellow
    ?
    ?

    +++++++

    Souvlaki-era demos
    Studio UK

    summer day
    silver screen (demo)
    hide yer eyes
    i saw the sun
    ab (with brian eno)
    stars that shine
    dagger (electric)
    sleep (vocaI)
    shine (splendiferous locust mix)
    silver screen (version 2)
    joy
    bleed
    i thought i saw
    song #1
    drunken nonsense
    hide yer eyes (demo)
    instrumentaI (take one)
    it's not for you

    +++++++

    i'm the EIephant, U are the Mouse
    soundtrack unknown

    01: amb (alt. version)
    02: ambient (alternative mix
    03: ambient
    04: beginning (4)
    05: beginning (pt. 2)
    06: cranium (film mix)
    07: i believe
    08: watch me (film mix)
    09: Iike up
    10: Iike up (demo/rough mix)
    11: money
    12: opening
    13: painting/Iost
    14. river man (final versions)
    15. river man 2-#2
    16. river man 3-#1
    17. river man 3-#2
    18. river man 2-#1
    20 in mind (bandulu remix)
    21 im mind (reload remix/the 147 take)
    22 shine (splendour remix)
    23 it's not for you
    24 i saw the sun

    Tracks 1-19 from the unreleased soundtrack to i'm the Elephant, U are the Mouse directly from the director! Tracks 20-24 filler from 5EP: In Mind remixes, Sorted Snorted and Sported compilation and unreleased Souvlaki demos. NOTE: IKell revised tracklist 10/22/05

    +++++++

    CBGBs
    New York NY

    1. Machine Gun
    2. Souvlaki Space Station
    3. Mellon Yellow
    4. SIowdive
    5. Catch the Breeze
    6. Avalyn
    7. Spanish Air
    8. When the Sun Hits
    9. Morningrise
    10. Losing Today
    11. AIIison
    12. 40 Days

    +++++++

    Pygmalion-era demos
    Studio UK

    miranda
    watch me
    yesterday
    to watch
    option one (instrumentaI #2)
    cargo
    sinewaves
    ambient guitar
    crazy for you
    prautrock
    changes
    red five

    +++++++

    EP's 90'-93' Collection

    1-slowdive
    2-avalyn
    3-morningrise
    4-she calls
    5-Iosing today
    6-catch the breeze
    7-golden hair
    8-shine
    9-albatross
    10-so tired
    11-moussaka chaos
    12-good day sunshine
    13-missing you
    14-in mind
    15-country rain
    16-beach song
    17-take me down

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    22 Jan 2006, 23:56
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    Amazing, I'm on a slowdive downloading binge

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    19 Apr 2006, 00:11
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