When British journalists invented shoegaze , most people thought this was just a ridiculous term. For a moment it looked as if the genre that was invented in the 90s, and according to some to celebrate itself, would be quickly forgotten. Wrong as in 2016 bands like My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive almost seem as influential for the music as The Beatles were. In the 90s there was every week a shoegaze band that according to the NME or Melody Maker would make it. One band disappeared after one EP, while others became famous (for a while). However, all bands have one thing in common : brilliant music !
Cherry Red Records now releases a box with five discs and including a book about the shoegaze scene. is now in stores , these are the tracks:
DISC ONE
1. THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN Rollercoaster
2. THE COCTEAU TWINS Cherry-Coloured Funk
3. THE HOUSE OF LOVE Christine
4. A.R. KANE Baby Milk Snatcher (12” Version)
5. ULTRA VIVID SCENE Mercy Seat (12” Version)
6. SPACEMEN 3 Hypnotized
7. LOOP Arc-Lite (Sonar)
8. 14 ICED BEARS Surfacer
9. GALAXIE 500 Tugboat
10. THE PRAYERS Puppet Clouds
11. KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule
12. A.C. MARIAS One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing
13. THE TELESCOPES Precious Little
14. PALE SAINTS Sight Of You
15. JANE FROM OCCUPIED EUROPE Ocean Run Dry
16. SONIC BOOM Angel
DISC TWO
1. RIDE Drive Blind
2. LUSH De-Luxe
3. SEE SEE RIDER Slip So Slow
4. NIGHTBLOOMS Crystal Eyes
5. THE DARKSIDE Waiting For The Angels
6. VELOCITY GIRL I Don’t Care If You Go
7. CRANES Inescapable
8. CHAPTERHOUSE Falling Down
9. WHIPPING BOY Switchblade Smile
10. THE BOO RADLEYS Kaleidoscope
11. SWERVEDRIVER Rave Down
12. SLOWDIVE Slowdive
13. THE CHARLOTTES Liar
14. DR. PHIBES & THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS Sugarblast
15. BLEACH Decadence
16. CATHERINE WHEEL She’s My Friend (Wilde Club Version)
17. BLOW-UP Somersault Sunrise
18. BARK PSYCHOSIS All Different Things
DISC THREE
1. CURVE Ten Little Girls
2. THE DYLANS Godlike
3. TH’ FAITH HEALERS Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden
4. THE LILYS February Fourteenth
5. THE HONEY SMUGGLERS Good Afternoon
6. SPIREA X Chlorine Dream
7. MOONSHAKE Gravity
8. SPITFIRE Translucent
9. MOOSE Suzanne
10. SPIRITUALIZED Run
11. REVOLVER Heaven Sent An Angel
12. LOWLIFE June Wilson
13. THE ECSTASY OF SAINT THERESA Square Wave
14. BLACK TAMBOURINE By Tomorrow
15. WHIPPED CREAM Explosion
16. SMASHING ORANGE My Deranged Heart
17. THE HINNIES Gong
18. BANG BANG MACHINE Geek Love (Original 12”)
DISC FOUR
1. THE SUNFLOWERS Closer
2. drop Mirrored
3. THE BELLTOWER In Hollow (LP Version)
4. SWEET JESUS Phonefreak Honey
5. ADORABLE Sunshine Smile
6. SUN DIAL I Don’t Mind
7. SWALLOW Sugar Your Mind
8. drop NINETEENS Winona
9. FLAMING LIPS Talkin' 'Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever)
10. MEDICINE Aruca
11. COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead!!
12. THE HONEY BUZZARDS Starhappy
13. LOVELIESCRUSHING Babysbreath
14. MAJESTY CRUSH No. 1 Fan
15. THE SWIRLIES Park The Car By The Side Of The Road
16. SUBMARINE Chemical Tester
17. BAILTER SPACE Shine
18. SPECTRUM True Love Will Find You In The End
19. BLIND MR. JONES Spooky Vibes
DISC FIVE
1. AN APRIL MARCH Memory
2. FLYING SAUCER ATTACK Soaring High
3. DRUGSTORE Alive
4. SECRET SHINE Loveblind
5. MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer
6. THE CURTAIN SOCIETY Chelsea
7. SEEFEEL Plainsong
8. SPINDRIFT Surround Sound
9. ROLLERSKATE SKINNY Miss Leader
10. BARDO POND Die Easy
11. ALISON’S HALO Dozen
12. SWIRL The Last Unicorn
13. BOWERY ELECTRIC Next To Nothing
14. BETHANY CURVE Me Voy
15. ASTROBRITE Orange Creamsickle
16. LUNA 23 Minutes In Brussels
Toen Britse journalisten de term shoegaze uitvonden, vonden de meeste mensen dit maar een belachelijke term. Eventjes zag het er naar uit dat het genre dat in de jaren 90 werd uitgevonden, snel vergeten zou worden. Fout, anno 2016 blijkt net het omgekeerde het geval te zijn, en betekenen bands als My Bloody Valentine of Slowdive bijna evenveel voor de muziek als The Beatles. In de jaren 90 was er iedere week wel een shoegazeband die het volgens de NME of de Melody Maker zou maken. De ene band verdween na één ep, terwijl de andere het grote publiek kon bereiken. Alle bands hebben echter één gemeenschappelijk kenmerk: schitterende muziek!
Cherry Red Records brengt nu een box op de markt met vijf disks en een uitgebreid boek. Still In A Dream ligt vanaf nu in de winkel, dit zijn de tracks:
DISC ONE
1. THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN Rollercoaster
2. THE COCTEAU TWINS Cherry-Coloured Funk
3. THE HOUSE OF LOVE Christine
4. A.R. KANE Baby Milk Snatcher (12” Version)
5. ULTRA VIVID SCENE Mercy Seat (12” Version)
6. SPACEMEN 3 Hypnotized
7. LOOP Arc-Lite (Sonar)
8. 14 ICED BEARS Surfacer
9. GALAXIE 500 Tugboat
10. THE PRAYERS Puppet Clouds
11. KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule
12. A.C. MARIAS One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing
13. THE TELESCOPES Precious Little
14. PALE SAINTS Sight Of You
15. JANE FROM OCCUPIED EUROPE Ocean Run Dry
16. SONIC BOOM Angel
DISC TWO
1. RIDE Drive Blind
2. LUSH De-Luxe
3. SEE SEE RIDER Slip So Slow
4. NIGHTBLOOMS Crystal Eyes
5. THE DARKSIDE Waiting For The Angels
6. VELOCITY GIRL I Don’t Care If You Go
7. CRANES Inescapable
8. CHAPTERHOUSE Falling Down
9. WHIPPING BOY Switchblade Smile
10. THE BOO RADLEYS Kaleidoscope
11. SWERVEDRIVER Rave Down
12. SLOWDIVE Slowdive
13. THE CHARLOTTES Liar
14. DR. PHIBES & THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS Sugarblast
15. BLEACH Decadence
16. CATHERINE WHEEL She’s My Friend (Wilde Club Version)
17. BLOW-UP Somersault Sunrise
18. BARK PSYCHOSIS All Different Things
DISC THREE
1. CURVE Ten Little Girls
2. THE DYLANS Godlike
3. TH’ FAITH HEALERS Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden
4. THE LILYS February Fourteenth
5. THE HONEY SMUGGLERS Good Afternoon
6. SPIREA X Chlorine Dream
7. MOONSHAKE Gravity
8. SPITFIRE Translucent
9. MOOSE Suzanne
10. SPIRITUALIZED Run
11. REVOLVER Heaven Sent An Angel
12. LOWLIFE June Wilson
13. THE ECSTASY OF SAINT THERESA Square Wave
14. BLACK TAMBOURINE By Tomorrow
15. WHIPPED CREAM Explosion
16. SMASHING ORANGE My Deranged Heart
17. THE HINNIES Gong
18. BANG BANG MACHINE Geek Love (Original 12”)
DISC FOUR
1. THE SUNFLOWERS Closer
2. drop Mirrored
3. THE BELLTOWER In Hollow (LP Version)
4. SWEET JESUS Phonefreak Honey
5. ADORABLE Sunshine Smile
6. SUN DIAL I Don’t Mind
7. SWALLOW Sugar Your Mind
8. drop NINETEENS Winona
9. FLAMING LIPS Talkin' 'Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever)
10. MEDICINE Aruca
11. COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead!!
12. THE HONEY BUZZARDS Starhappy
13. LOVELIESCRUSHING Babysbreath
14. MAJESTY CRUSH No. 1 Fan
15. THE SWIRLIES Park The Car By The Side Of The Road
16. SUBMARINE Chemical Tester
17. BAILTER SPACE Shine
18. SPECTRUM True Love Will Find You In The End
19. BLIND MR. JONES Spooky Vibes
DISC FIVE
1. AN APRIL MARCH Memory
2. FLYING SAUCER ATTACK Soaring High
3. DRUGSTORE Alive
4. SECRET SHINE Loveblind
5. MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer
6. THE CURTAIN SOCIETY Chelsea
7. SEEFEEL Plainsong
8. SPINDRIFT Surround Sound
9. ROLLERSKATE SKINNY Miss Leader
10. BARDO POND Die Easy
11. ALISON’S HALO Dozen
12. SWIRL The Last Unicorn
13. BOWERY ELECTRIC Next To Nothing
14. BETHANY CURVE Me Voy
15. ASTROBRITE Orange Creamsickle
16. LUNA 23 Minutes In Brussels
There are not many certainties in life, except for instance that Mark E. Smith will never stop. This month the genius of Manchester is back with a new EP: Wise Ol 'Man. Since 1976, The Fall releases record on a very frequent base , and those who know the favorite band of John Peel, are aware of the fact that Mark E. Smith never makes compromises. Again the new single sounds punk as punk should sound like: raw and right in your face! The new EP (on vinyl and CD) will be released by Cherry Red , and this is the track list :
1. WISE OL’ MAN (EDIT)
2. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED
3. DEDICATION (REMIX)
4. WISE OL’ MAN (INST)
5. VENICE WITH GIRLS
6. FACE BOOK TROLL / NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAY
7. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED (X)
Er zijn maar weinig zekerheden in het leven, behalve bijv. dat Mark E. Smith nooit zal stoppen. Het genie uit Manchester is er deze maand opnieuw met een nieuwe ep: Wise Ol’ Man. Sinds 1976 brengt The Fall om de haverklap nieuwe releases uit, en wie de lievelingsband van John Peel een beetje kent, weet dat Mark E. Smith nooit compromissen maakt. De nieuwe single klinkt weer punk, zoals punk eigenlijk moet klinken: alle heilige huisjes omver schoppen. De nieuwe ep (op vinyl en cd) wordt uitgebracht door Cherry Red, en dit is de tracklist:
1. WISE OL’ MAN (EDIT)
2. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED
3. DEDICATION (REMIX)
4. WISE OL’ MAN (INST)
5. VENICE WITH GIRLS
6. FACE BOOK TROLL / NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAY
7. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED (X)
Our favorite Canadian electro duo Decoded Feedback is back with a new album. Dark Passenger will be the ninth album by Marco and Yone. The first single will be Waiting For The Storm, and the duo promises us that Dark Passenger will be one of the darkest records Decoded Feedback has ever released! The new album is in stores from April. We are indeed very curious!
Ons favoriete Canadese elektroduo Decoded Feedback is er binnenkort met een nieuw album. Dark Passenger is ondertussen al de negende plaat van Marco en Yone. De eerste single zal Waiting For The Storm zijn, en het duo belooft ons alvast dat Dark Passenger één van de donkerste platen van Decoded Feedback zal worden! De nieuwe plaat ligt vanaf april in de winkel. We zijn benieuwd!
Peek- A-Boo’s love for the Antwerp based fairy duo Dark Poem always was great. Raya and Sophie have wonderful news , because they soon return with a brand new album. We don’t know exactly when the successor of Tales From The Shade will be ready, but we’ll keep you informed. What we can do yet, is offering you the brand new clip!
Peek-A-Boo heeft altijd een grote liefde gehad voor het elfenduo Dark Poem. Raya en Sophie hebben schitterend nieuws, want binnenkort is de opvolger voor Tales From The Shade klaar. Wanneer het nieuwe album uit is weten we nog precies, maar als zoethoudertje is hier alvast de nagelnieuwe clip. En als je een Vlaamse lezer bent: spot de bekende Vlamingen!
Jo Quail's incredible new album Five Incantations is released worlwide on 21st March and here's a first glimpse!
If you're in London, then please join Jo on Saturday19th March for a very special launch show at where you get the chance to get the album ahead of the release date.
People in Australia will be able to grab a copy and hear Five Incantations earlier during Jo's upcoming tour there.
Jo Quail will also perform at the Black Easter festival in Antwerp, on the 27th of March.
Jo Quails nieuwe album Five Incantations zal wereldwijd gereleased worden op 21 maart. Via het onderstaande YouTube -filmpje kan je al even de sfeer opsnuiven.
Mocht je op 19 maart in London zijn, dan kan je de voorstelling van het nieuwe album bijwonen en al iets vroeger het album aanschaffen.
Mensen in Australië hebben nog meer geluk en kunnen nog vroeger het album horen dankzij haar toer aldaar in februari.
Jo Quail zal ook optreden op het Black Easter festival in Antwerpen, en dat op 27 maart.
