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
