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Old 20-07-2006, 01:59
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I happened upon a track (long story) called "The New Radio Station No 1" by Wry and I love it.
I have found out the genre is "Shoegazer" and that Kula Shaker (who I also like) are also classed as "Shoegazer".

Could any "Shoegazer's" give me any other bands in this genre that they think I might like.

Thanks in advance.
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Old 20-07-2006, 08:36
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I have some Shoegazing things in my house.

Ride first album Swervedriver and Giant Drag.

And The Verve Storm In Heven.

One's I have not got.

Spacemen 3.Music To Take Drugs To
Boo Radleys.Everything alright
Medicine.5


some shoegazing videos.

Moose Jack

Spacemen 3 I Love You

Medicine Aruca

Swervedriver Duel

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Old 20-07-2006, 08:53
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Essential "Shoegazing":

My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless"
Ride - "OX4: The Best of Ride"
Lush - "Ciao! 1989-1996"
Slowdive - "Souvlaki"
My Bloody Valentine - "Isn't Anything"


...and a floppy fringe!
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Old 20-07-2006, 08:55
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Kula Shaker were definitely not shoegazers.

The term was used at the turn of the decade 1989/1990 to describe a handful of bands who played their guitars quite loudly and intensely and tended to look down at the floor (or at least at their guitars), hence the term shoegazing.

Generally accepted among the fraternity were Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Catherine Wheel (for the first 2 albums), Chapterhouse, Curve, Lush, maybe one or two others. Swervedriver came a bit late in the day and their sound, while good, was more straightforward rock. The Boo Radleys' first album, "Ichabod and I" can also be considered shoegazing, but it's impossible to get hold of now as it was released on a tiny independent label.

The first Ride album is outstanding and My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" album is the benchmark against which all other shoegazing acts are judged. None have come close; it's a masterpiece of the genre and one of the most unique albums of the last 20 years.
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Old 20-07-2006, 09:01
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Originally Posted by Eraserhead
Kula Shaker were definitely not shoegazers.
Agreed. Kula Shaker are to "shoegazing" what McFly are to Hardcore Punk!
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Old 20-07-2006, 09:13
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According to the Observer in a review of the new shoegazing compilation album Like A Daydream,

'Shoegazing' was a term coined by an NME writer to describe the hazy, psychedelic music that emerged at the end of the Eighties. A typical piece of journalese, perhaps, but it did accurately describe the onstage spectacle of insular young guys - and women - staring down at their guitar effects pedals.

However according to a letter in the Observer last Sunday,

the term 'shoegazing' was not coined by an NME writer but by Andy Ross, who, back in the day, was one of the two bosses of Food Records.

So if you want the facts about obscure British music of the Eighties, read the Observer!
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Old 20-07-2006, 09:20
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It was also known as Drug music by making a Psychedelic hazy fuzzy sound and suble vocals.

The only bands that do Shoegazing now well it's Nu Gaze they call it now.

Giant Drag

Serena-Maneesh.The My Bloody Valentine rip off's

Engineers

Amusement Parks On Fire

But It not as good as the old Shoegaze.
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Old 20-07-2006, 09:39
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Not too sure, if they could be considered as Shoegazers, but I would also add
Pale Saints
Jesus and Mary Chain
to a certain extend, Sonic Youth too

The odd thing is that the first MBV Lp (this is my bloody valentine) sounds like The Cramps... bizarre

Does anyone remember the old 120 minutes (the original one) on MTV in the early 90's? This was heaven for us shoegazers
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Old 20-07-2006, 10:01
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Originally Posted by Astro1974
Not too sure, if they could be considered as Shoegazers, but I would also add
Pale Saints
Jesus and Mary Chain
to a certain extend, Sonic Youth too

The odd thing is that the first MBV Lp (this is my bloody valentine) sounds like The Cramps... bizarre

Does anyone remember the old 120 minutes (the original one) on MTV in the early 90's? This was heaven for us shoegazers

Yeah 120 minutes use to play Shoegazing all the time in the early 90's.
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Old 20-07-2006, 10:06
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this was before 'Headbangers' balls' with, if I recall correctly Vanessa Warwick....

Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't get the same thrill with MTV2 anymore.
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Old 20-07-2006, 15:27
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Thanks all Great work.

I have heard and like "Catherine wheel", "My Bloody Valentine", but you have given me a load of bands I haven't listened to yet. I will enjoy downloading and listening to these.
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Old 20-07-2006, 15:58
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In terms of albums, I would go for

Ride: 'Smile' and/or 'Nowehere'
MBV: 'Isn't it anything' and 'Loveless'
Jesus and Mary Chain: 'Psychocandy'
Curve: 'Doppelgänger'
Slowdive: 'Souvlaki'
Teenage Fan Club: 'Bandwagonesque'
Lush: 'Gala' and/or 'Spooky' (before they turned into a Britpop band)
Chapterhouse: 'Whirlpool'

Gosh......I love this

Any other albums to add? anyone?
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Old 21-07-2006, 00:40
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Originally Posted by Astro1974
In terms of albums, I would go for

Ride: 'Smile' and/or 'Nowehere'
MBV: 'Isn't it anything' and 'Loveless'
Jesus and Mary Chain: 'Psychocandy'
Curve: 'Doppelgänger'
Slowdive: 'Souvlaki'
Teenage Fan Club: 'Bandwagonesque'
Lush: 'Gala' and/or 'Spooky' (before they turned into a Britpop band)
Chapterhouse: 'Whirlpool'

Gosh......I love this

Any other albums to add? anyone?
Catherine Wheel - "Ferment"
The Boo Radleys - "Ichabod and I" (if you can find it)
Well worth searching out the My Bloody Valentine singles on Creation as well if you can find them - Feed Me With Your Kiss, You Made Me Realise, the Glider EP and the Tremolo EP.

Oh, and a band that came alot later but initially had a really good shoegazey sound are Six By Seven. Well worth seeking out the debut album, "The Things We Make"
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Old 21-07-2006, 08:05
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I forgot there was this great Brit Grunge Shoegazers called Cable who were on the same Lable as Ash.They had a song called Freeze The Atlantic and was heard on a sprite Add back in 1996 and was Sheogazing with that kind of Seafood Idlewild and Fugazi like Grunge Punk in it.
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Old 31-07-2006, 15:44
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I forgot about about Kitchens of Distinction.
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Old 31-07-2006, 15:51
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I'm not sure i'd call either Spacemen3 or My Bloody Valentine shoe-gaze in the same way i wouldn't call Pixies or Dinosaur Jr grunge.

I'd agree that they inspired the whole sorry genre but shoe-gaze was basically a watered down bad rip-off of MBV/Spacemen3 and, unlike Ride, Slowdive and all those other drippy boring bands, MBV and Spacemen3 could actually rock out.

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Old 31-07-2006, 18:44
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Mart - that's all subjective. I'd certainly have MBV up there with the shoegaze illuminati.
Cocteau Twins, The Telescopes, The Wedding Present.

There's also all sorts of bands that were floating on the outskirts of that scene like The Sundays, The Jeremiahs and Mazzy Star. Not saying they're shoegaze - but if you're into it, you might like them....
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Old 31-07-2006, 19:26
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anything released on the creation label early 90s (j/k) apart from screamadelica!

in my collection i have, slowdive, ride, chapterhouse, swervedrivers, (early)boo radleys. Although i would class this as a shoegazer track, i think Bang Bang Machine "Geek Love" needs a mention in this thread.. Oh the memories!!

For somereason, did the term get connected to Oxford, like Baggy did to Manchester..
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Old 31-07-2006, 19:28
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Originally Posted by Astro1974
Chapterhouse: 'Whirlpool'
I joined the Chapterhouse mailing list/fanzine and got a free Chapterhouse Flexi disk. I am sure ill still have it somewhere!!
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Old 01-08-2006, 00:08
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Agreed - MBV's 'Loveless' is just *the* definitive shoegazer album.

Lush, Ride, Chapterhouse and Slowdive were also prolific. Curve didn't fit somehow - too angry sounding and teutonic - but utterly bastard groovy nonetheless. Moose were pretty damn good too.

Add bands;

Revolver
Thousandyard Stare
Cranes (although they were a bit more oblique)
The Belltower
Adorable
Galaxie 500

and I always thought 'Just For A Day' was a better Slowdive album than 'Souvlaki'. Both make the hair on the back of your neck stand on end........
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Old 01-08-2006, 00:30
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Originally Posted by girlfrommars
Any shoegazer's?
Any reason for the apostrophe?
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Old 01-08-2006, 00:32
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Originally Posted by mdma

For somereason, did the term get connected to Oxford, like Baggy did to Manchester..
Not exclusively, obviously Ride came from Oxfordshire (Banbury I think), Thousand Yard Stare were from Slough.....think it was more of a Home Counties thing TBH.....

Bit unfairly dubbed as 'to be scene and not heard' it evokes some great nights at Oxford's The Jericho Tavern for me.......

Not a shoegazing band, but (Sarah Records) Heavenly always used to hang out there.......so sad that their drummer Matthew Fletcher committed suicide.

For anyone just getting into the scene, make sure you get all of Ride's early EP's (available collectively on one CD) otherwise you'll miss out on some great B-sides.......
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Old 16-11-2006, 02:53
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Must have missed this thread.

Being a Thames Valley person - I love, live and breathe shoegazing. I adore Ride, Slowdive, MBV, Thousand Yard Stare, Chapterhouse - got all their stuff..even a Today Forever and Comeuppance posters on my wall "borderline" bands too like Lush and Curve, Mazzy Star, early Blur (circa She's So High').

MySpace is where the shoegaze network is still alive! (see you there )

Industrial/ambient shoegaze seems to be another branch of shoegaze, but new, traditional shoegaze seems to live on in Europe and the States I love airiel http://www.myspace.com/airiel) - new but very old school

Unfamilliar by Ride and basically all of Souvlaki are classic shoegaze in my eyes. Or should that be ears? Unfortunately the music press built the genre up very swiftly and demolished it to make way for Britpop and post-Nirvana stuff. The press made much of the fact that Ritchie from the Manics said he prefered Hitler to Slowdive!

But call it Thames Valley, indie-ambient, dreampop or shoegaze, I love it and have done for 15 years

I just finished a blog about having a "thirty-something-shoegaze crisis" actually hehe!

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Old 16-11-2006, 12:31
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What a brilliant thread! I was heavily into this music late 80s early 90s and still love it today. For me, Ride ruled (I still have all their beautifully packaged, early, unplayed 12inch singles), but also Lush, Chapterhouse, Catherine Wheel, Ocean Colour Scene, St. Etienne, Moose, Boo Radleys, Slowdive, Curve, Thousand Yard Stare, very early Pulp (My Legendary Girlfriend) and very early Blur (Sing) among many others, were vital shoegazers. I have to go and get all my old tapes out for a re-listen (they were not pre- CD days but at the time you bought the 12 inchers or tape, in my experience).

We fill up our days and nights,
We fill up our empty little lives,
But we know we are doomed,
The moment we walk out the room.

Sigh...

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Old 16-11-2006, 12:36
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Shoegazing, my favourite sub-genre of indie.

Eternal "breathe EP" is the best shoegazing release ever IMO.
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