Favorites Sounds #42

Slowdive - Souvlaki (SBK - 1992)

Associés à la scène shoegaze des 90's, le groupe de Reading se démarque pourtant par sa dream pop plus lascive et onirique, sublimée par les voix éthérées de Neil Halstead et de Rachel Goswell.
Par son deuxième album, Slowdive réussit à créer un éventail d'émotions et d'ambiances à la fois majestueusement atmosphériques (Souvlaki Space Station,  un Sing coécrit par Brian Eno...), hypnotiques (Missing You,  Good Day Sunshine) ou encore mélancoliques (Dagger). 
Souvlaki compte également une reprise habitée du Some Velvet Morning de Lee Hazlewood.

Favorites Sounds #21

Lush - Lovelife (1996)

 

For Ex-Lovers Only

Today, I just want to share the amazing compilation done by For Ex-Lovers Only , one of my favorites music blogs.

TRACKLIST:
01 – Kordan – Mirror
02 – Tamaryn – Love Fade
03 – Weed Diamond – Mint In My Mouth
04 – Crocodiles – Sleep Forever
05 – His Clancyness – Summer Majestic
06 – The Radio Dept. – The New Improved Hypocrisy
07 – Cristal Stilts – Shake The Shackles
08 – Wild Nothing – Golden Haze
09 – Eternal Summers – Silver
10 – Cloud Nothings – Hey Cool Kid
11 – Girls Names – Don’t Let Me In
12 – Rraaiillss – When You Feel Like…
13 – Big Troubles – Bite Yr Tongue
14 – Paperfangs – The Fastest Planes
15 – Trembling Blue Stars – Cold Colours
16 – Beach House – White Moon
17 – Real Estate – Out Of Tune
18 – Veronica Falls – Found Love In A Graveyard
19 – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Lost Saint
20 – Best Coast – When The Sun Don’t Shine
21 – Wavves – Linus Spacehead
22 – Black Tambourine – For Ex-Lovers Only

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Favorites Sounds # 17

 

Spacemen 3 - Playing with Fire (1989)

 

Favorites Sounds #15

Ride - Nowhere (1990)

Favorites Sounds # 13

 

My Bloody Valentine - Ecstasy & Wine (1989) Lazy Records

At the beginning Kevin Shield, an huge fan of  Jesus & Mary Chain, played with his band a proto Cramps / Birthday Party sound. The scottish Kevin decided to move in London. He meets the singer Bilinda Butcher and the pop noisy sound of My Bloody Valentine is born.
Ecstasy and Wine (you can imagine the main ingredients of the MBV recipe) is a compilation of EP and mini LP released on Lazy Records, a mix between jangle pop and the upcoming shoegaze sound of Isn't anything.

Dum Dum Girls

Sur le site de Sub Pop pour pré-commander leur album (sortie le 30 mars)
En concert à Paris le 20 mai au Point Éphémère

http://www.myspace.com/dumdumgirls