Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990-2022) Transparent Red Coloured Vinyl
Release Date: May 5, 2023
Discs: 2
‘Waves of Distortion (The Best of Shoegaze 1990-2022)’ is a magical journey through the history of the Shoegaze scene from its inception to the current exponents on the scene championing the sound. A perfect introduction to all that is glorious and great about ‘Shoegaze’.
‘Waves of Distortion’brings in some of the OG (original ’gazer) classics – Ride’s peerless ‘Vapour Trail’, Lush’s ‘Sweetness and Light’ from 1990 and Chapterhouse’s ‘Pearl’ from 1991. They are all incredible and timeless tunes. Then there are some others that were never really a part of that other great music press construct, The Scene That Celebrates Itself, in the case of The Telescopes and their fantastic 1991 single ‘Flying’, and Spirea X’s ‘Chlorine Dream’ from the same year – both are indicative of the post-rave psychedelia that coloured everything at the time and fit perfectly within the Shoegaze scene at the time. Since the turn of the century, successive generations have returned to the sound, taking it to new and exciting places. Thanks to the internet and streaming and listening to music without context the echo got louder and louder.
Listening to this compilation it joins the dots between all of the Shoegaze sound, from the beginning to the present day. The beautiful noise that has soundtracked the past 30 years and will continue to do so for many more.
A1) Slowdive – Slomo
A2) Chapterhouse – Pearl
A3) Ride – Vapour Trail
A4) Blind Mr Jones – Henna and Swayed
A5) The Telescopes – Flying
B1) Lush – Sweetness and Light
B2) Spirea X – Chlorine Dream
B3) Kitchens of Distinction – The 3rd Time we Opened the Capsule
B4) Pale Saints – Sight of You
B5) Lowtide – Alibi
B6) Ringo Deathstarr – Kaleidoscope
C1) Horsegirl – Billy
C2) Air Formation – Daylight Storms
C3) DIIV – Taker
C4) bdrmm – A Reason to Celebrate
C5) Flyying Colours – Long Holiday
C6) Echo Ladies – Overrated – Robin Guthrie Version
D1) Beach House – Lazuli
D2) Mogwai – Kids will be Skeletons
D3) Fleeting Joys – Go and Come Back
D4) Ultra Vivid Scene – Mercy Seat
D5) Galaxie 500 – Ceremony
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