You are the juice I need for life: "Sweetness & Light (The Orange Squash Mix by My Bloody Valentine)" by Lush · Apr 26, 07:57 AM by Don
For fans of Lush and My Bloody Valentine, the pairing of the two bands could lead only to (I apologize in advance for this) the ultimate sonic shoe-gazm. Like most genre tags, “shoegaze” is a label that the artists it corrals would most likely balk at. But we humans need names for things. Language: It separates us from the animals! Let’s let the All Music Guide tell us a little bit about “shoegaze”:
Shoegaze is a genre of late ’80s and early ’90s British indie rock, named after the bands’ motionless performing style, where they stood on stage and stared at the floor while they played. But shoegaze wasn’t about visuals — it was about pure sound. The sound of the music was overwhelmingly loud, with long, droning riffs, waves of distortion, and cascades of feedback. Vocals and melodies disappeared into the walls of guitars, creating a wash of sound where no instrument was distinguishable from the other.
Click to read the complete shoegaze article at the All Music Guide.
XLR8R has a great article on shoegaze, with quotes from most of the major players. Here a quote from Lush singer Miki Berenyi talking about the origins of the term:
Shoegazing was originally a slag-off term. My partner [K.J. “Moose” McKillop], who was the guitarist in Moose, claims that it was originally leveled at his band. Apparently the journo was referring to the bank of effects pedals he had strewn across the stage that he had to keep staring at in order to operate. And then it just became a generic term for all those bands that had a big, sweeping, effects-laden sound, but all stood resolutely still on stage.
Click to read the complete XLR8R article.
mp3: Lush – Sweetness & Light (The Orange Squash Mix by My Bloody Valentine) :: from Splendor – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999)
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