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Link: Cover version of Ride Album "Nowhere" available for free download
Thanks to @cristinarocks for this
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991. The British music press—particularly NME and Melody Maker—named this style shoegazing because the musicians in these bands stood relatively still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes.[1] The heavy use of effects pedals also contributed to the image of performers looking down at their feet (shoegazing) during concerts.
The shoegazing sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars.[1] A lump description given to shoegazing and other affiliated bands in London in the early 1990s was The Scene That Celebrates Itself. In the 1990s, shoegazing groups were pushed aside by the American grunge movement, forcing the relatively unknown bands to break up or reinvent their style altogether.[1] Recent times have seen a renewed interest in the genre among "nu-gaze" bands.
Read more here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoegazing
Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991. The British music press—particularly NME and Melody Maker—named this style shoegazing because the musicians in these bands stood relatively still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes.[1] The heavy use of effects pedals also contributed to the image of performers looking down at their feet (shoegazing) during concerts.
The shoegazing sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars.[1] A lump description given to shoegazing and other affiliated bands in London in the early 1990s was The Scene That Celebrates Itself. In the 1990s, shoegazing groups were pushed aside by the American grunge movement, forcing the relatively unknown bands to break up or reinvent their style altogether.[1] Recent times have seen a renewed interest in the genre among "nu-gaze" bands.
Read more here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoegazing
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Met a hero of mine last night. None other than ex-Ride maestro Mark Gardener. He very kindly took the time after his most recent UK solo show to sign a couple of Ride CDs that we’re auctioning on behalf of Danny Lackey.
Many of you may already know Danny through his work on esteemed shoegaze and noise website http://whenthesunhitsblog.blogspot.co.uk/
We’re raising funds for Danny as he recuperates from a serious illness.
There’s some really good (and quite rare) shoegaze goodies available in an auction over on our Facebook page. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/274170576037524/
I’m giving away my copy of the very rare Ride EP “Coming Up For Air” (1000 copies were made)
Hope you’re interested, thanks for taking the time to read
That’s me on the right, by the way :-)
