Flying Saucer Attack

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Bristol, England (1992 – 2000)

Flying Saucer Attack were formed in Bristol, England in 1992. David Pearce was the core member of the group, and Rachel Brook (of Movietone, another Bristol band) was a member for most of the band’s lifetime.

The band were marked by quiet vocals and sheets of feedback with similarities to many of the so called “shoegaze” bands that pre-dated them such as Ride, My Bloody Valentine or the indie noise-pop group The Jesus and Mary Chain. FSA were able to create a small but enthusiastic fanbase as one of the more remarkable bands of the day. The band was notable for its lo-fi approach to production, recording most of its output at home via a normal home stereo system and eschewing the traditional studio environment. This gave the music a DIY feel and allowed the band freedom to experiment as it wanted.

Other allied bands, often sharing musicians, were Crescent, Matt Elliott (a.k.a The Third Eye Foundation), Light and Amp. Many of the principal musicians involved, including Pearce, attended Farnham Art College in the late 1980s. Pearce collaborated in a variety of bands with Matt Elliott, Richard Walker (Amp) and Rachel Brook and Kate Wright (future partners in Movietone), before forming FSA with Brook (his girlfriend at the time) in 1992. Brook continued to play with Movietone throughout the history of Flying Saucer Attack, and is still a member of that group.
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  • SonicNursery

    "My dreaming hill" is suicidal? Seriously? I don't hear any suicidal or depressive undertones whatsoever. Blissed-out, dreamy, nostalgic, intimate, pure... anything but suicidal, really!

    last week
  • Kristman

    Popol Vuh, you guys

    26 days ago
  • dsserj

    so cool blya

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  • I_hate_fat

    My Dreaming Hill ideal for suicide.

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  • Andi242GER

    Check out this free available release: SineRider - Follow The Powerlines

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  • SonicNursery

    Self-titled is awesome! Moving "Further"...

    March 2012
  • Treason_is_bad

    1st division stuff is too bland for my taste, in all honesty. [/sarcasm]

    March 2012
  • OnTopOfClouds

    Oh man that numbered divisions shout is too much.

    March 2012
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