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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 experimental rock 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.
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 experimental rock 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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johnnykevlar wrote:
The only band that I can do entire marathons of their discography for, whenever I have that much time on my hands. Luckily they haven't released too much to make that impossible. But yeah, I can get lost in their sound very easily. Highly recommended.
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Treason_is_bad wrote:
There's something special about FSA in terms of who they are and what they did. It feels sort of homey knowing that David was able to record stuff in his kitchen and have it released by a well known independent label. It also feels like I can just enjoy the music without any pretensions. It really fills my soul with good vibes.
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captain_shiner wrote:
I'm in
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nilzzzberghman wrote:
I want to start a shoegaze band.
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FlibbleT wrote:
I love their fucked sound.
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RogerHayn wrote:
I'm not entirely sure what exact division you're referring to being that FSA was a genre-bending project for its time, but I for one would place them on the top tier of all the styles that they blended (whether it be shoe-gaze, space-rock, noise, ambient, etc.)
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optimistic_tour wrote:
numbered divisions. look at this guy.
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RussellChap wrote:
Kinda 2nd division, but did produce one or two great tracks,
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end_hits wrote:
underrated
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spreadblood4 wrote:
such an outstanding band.
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novanindro wrote:
popol vuh ?
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FeedTheCollapse wrote:
apparently, their music was used in commercials for Nike and Saturn. Anyone know which songs?
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francisbrands wrote:
Enjoyable.
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giobot26 wrote:
heard this on the radio the other day and almost had a seizure
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poeq wrote:
and this is kind of shoegaze-y.
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poeq wrote:
:|
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poeq wrote:
:0
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scrobz wrote:
:O
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IreneDecay wrote:
uhmazing
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connect_icut wrote:
"still cannot find any shoegaze bands that sound anything like this. " Maybe try Lovesliescrushing and Secret Pyramid.
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