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Ambient pop duo Insides teamed singer/bassist Kirsty Yates and guitarist/programmer Julian Tardo, who previously joined forces under the name Earwig. Signing to 4AD’s Guernica imprint, the duo debuted in 1993 with the disquieting Euphoria; a year later, label chief Ivo Watts-Russell issued Clear Skin (consisting of a single 38-minute ambient piece) without Insides’ permission, and the group parted ways with the company soon after. Landing on the Third Stone label, in 1997 they contributed a track to the A Taste of Third Stone Records Vol. 2 sampler, next resurfacing in mid-2000 with the full-length Sweet Tip.

Their icy electronic pop explores the darkest corners of love and sex. Their songs capture the emptiness and hostility that surface when the afterglow fades, ugly scenes punctuated by eruptions of violence, waves of self-loathing and caresses that are cold to the touch.
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  • NarooN

    Nowadays I find myself listening to the Earwig stuff more, but I love it all equally, really.

    3 May 1:19pm Reply

  • eyesaresmiles

    The Earwig album is terrific too, not quite up to Euphoria I don't think, but just as other worldly.

    23 Apr 6:58am Reply

  • NarooN

    Some of the alternative mixes were dope as well. Come to mention it, I haven't played Clear Skin in a while. Here goes..

    16 Feb 7:44am Reply

  • menyauthe

    Sometimes I feel like Clear Skin is about as good as music can get.

    16 Feb 1:02am Reply

  • NarooN

    Thanks for the recommendation Namey, I'll definitely check them out.

    11 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Namey

    I must strongly recommend any big fan of Euphoria to check out this band Vazz and specifically the compilation Pearls - A Retrospective. They're pretty obscure to say the least but their sounds and sentiments are often startlingly akin to those of Insides, albeit in a slightly more eighties-y, could've-come-from-4AD way.

    4 Nov 2012 Reply

  • XMD5a8000

    I can't stop listening to Euphoria. Simply fantastic!

    6 Sep 2012 Reply

  • dramatist

    Euphoria is a truly haunting record.

    26 Jul 2012 Reply

  • NarooN

    Here's another interview -- this time from '93 when the band were still active. http://reynoldsretro.blogspot.com/2007/07/insides-interview-melody-maker-late.html

    24 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Akayz7

    this is awesome... in the same league as Stereolab, I'm not joking.

    23 May 2012 Reply

  • Prinzhorn

    i can't find this anywhere, ughhh

    17 Apr 2012 Reply

  • NarooN

    You're welcome man. I really hope they both reunite and do at least another album. Julian is still active in the music industry, think he produces and has his own studio. Kirsty is a businesswoman.

    24 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Namey

    Great read that interview, thanks NarooN -

    9 Dec 2011 Reply

  • robbyb0t

    Euphoria and Clear Skin forever.

    8 Dec 2011 Reply

  • NarooN

    New interview with Julian & Kirsty: http://thequietus.com/articles/07267-the-euphoria-of-insides

    7 Nov 2011 Reply

  • NarooN

    I lol'd at "Nightmare pop". That's pretty much what it is though.

    29 Oct 2011 Reply

  • RussellChap

    Bitter, Beautiful & Bruised. Dream Pop? L0L. More like Nightmare P0P. Euphoria a wonderful one off, It shit on Britpop from a great aloof hight.

    26 Oct 2011 Reply

  • rainy-dog

    certainly one of the oddest and more predictable of bands labeled "dream pop". they deserve more recognition.

    24 Aug 2011 Reply

  • NarooN

    Plus Kirsty Yates herself posted on there, and I think Julian is aware of the page as well. So I guess it really is kinda official, lol.

    16 Jul 2011 Reply

  • NarooN

    Don't think it's "official" but it's still awesome nonetheless.

    15 Jul 2011 Reply
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