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There are two artists by the name of Kevin Shields. One is the Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine fame, while the other is the performance name of noise-artist Eva Aguila.
1) Kevin Shields (born May 21, 1963) is an irish rock guitarist and producer who fronted the London-based noise rock band My Bloody Valentine in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He worked with Primal Scream between 1999 and 2006, featuring on their albums XTRMNTR and Evil Heat. He also contributed music to the motion picture Lost In Translation.
He was born in Queens, New York City on May 21, 1963 and raised in Dublin, Ireland after moving there with his family as a child.
When creating My Bloody Valentine’s album Loveless, Shields became a relentless perfectionist. He went through 14 recording engineers before finishing. Other eccentricities included not allowing the engineers to hear him or Bilinda Butcher singing while recording. These drawn out, expensive sessions nearly drove Creation Records bankrupt.
Shields’ unique guitar sounds lies in his approach to playing the instrument. Using Fender Jaguars and Jazzmasters, he manipulates the tremolo arm while strumming chords, which he claims contributes a lot to the overall sound of My Bloody Valentine. He combines this playing technique with excessive playing volumes (to produce better sustain), modulation effects (tremolo pedals), and reverb effects (specifically, reverse reverb). Many have tried to replicate the guitar sounds found on Loveless, with some bands coming close. Shields even had trouble reproducing the sounds himself, as his live guitar sounds varied greatly from those on the record.
1) Kevin Shields (born May 21, 1963) is an irish rock guitarist and producer who fronted the London-based noise rock band My Bloody Valentine in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He worked with Primal Scream between 1999 and 2006, featuring on their albums XTRMNTR and Evil Heat. He also contributed music to the motion picture Lost In Translation.
He was born in Queens, New York City on May 21, 1963 and raised in Dublin, Ireland after moving there with his family as a child.
When creating My Bloody Valentine’s album Loveless, Shields became a relentless perfectionist. He went through 14 recording engineers before finishing. Other eccentricities included not allowing the engineers to hear him or Bilinda Butcher singing while recording. These drawn out, expensive sessions nearly drove Creation Records bankrupt.
Shields’ unique guitar sounds lies in his approach to playing the instrument. Using Fender Jaguars and Jazzmasters, he manipulates the tremolo arm while strumming chords, which he claims contributes a lot to the overall sound of My Bloody Valentine. He combines this playing technique with excessive playing volumes (to produce better sustain), modulation effects (tremolo pedals), and reverb effects (specifically, reverse reverb). Many have tried to replicate the guitar sounds found on Loveless, with some bands coming close. Shields even had trouble reproducing the sounds himself, as his live guitar sounds varied greatly from those on the record.
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Medullac wrote:
Eva Aguila
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StinkyHair wrote:
My Bloody Valentine is more a less a one man show, a Kevin Shields solo project in all but name
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
He's cool because he's Irish and not a cunt like Bono [2]
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SlpyDali wrote:
he should make an album...like his solo stuff even more than my bloody valentine
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tochismochis wrote:
Are you awake?
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Mellow_Dude wrote:
Genius!
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huvola wrote:
kevin is the man!!
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climb_up wrote:
so simple and so genius. like it
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ricardosanTM wrote:
God. Plain and simple.
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introvert_dream wrote:
i loved every minute of lost in translation. kevin shields is amazing
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TheAudreyFan wrote:
Kevin Shields is a genius.
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All_Is_Lost wrote:
Been told I look like Kevin Shields when my hair grows out. Awwwwwwwright.
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goodmorningcptn wrote:
I was watching 60minutes the other night with my family and they used "Goodbye" by Kevin Shields as background music for a few minutes.
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gugugb wrote:
Cool!
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xenopeckii wrote:
I want one of those thingies she plays.
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KingTreehouse wrote:
Here for the Eva Aguila project. Man, anything that chick touches turns to gold. AWESOME NOISY GOLD.
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StinkyHair wrote:
He's cool because he's Irish and not a cunt like Bono
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grenats wrote:
amazing <3
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Seba_UK wrote:
The master
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avantgardening wrote:
eva eva eva eva. eva.
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