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Reading, Berkshire, England (1989 – 1995)

Slowdive was a dream pop / shoegaze band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. The band was formed in Reading, Berkshire, England and signed to Creation Records in the UK. Initially championed by the British music press, the band scored a UK top forty entry with their debut album Just For A Day.

The band consisted of Rachel Goswell (vocals/guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar), Simon Scott (drums, 1990 until early 1994) and Ian McCutcheon (drums, 1994 onwards). Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire.

Initial demos were released as the Slowdive EP in late 1990 - the band’s sound was influenced by the Cocteau Twins and Creation labelmates My Bloody Valentine, featuring heavy use of guitar effects and muted vocals. Reviews in Melody Maker and the NME were enthusiastic, and two further well-regarded EPs followed in 1991 (Morningrise & Holding Our Breath). The debut album Just For A Day was written and recorded in six weeks, and was generally felt to be a disappointment. Also, the UK music press had started to pick up on the american grunge scene, and the more introspective sounds of Slowdive, labelmates Ride, Chapterhouse and other “shoegazing” bands had fallen from critical favour. American label SBK pushed back the release of the album after a disastrous viral marketing campaign (involving vandalism of a public statue). In early 1992 the band toured the USA with Ride, and returned to the UK to record a second album.

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ruttie88 wrote:
yesterday evening

@ adruint amen!

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Nousefor_it wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Slowdive makes living worthwhile

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adruint wrote:
Tuesday morning

i've tried, but no other shoegaze band can top slowdive.

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Cristobal91 wrote:
Monday evening

It took me about a year and a half to fall in love with Pygmalion, but damn, it was definitely worth the wait.

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solideogloria wrote:
Monday afternoon

I love you Slowdive. The best music to cure a hangover in the morning.

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SonicExplosion wrote:
Sunday evening

We need the black and white photo back...Come on people! http://www.last.fm/music/Slowdive/+images/2575045

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Enviouz wrote:
Sunday morning

my absolute favourite shoegaze band

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TheShadowstorm wrote:
Saturday afternoon

Seriously, there's a monumental amount of fantastic songs on Catch The Breeze: Anthology that aren't anywhere to be seen on the weekly charts ... very disappointing. I almost think people pick up Souvlaki just because it's their most popular record and don't bother to explore what else they've created.

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ruttie88 wrote:
last week

http://www.petitiononline.com/sldive/petition.html lets make the dream come true..

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breatheH20 wrote:
last week

"Blue Skied an' Clear" is for the former dry-eyed.

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Derail6782 wrote:
last week

I've had the Pygmalion Demos for a while but it just hit me how fucking beautiful the track "To Watch" is. A new favorite!

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nymph_ wrote:
last week

Dont forget Blue Day and I Saw The Sun

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Summerisgone_ wrote:
last week

Everything from them is pure magic.

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if-then-else wrote:
last week

Everything from them is anthology.

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TheShadowstorm wrote:
last week

Listen to Catch The Breeze: Anthology!

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breatheH20 wrote:
last week

Just listened to Pygmalion all the way through.... Wow.... and then "Alison" popped on immediately after "All of Us".. Slowdive, you've got a hold on me..

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esdki wrote:
last week

pygmalion is pretty ridiculously great

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Locust_ wrote:
11 days ago

grandiosi, porca vacca.

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Summerisgone_ wrote:
12 days ago

Wow! New pic!

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dsanchezvasquez wrote:
13 days ago

I would like to invite everyone to join a project I have in mind since some months ago: The Slowdive Database. It's a gigography including notes, setlists... from Slowdive, Mojave 3, Televise... The website is based in a Wiki application, meaning everyone can go and update any information very quickly. If someone is too lazy to do it, you can email me the info and I will do the update. Here is an example of the list of concert dates for Slowdive http://slowdivedatabase.com/index.php/Slowdive/Concerts (the links with "?" means pages with no info at the moment) And here is the detail of what should be in every date http://slowdivedatabase.com/index.php/Slowdive/19940521Toronto Everyone is welcome to help with this project! (specially those who saw Slowdive live!) http://slowdivedatabase.com/index.php

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