Waves of Distortion

Description

The album brings in some of the OG (original ‘gazer) classics – Ride’s peerless ‘Vapour Trail’, Lush’s ‘Sweetness and Light’ from 1990 and Chapterhouse’s ‘Pearl’ from 1991. They are all incredible and timeless tunes. Then there are some others that were never really a part of that other great music press construct, The Scene That Celebrates Itself, in the case of The Telescopes and their fantastic 1991 single ‘Flying’, and Spirea X’s ‘Chlorine Dream’ from the same year – both are indicative of the post-rave psychedelia that coloured everything at the time and fit perfectly within the shoegaze scene at the time. This 2CD version features 4 exclusive tracks.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Slomo – Slowdive
2. Pearl – Chapterhouse
3. Vapour Trail – Ride
4. Henna and Swayed – Blind Mr. Jones
5. Flying – The Telescopes
6. Sweetness and Light – Lush
7. Chlorine Dream – Spirea X
8. The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule – Kitchens of Distinction
9. Sight of You – Pale Saints
10. Alibi – Lowtide
11. Kaleidoscope – Ringo Deathstarr
Disc 2
1. Billy – Horsegirl
2. Daylight Storms – Air Formation
3. Taker – DIIV
4. A Reason to Celebrate – Bdrmm
5. Long Holiday – Flyying Colours
6. Overrated (Robin Guthrie Version) – Echo Ladies
7. Lazuli – Beach House
8. Kids Will Be Skeletons – Mogwai
9. Go and Come Back – Fleeting Joys
10. Mercy Seat – Ultra Vivid Scene
11. Ceremony – Galaxie 500