It's Shoegaze week!

Mojo · 11-01-2010, 05:32 PM

Shoegaze generally refers to a style of music that could be said to offer certain aspects of drone and noise rock. Often a dreamy, psychedelic, distorted, wall of sound.

This style of music, it is said, was labelled shoegaze due to the low energy, motionless way it was played live by its performers. These bands were said to almost be staring at their shoes.

Wikipedia has this to say about the movement.

The heavy use of effects pedals also contributed to the image of performers looking down at their feet (shoegazing) during concerts.

The shoegazing sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars. A lump description given to shoegazing and other affiliated bands in London in the early 1990s was The Scene That Celebrates Itself. In the 1990s, shoegazing groups were pushed aside by the American grunge movement, forcing the relatively unknown bands to break up or reinvent their style altogether. Recent times have seen a renewed interest in the genre among "nu-gaze" bands.

Reading Materials
Wiki
RYM
Shoegaze.co.uk

The Fascinating Turnip · 11-01-2010, 05:49 PM

All right, let's see what we've got here...

Shoegaze with harsher vocals:

Some "proto-shoegaze":

Zer0 · 11-01-2010, 05:53 PM

A shoegaze week = a very good week indeed.

Right so here's a few awesome songs:

downwardspiral · 11-01-2010, 06:04 PM

One of my favourites.

YouTube - Pale Saints - Throwing Back The Apple

Zer0 · 11-01-2010, 06:09 PM

^ I love that song, great band. I was looking for 'Sea Of Sound' on youtube but couldn't find it, probably my favourite Pale Saints song.

duga · 11-01-2010, 08:33 PM

Ah man...I should have loaded my shoegaze comp earlier. I'll try to get it up tomorrow. I have some choice tracks on there.

Until then:

Zer0 · 11-02-2010, 12:48 PM

Might as well throw in some of the big boys (and girls)

Classic stuff.

Engine · 11-02-2010, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zero1986

Might as well throw in some of the big boys (and girls)

Classic stuff.

My favorites forever

I'm very conservative about this stuff but I love it so much that I'll share another classic song ..

TheFolkslave · 11-03-2010, 01:57 PM

Murmansk - Silver Heel

Some newer shoegaze from Finland.

jackhammer · 11-03-2010, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engine

My favorites forever

I'm very conservative about this stuff but I love it so much that I'll share another classic song ..

Such a great song. Always been my favourite Ride track.

Here's a couple more:

11-01-2010, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	It's Shoegaze week! Shoegaze generally refers to a style of music that could be said to offer certain aspects of drone and noise rock. Often a dreamy, psychedelic, distorted, wall of sound. This style of music, it is said, was labelled shoegaze due to the low energy, motionless way it was played live by its performers. These bands were said to almost be staring at their shoes. Wikipedia has this to say about the movement. The heavy use of effects pedals also contributed to the image of performers looking down at their feet (shoegazing) during concerts. The shoegazing sound is typified by significant use of guitar effects, and indistinguishable vocal melodies that blended into the creative noise of the guitars. A lump description given to shoegazing and other affiliated bands in London in the early 1990s was The Scene That Celebrates Itself. In the 1990s, shoegazing groups were pushed aside by the American grunge movement, forcing the relatively unknown bands to break up or reinvent their style altogether. Recent times have seen a renewed interest in the genre among "nu-gaze" bands. Reading Materials Wiki RYM Shoegaze.co.uk __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

11-01-2010, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	A shoegaze week = a very good week indeed. Right so here's a few awesome songs: __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

11-01-2010, 06:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
downwardspiral Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 734	One of my favourites. YouTube - Pale Saints - Throwing Back The Apple __________________

11-01-2010, 06:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	^ I love that song, great band. I was looking for 'Sea Of Sound' on youtube but couldn't find it, probably my favourite Pale Saints song. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

11-01-2010, 08:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Ah man...I should have loaded my shoegaze comp earlier. I'll try to get it up tomorrow. I have some choice tracks on there. Until then: __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

11-01-2010, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
The Fascinating Turnip Moper Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 510	All right, let's see what we've got here... Shoegaze with harsher vocals: Some "proto-shoegaze":

11-02-2010, 12:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Might as well throw in some of the big boys (and girls) Classic stuff. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

11-03-2010, 01:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
TheFolkslave Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 458	Murmansk - Silver Heel Some newer shoegaze from Finland. __________________ My Last.Fm Well I come from the old time baby, where all the kids are crazy.