Slowdive

Slowdive are an English rock band that formed in Reading, Berkshire in 1989. The band consists of Rachel Goswell on vocals and guitar, Simon Scott on drums, Neil Halstead on vocals and guitar, Nick Chaplin on bass and Christian Savill on guitar. Several other drummers also briefly played with the band, including Ian McCutcheon, Adrian Sell, and Neil Carter. Halstead was the band's primary songwriter.

Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire. Scott left in 1994 and when Savill and Chaplin left the band soon after the release of Pygmalion, the remaining members renamed the band Mojave 3. Slowdive reunited in 2014.

Their sound has been described as dream pop,shoegazing,indie rock and ambient.

History

Formation and early EPs: 1989-1991

Slowdive were formed in Reading, England by Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell in October 1989. The two sang and played guitar, and had been friends since they were 6 years old. At a Sunday youth group, they began making music in an indie pop band called The Pumpkin Fairies, with bassist Mike Cottle and drummer Adrian Sell. When the Fairies disbanded, Slowdive formed, also including drummer Adrian Sell and Sell's friend, bassist Nick Chaplin. A third guitarist named Christian Savill, previously of the band Eternal, joined when he became the only person to answer an advert from the band. The ad called for a female guitarist, but Savill wanted to join so badly he offered to wear a dress. He was subsequently recruited. The name "Slowdive" was inspired by two events: a dream Chaplin experienced, and a conversation he had with Goswell, who suggested "Slowdive", the name of a single by one of her favorite bands, Siouxsie and the Banshees.

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Slowdive (EP)

Slowdive is the debut EP by the English rock band Slowdive. It was released in 1990 by record label Creation.

Reception

According to The Rough Guide to Rock, Slowdive was released "to rapturous applause from the press".

In his retrospective review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote "Slowdive's first release is their weakest effort, but it's still a good cluster of somnambulist soundscapes and inert sonic haze. They were definitely falling toward a mood-over-song structure at this point."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neil Halstead. 

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Slowdive (song)

"Slowdive" is a song by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in 1982 by record label Polydor as the first single from the band's fifth studio album, A Kiss in the Dreamhouse.

Music

The song (and the album) was representative of Siouxsie and the Banshees' more elaborate and experimental musical direction at the time. The overtones of the song were accentuated by a string section, including violins and a cello. AllMusic later described "Slowdive" as "a violin-colored dance beat number" with "a catchy melodic hook".

Release

"Slowdive" was released on 1 October 1982 by record label Polydor. The song just missed becoming a top 40 hit, peaking at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.

The song's release on 12" vinyl included an extended version (which would be released on the expanded, remastered edition of A Kiss in the Dreamhouse in 2009) and an instrumental version of the third track on Dreamhouse, "Obsession", titled "Obsession II".

Cover version

"Slowdive" was later covered by LCD Soundsystem in January 2005 for an XFM radio session and was also released as the B-side of their "Disco Infiltrator" single. LCD Soundsystem closed all their 2005 concerts with performances of the song.

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Podcasts:

Slowdive

ALBUMS

Hide Yer Eyes

Released 2012

Original Album Classics

Released 2012

Souvlaki

Released 2011

The Shining Breeze: The Slowdive Anthology

Released 2010

Just for a Day

Released 2005

Pygmalion

Released 2005

Catch the Breeze

Released 2004

I'm the Elephant, U Are the Mouse

Released 1999

I Saw the Sun

Released 1996

Live… (Sentrum) Oslo, Norway 18/10/93

Released 1993

Blue Day

Released 1992

Live Compilation #1

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Primal

by: Slowdive

Today
I lost a [...colours fray...]
Watch the games you play
And when it all force down you
Don't forget the days
When the sunshine fades away
Remember what they say
Remember what they say
The right time
She calls
To tell
Every time
She says she's falling
And every time
She call us friends
Because
To the right time
She calls
To tell it would
Every time
She says she's falling
Every time
She call us friends
Can't believe
She says she's [...]
Can't believe
[...Disgusted...]
[...Disgusted...]
I can't believe it
[...Scares me...]
[...Can't believe it...]




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