Author Topic: The Shoegaze Thread (Read 6885 times)

Sigz · « **on:** July 08, 2010, 02:17:05 PM »

If you've come in here to hate on the name, kindly GTFO.

Anyways, ITT we discuss shoegaze music. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine is an amazing album, and recently I've really been digging The Fauns.

The French seem to have a lot of bands that are mixing black metal into the mix as well; I recently discovered Les Discrets, and then Portucci turned me on to Amesoeurs, whose self-titled album is absolutely amazing; I've been spinning it pretty much nonstop.

glaurung · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2010, 02:23:13 PM »

I hate the name.

zxlkho · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2010, 03:48:47 PM »

Quote from: glaurung on July 08, 2010, 02:23:13 PM

I hate the name.

And Alcest is the only band I've heard

Dr. SeaWolf · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2010, 04:30:16 PM »

Sigz is the king of obscure music appreciation threads

Sigz · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2010, 04:41:09 PM »

Quote from: SeaWolf on July 08, 2010, 04:30:16 PM

Sigz is the king of obscure music appreciation threads

UnutterableSquid · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2010, 11:14:35 PM »

Does this mean that it is free game to discuss drone in here, since they're kinda linked?

*insert vuvuzela drone*

Sigz · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2010, 11:33:49 PM »

That's probably better suited to this thread: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=14433.0

But it doesn't really matter.

cthrubuoy · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2010, 01:40:32 AM »

My mate is in a 'Shoegaze' band. If you want to check out his music go here:
www.myspace.com/manwithoutcountry

skydivingninja · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2010, 10:41:56 AM »

Quote from: Sigz on July 08, 2010, 02:17:05 PM

If you've come in here to hate on the name, kindly GTFO.

Who could you possibly be referring to?

Anyways, I've heard Mew and Silversun Pickups described as "shoegaze," so I'll appreciate them. Mew moreso, since SSPU are an okay band with some very good songs.

Dr. SeaWolf · « **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2010, 10:51:57 AM »

Everything I've heard on the radio from SSPU has been awesome. Should I look into them further?

Sigz · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2010, 12:19:05 PM »

I've heard really good things about SSP, but I'm not really familiar with them.

limnides · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2010, 01:44:18 PM »

How many indie kids does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
The number is really obscure. You’ve probably never heard of it.

Shoegaze is neat. A lot of what I listen to ends up falling under that umbrella.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2010, 10:15:58 PM »

Quote from: SeaWolf on July 09, 2010, 10:51:57 AM

Everything I've heard on the radio from SSPU has been awesome. Should I look into them further?

So far it looks like their album Swoon has more good songs. "Growing Old is Getting Old," "Panic Switch," and "The Royal We" are my favorites.

Dittomist · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2010, 11:33:23 PM »

One of my favorite shoegaze bands was Slowdive. Here is the video for the beautiful and sad "Alison": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol787NjpBS4

dedSurroun · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2010, 07:10:26 AM »

Not sure if M83 can be considered shoegze, but I think they might be. Check 'em out. It's like electronic shoegaze, maybe. Highly recommended.

We Own The Sky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzge5vY72hE

Graveyard Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkk0-az5TA

Oh, and a band from Sweden called melpo mene

I Adore You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWi7Vfc3Sxw

Progmetty · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2010, 07:14:37 AM »

I dunno any of the bands mentioned in the OP but the last time I went into a Sigz thread I became a Stolen Babies fan so I trust his choices.
What's the genres there? and which of these bands or albums should I try first?
Unless the albums are in French.

Sigz · « **Reply #16 on:** July 10, 2010, 01:00:50 PM »

Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9-NOIalUYU

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2010, 07:42:53 AM »

Just did a big music swap with my brother, and I grabbed both MBV's Loveless and Ride's Nowhere, which are basically the two cornerstones of the genre.

I also still have to listen to The Verve's debut, which I hear is very much shoegaze.

Sigz · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2010, 12:36:15 PM »

I could never really get into Ride to be honest, but Loveless is a brilliant album.

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2010, 06:27:58 PM »

My brother never once spoke of MBV to me - I didn't even know he had it - whereas he's raved about Ride for the last year.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #20 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:52:12 AM »

Quote from: Dr. SeaWolf on July 08, 2010, 04:30:16 PM

Sigz is the king of appreciation threads about music Steven Wilson likes

I keed. You know I love you, Sigz.

Sigz · « **Reply #21 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:57:17 AM »

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #22 on:** September 26, 2010, 01:56:47 AM »

Wow, listening to Loveless for the first time now, and this is possibly the most underwhelming album I've ever heard. Is anything actually gonna happen in this fucking album?

Sigz · « **Reply #23 on:** September 26, 2010, 01:58:00 AM »

ಠ_ಠ

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #24 on:** September 26, 2010, 02:18:10 AM »

I may hear something more on second listen, but at the moment style over substance much? Cool, you make interesting sounds with your guitar, now try not making the same sounds for six minutes straight and actually do something.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #25 on:** September 26, 2010, 02:29:44 AM »

So I finally stayed awake long enough while listening to Insurgents to get to Twilight Coda. WHAT IS THAT? Is that shoegaze? Or noise? Whatever it is, it's interesting.

Sigz · « **Reply #26 on:** September 26, 2010, 09:53:38 AM »

Quote from: Fluffy Lothario on September 26, 2010, 02:18:10 AM

I may hear something more on second listen, but at the moment style over substance much? Cool, you make interesting sounds with your guitar, now try not making the same sounds for six minutes straight and actually do something.

Well, to each his own I guess.

Quote from: Perpetual Change on September 26, 2010, 02:29:44 AM

So I finally stayed awake long enough while listening to Insurgents to get to Twilight Coda. WHAT IS THAT? Is that shoegaze? Or noise? Whatever it is, it's interesting.

Honestly, that's a really good question. Maybe someone else has an answer, but I have no idea what I'd call Twilight Coda. It's really not shoegaze or noise though.

Seventh Son · « **Reply #27 on:** September 26, 2010, 09:58:12 AM »

Listened to Loveless and I really like this. I thought the album went on a bit longer than it should have, but a great album regardless.

Where do I go after this?

Seventh Son · « **Reply #28 on:** November 12, 2010, 07:26:48 AM »

Bumping this thread

I also want to say that I love the Pale Saints.

Sigz · « **Reply #29 on:** December 12, 2010, 07:17:31 AM »

Everyone should check out The Angelic Process; really heavy, shoegazy drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYtQe2XjkQs

showdonttell · « **Reply #30 on:** August 13, 2011, 06:35:32 PM »

I love shoegaze. I prefer the classic shoegaze from the 90s to the modern "nugaze", but there are some groups from the new millennium that I do like. Some bands I really dig:

Slowdive
Cocteau Twins
The Daysleepers
Air Formation
My Bloody Valentine
Lush
Alcest
The Fauns
Ride
Chapterhouse
Cranes

If you haven't heard The Daysleepers' 2008 album Drowned in a Sea of Sound, you must. It is a staple shoegaze/dreampop record, and one of my personal favourites. The sound they get here is awesome, and the songwriting is great as well. Highly recommended.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #31 on:** August 13, 2011, 06:41:05 PM »

Alcest

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #32 on:** August 13, 2011, 06:46:51 PM »

Quote from: showdonttell on August 13, 2011, 06:35:32 PM

If you haven't heard The Daysleepers' 2008 album Drowned in a Sea of Sound, you must. It is a staple shoegaze/dreampop record, and one of my personal favourites. The sound they get here is awesome, and the songwriting is great as well. Highly recommended.

Ooh, I have that one. I'm not terribly wild about it, but it's good.

Anyway, I might as well contribute since I've somehow missed this thread. First off, Deathconsciousness by Have a Nice Life is my favorite (favorite!!!) shoegaze album. It's much more drone/ambient oriented, but it's the perfect dreary, despair-ridden and oddly uplifting album to me.

Other shoegaze that I'm into:
Sweet Trip (shoegaze + breakbeats!)
Amesoeurs (the whole atmospheric black metal shoegaze mix thing)
The Angelic Process (Very drone heavy, like Have a Nice Life but not as good)
Giles Corey (Brilliant folk + shoegaze blend)

zxlkho · « **Reply #33 on:** August 13, 2011, 06:54:21 PM »

Quote from: showdonttell on August 13, 2011, 06:35:32 PM

If you haven't heard The Daysleepers' 2008 album Drowned in a Sea of Sound, you must. It is a staple shoegaze/dreampop record, and one of my personal favourites. The sound they get here is awesome, and the songwriting is great as well. Highly recommended.

I have this but haven't listened to it. I'll do that tonight.

Buddyhunter1 · « **Reply #34 on:** April 12, 2023, 01:12:02 PM »

EXTREME NECROBUMP

I've been really getting into this genre recently. I don't enjoy all of it (I've given Loveless a handful of tries and it honestly doesn't do much for me), but I've found that if a band with a strong sense of melody or some good riffs incorporates shoegaze-y guitars, I'll probably love it.

Greet Death is a band I've been singing the praises of for a couple years now, and they were my gateway into looking for more bands like them. They're pretty much exactly what I'm describing above: strong, memorable melodies, loud riffs, and absolutely massive-sounding guitars. Their 2019 album New Hell has become one of my favorites, it has a ton of variety, is loaded with good songs, and has that wonderfully-depressing midwest vibe throughout the whole thing.

Since then I've discovered the South Korean shoegaze scene that's been popping off the past couple years, and man, does it have some real gems. Parannoul is the most talked-about artist of that scene, and for good reason. His 2021 album To See The Next Part Of The Dream was so good that it basically created the scene by inspiring other artists in South Korea to start releasing their own shoegaze music. I love that album. The production's a bit rough, but the songwriting is amazing, especially the melodies.

Another South Korean shoegaze artist I really like is Della Zyr. She released both an album and an EP (that's basically also an album) last year, and they're both quite good. She's much quieter and more atmospheric than the previous bands I've mentioned, with more of a focus on clean and acoustic guitars, and she has more of a post-rock influence. A lot of the same vibes as Alcest, if you enjoy them.

Greet Death - New Hell (2019)

Parannoul - To See The Next Part Of The Dream (2021)

Della Zyr - 모호함 속의 너 Nebulous You (2022)

So yeah, anyone else who still uses this forum into this stuff? I'll probably use this thread to post more albums as I find them.

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Author Topic: The Shoegaze Thread (Read 6885 times)