The Shoegaze Thread

[dparrott]

Nice.  Yea I still love it.  My favorite SG band right now is Ringo Deathstarr.

[HOF]

I have note come here just to hate on the name, but to say that I have been meaning to actually listen to some bands termed "shoegaze" so I know what exactly we're talking about. I have a vague idea, but I'm not really sure.

[Buddyhunter1]

Nice.  Yea I still love it.  My favorite SG band right now is Ringo Deathstarr.

Amazing band name.

I have note come here just to hate on the name, but to say that I have been meaning to actually listen to some bands termed "shoegaze" so I know what exactly we're talking about. I have a vague idea, but I'm not really sure.

My Bloody Valentine seems to be the go-to "that's what this genre is" band, but like I said earlier they're definitely not my favorite. Check out Greet Death if you want something less hazy/atmospheric and more rocking.

The genre's called shoegaze because the guitars typically have a lot of effects on them, which lead to early bands in the genre constantly looking down at their pedalboards during live shows, rather than the audience.

[Zantera]

I'm a fan of all three of those bands, I would say Greet Death and Parannoul especially. The latter put out a killer live album pretty recently, as well as one of the better 2023 studio albums.

As for the "best shoegaze band overall" for me it would be Slowdive over My Bloody Valentine. I love Loveless as much as most shoegaze fans but overall there's other shoegaze bands/albums I listen to more often. Like Slowdive, Lush or the first Verve album.

[Buddyhunter1]

Have you heard the Parannoul / Asian Glow collab EP? It's pretty great, especially the 15 minute closer.

Greet Death is on a tour right now and I saw them live last week, it was fuckin' fantastic. They also played three unreleased songs and they all sounded great, so I'm really hoping for a new album this year or maybe next. The first one had kind of a dance-y beat to it and Sam did the vocals, the second was much slower and more depressing but had a wonderful lead guitar-driven chorus, and the third I think they've been playing for a while - it's faster than any of their other songs and ends with an insane wall of noise.

Oh, and they now have three guitarists for some reason.

[senecadawg2]

I'll have to check out those three albums. I own Loveless and a couple other albums but otherwise I don't listen to much that's primarily shoegaze.

That said, a few artists I enjoy a lot have obviously been influenced. Alcest is pretty comfortably at the top of that list.

[Buddyhunter1]

I'll have to check out those three albums. I own Loveless and a couple other albums but otherwise I don't listen to much that's primarily shoegaze.

That said, a few artists I enjoy a lot have obviously been influenced. Alcest is pretty comfortably at the top of that list.

Do it! Della Zyr is definitely the most Alcest-y of the bunch, so I'm pretty sure she'll be right up your alley.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

It's a genre that I like in theory much more than in execution.  I like guitar effects and rich layering of sounds, but some of it is just too noisy for me.  I do like a few bands such as Slowdive and some artists who experiment with it like Silversun Pickups.  But generally I'm much more into dream pop-ish artists, which is basically the other side of the same coin. 

[senecadawg2]

I'll have to check out those three albums. I own Loveless and a couple other albums but otherwise I don't listen to much that's primarily shoegaze.

That said, a few artists I enjoy a lot have obviously been influenced. Alcest is pretty comfortably at the top of that list.

Do it! Della Zyr is definitely the most Alcest-y of the bunch, so I'm pretty sure she'll be right up your alley.

So I've given it a couple listens now. You were right to recommend it, definitely up my alley. It's got a such a nice warm lingering buzz, and those dreamy vocals are a great fit.

[Buddyhunter1]

I'll have to check out those three albums. I own Loveless and a couple other albums but otherwise I don't listen to much that's primarily shoegaze.

That said, a few artists I enjoy a lot have obviously been influenced. Alcest is pretty comfortably at the top of that list.

Do it! Della Zyr is definitely the most Alcest-y of the bunch, so I'm pretty sure she'll be right up your alley.

So I've given it a couple listens now. You were right to recommend it, definitely up my alley. It's got a such a nice warm lingering buzz, and those dreamy vocals are a great fit.

Nice! It's a really great... EP? It's considered an EP even though it's literally longer than the album she released earlier the same year. I've been listening to that album (Vitamins And Apprehension) recently too, and while I'm not sure it's quite as good as Nebulous You, I'd definitely recommend it as well.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Obviously you know what I thought of the track you sent in my roulette.  It's on my list of albums I definitely will get to at some point to check everything else out. 

Ringo Deathstarr is definitely a creative band name, I like one song of theirs, but I haven't explored further yet. 

[Buddyhunter1]

Obviously you know what I thought of the track you sent in my roulette.  It's on my list of albums I definitely will get to at some point to check everything else out. 

If I don't send you Greet Death or Parannoul by the end of the roulette (still undecided there) you should check them out too.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

I listened to whatever Parannoul songs you sent Luke, but only once.  They didn't really stand out, so they could be risky, but maybe multiple plays or different songs would bring something out of them. 

[Implode]

I've gotten into shoegaze the past couple years, so I definitely will be looking into these suggestions. Thanks!

[Blind_FaithX]

Alcest is indeed awesome.

Also, maybe more on the black gaze side but I’d recommend the song Adorn by Constellatia. That song is so beautiful and haunting.

[Implode]

Idk if they count because they also feel really psychedelic, but Weedpecker is really great too.

[Madman Shepherd]

Anybody listen to Violet Cold? I had never heard of shoegaze but got into them because of their black metal similarities. Really love the band

[pfillion]

Milanku's newest album is really great!

https://milanku.bandcamp.com/album/laube

[Buddyhunter1]

Anybody listen to Violet Cold? I had never heard of shoegaze but got into them because of their black metal similarities. Really love the band

I’ve sampled them a bit but haven’t really made a solid effort to check them out. Do you have a favorite album?

[Blind_FaithX]

Anybody listen to Violet Cold? I had never heard of shoegaze but got into them because of their black metal similarities. Really love the band

I’ve sampled them a bit but haven’t really made a solid effort to check them out. Do you have a favorite album?

Kosmik is a great album, although I haven’t heard the other ones. I like Violet Cold. Although I’m not sure how I feel about AI music. How does this works actually? Haha

Also, another suggestion, Show me a dinosaur « Plantgazer » is a pretty damn good dreamy yet heavy album.

[Blind_FaithX]

Milanku's newest album is really great!

https://milanku.bandcamp.com/album/laube

Indeed awesome music + they are from my city (Montreal) and I like the album cover a lot:)

[Buddyhunter1]

Kosmik is a great album, although I haven’t heard the other ones. I like Violet Cold. Although I’m not sure how I feel about AI music. How does this works actually? Haha

I can’t find anything about that besides their bio (which also says they’re from Antarctica) so I think that’s a joke.

[Blind_FaithX]

Really? Not sure. Actually it looks like Violet Cold is the project of one guy (emin guliyev) according to Google. His description on Spotify looks pretty serious about the fact that this is AI music. I’m just not sure how much someone is involved into the music process when it’s AI music.

[pfillion]

Milanku's newest album is really great!

https://milanku.bandcamp.com/album/laube

Indeed awesome music + they are from my city (Montreal) and I like the album cover a lot:)

I'm also from Montreal

[Blind_FaithX]

Milanku's newest album is really great!

https://milanku.bandcamp.com/album/laube

Indeed awesome music + they are from my city (Montreal) and I like the album cover a lot:)

I'm also from Montreal

Dude that’s awesome, check ur PM I’ll send you my contact. It’s good to have buddies who listen to the same music in ur city.

[Madman Shepherd]

Anybody listen to Violet Cold? I had never heard of shoegaze but got into them because of their black metal similarities. Really love the band

I’ve sampled them a bit but haven’t really made a solid effort to check them out. Do you have a favorite album?

I know nothing about shoegaze so I don't know how similar or different VC's stuff is to others in the genre but Empire of Love was what got me into them. That album is all over the map but I love every second of it. I think you can download it for free on bandcamp. The whole catalog, which is deep, is like 26 bucks.

The Sommermorgan trilogy is great. Starts off moody and mellow and gets more intense. I think it's all instrumental too. There's not much I don't like.

Really? Not sure. Actually it looks like Violet Cold is the project of one guy (emin guliyev) according to Google. His description on Spotify looks pretty serious about the fact that this is AI music. I’m just not sure how much someone is involved into the music process when it’s AI music.

It's not actually AI. I messaged him about it and he linked me to a statement which is no longer up. It was some convoluted theory about the human race not being real so we're all artificial intelligence.

So yeah, basically a joke.

He's actually from Azerbaijan though.

[Blind_FaithX]

Really? Thanks for the info. I really didn’t get the joke. Although, it makes me like his music even more knowing there’s nothing AI about it. Good job to him for creating such great melodies I’ll give his album a few more spins.

On another note, maybe it’s just me who didn’t get it but I think he should take off the AI mention off his Spotify description:p especially since it’s pretty much his only description…

[Madman Shepherd]

Really? Thanks for the info. I really didn’t get the joke. Although, it makes me like his music even more knowing there’s nothing AI about it. Good job to him for creating such great melodies I’ll give his album a few more spins.

On another note, maybe it’s just me who didn’t get it but I think he should take off the AI mention off his Spotify description:p especially since it’s pretty much his only description…

I agree. He seems like an odd dude but most creative types are.

For instance, one of the free songs for download on bandcamp is called Violence. It's basically a honk noise for one second. Thats it. The cover art is some weird bird cartoon.

[Blind_FaithX]

Hahaha fair enough. Anyway, good for him if he’s having fun. Not the best marketing strategy but hey!

Thanks again for letting me know it’s not AI, it makes me more interested in his music.

[Buddyhunter1]

Here's another shoegaze / emo album I found through RYM that I'll probably end up getting. It's a split between the artists Sadness and abriction, simply titled sadness // abriction. Very warm, summery, melancholic shoegaze interspersed with some really upbeat, almost pop punk-y passages. The production of it is also interesting; several of the songs start off way more low-fi at the beginning then suddenly get better once the energetic sections kick in, which I can't say I've really heard before.

[Blind_FaithX]

Here's another shoegaze / emo album I found through RYM that I'll probably end up getting. It's a split between the artists Sadness and abriction, simply titled sadness // abriction. Very warm, summery, melancholic shoegaze interspersed with some really upbeat, almost pop punk-y passages. The production of it is also interesting; several of the songs start off way more low-fi at the beginning then suddenly get better once the energetic sections kick in, which I can't say I've really heard before.

Second song into the album and I’m enjoying it. Funny that spotify calls this album a Microalbum even though 1h15

[Buddyhunter1]

Second song into the album and I’m enjoying it. Funny that spotify calls this album a Microalbum even though 1h15

Pretty sure by default Spotify considers anything with only 5 songs an EP because it's dumb.

[Blind_FaithX]

I guess haha

[dparrott]

New Slowdive song!  New album in September.
https://youtu.be/G9RpHfPyEx8

[Zantera]

New Slowdive song!  New album in September.
https://youtu.be/G9RpHfPyEx8

I'm excited for it! They're definitely my favorite shoegaze band out of that classic 90s period.