Still In A Dream - A Story Of Shoegaze

In case you've missed it, there's another big release waiting for you to get your paws on...
Still In A Dream - A Story Of Shoegaze.

Shoegaze was a term invented circa 1990 to describe a new breed on UK Indie guitar bands inspired by the likes of 4AD Records, My Bloody Valentine and US acts like Sonic Youth. Bands like Ride, Moose, Lush, Pale Saints and The Telescopes married dreamy, off-kilter melodies, skewed, heavily effects-laden guitar riffs and psychedelic production values. Although shoegaze was initially a somewhat derogatory term to pigeonhole a clutch of new acts, the term quickly evolved to become an accepted genre of music which has influenced successive generations of bands, especially those outside of the UK. Housed in a lavish 'book' set, Still In A Dream pays tribute to that seminal period with numerous classics, cult favorites, rarities and tracks new to CD. Across five discs, the evolution of the sound labelled as shoegaze is charted from the bands who inspired it on Disc 1 to many of the US and other non-UK acts on Disc 5. Awash with rare memorabilia, 12,000 words of sleeve-notes from journalist Neil Taylor and band biographies, Still In A Dream is the ultimate tribute to what was also called The Scene That Celebrated Itself'!

TRACKS

Disc: 1
1. Roller Coaster - the Jesus and Mary Chain

2. Cherry-Coloured Funk - Cocteau Twins

3. Christine - House of Love

4. Baby Milk Snatcher - A.R. Kane

5. Mercy Seat (12" Version) - Ultra Vivid Scene

6. Hypnotized - Spacemen 3

7. Arc-Lite (Sonar) - Loop

8. Surfacer - 14 Iced Bears

9. Tugboat - Galaxie 500

10. Puppet Clouds - the Prayers

11. The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule - Kitchens of Distinction

12. Girls Have Gone Missing - A.C. Marias

13. Precious Little - the Telescopes

14. Sight of You - Pale Saints

15. Ocean Run Dry - Jane from Occupied Europe

16. Angel - Sonic Boom





Disc: 2
1. Drive Blind - Ride

2. De-Luxe - Lush

3. Slip So Slow - See See Rider

4. Crystal Eyes - Nightblooms

5. Waiting for the Angels - the Darkside

6. I Don't Care If You Go - Velocity Girl

7. Inescapable - Cranes

8. Falling Down - Chapterhouse

9. Switchblade Smile - Whipping Boy

10. Kaleidoscope - the Boo Radleys

11. Rave Down - Swervedriver

12. Slowdive - Slowdive

13. Liar -The Charlottes

14. Sugarblast - Dr.- Dr. Phibes & the House of Wax Equations

15. Decadence - Bleach

16. She's My Friend (Wilde Club Version) - Catherine Wheel

17. Somersault Sunrise - Blow Up

18. All Different Things - Bark Psychosis





Disc: 3
1. Ten Little GRLS - Curve

2. Godlike - the Dylans

3. Gorgeous Blue Flower in My Garden - TH' Faith Healers

4. February Fourteenth - the Lilys

5. Good Afternoon -The Honey Smugglers

6. Chlorine Dream -Spirea X

7. Gravity - Moonshake

8. Translucent - Spitfire

9. Suzanne - Moose

10. Run - Spiritualized

11. Heaven Sent An Angel - Revolver

12. June Wilson - Lowlife

13. Square Wave - the Ecstasy of Saint Theresa

14. By Tomorrow - Black Tambourine

15. Explosion - Whipped Cream

16. My Deranged Heart - Smashing Orange

17. Gong - the Hinnies

18. Greek Love (Original 12") -Bang Bang Machine





Disc: 4
1. Closer - the Sunflowers

2. Mirrored - Drop

3. In Hollow (LP Version) - the Belltower

4. Phonefreak Honey - Sweet Jesus

5. Sunshine Smile - Adorable

6. I Don't Mind - Sun Dial

7. Sugar Your Mind - Swallow

8. Winona - Drop Nineteens

9. Talkin' 'Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues - Flaming Lips

10. Aruca - Medicine

11. Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead - Coaltar of the Deepers

12. Starhappy - the Honey Buzzards

13. Babysbreath - Lovesliescrushing

14. No.1 Fan - Majesty Crush

15. The Car By the Side of the Road - the Swirlies

16. Chemical Tester - Submarine

17. Shine - Bailterspace

18. True Love Will Find You in the End - Spectrum

19. Spooky Vibes - Blind Mr. Jones





Disc: 5
1. Memory - An April March

2. Soaring High - Flying Saucer Attack

3. Alive - Drugstore

4. Loveblind - Secret Shine

5. Bronx Cheer - Mercury Rev

6. Chelsea - the Curtain Society

7. Plainsong - Seefeel

8. Surround Sound - Spindrift

9. Miss Leader - Rollerskate Skinny

10. Die Easy - Bardo Pond

11. Dozen - Alison's Halo

12. The Last Unicorn - Swirl

13. Next to Nothing - Bowery Electric

14. Me Voy - Bethany Curve

15. Orange Creamsicle - Astrobrite

16. 23 Minutes in Brussels - Luna

LUSH + RIDE

Another publicity photo of LUSH with other bands. This is from the 1991 tour with RIDE.

OLO, London :: December 19, 1991

Twenty years ago today . . .

Founding bassist Steve Rippon plays his final show with LUSH. The band performs for the last time in 1991 at London's ULU along with Ride.


So this is the year of 1991. Lush has put on 55 shows on three tours, playing all across London, Europe, and overseas to the U.S. and Japan. They've been back to the recording studio and have given us the Black Spring (Nothing Natural in the US) EP plus an LP of new material (their first full studio album) is well on the way. And with Steve bidding a fond farewell departure, there's changes a-foot with a new bass guitarist soon to be surfacing in the band.

And thus for a moment we can dot the last period at the end of this busy, hectic, crazy year for the band called Lush. The following New Year of 1992 promises to carry-over some of that and quite a bit more...

Philadelphia :: April 26 1991, and a little more...

Twenty years ago...

Lush and Ride wrap-up their joint tour with the performances at the Theatre Of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ride performs the honours of opening for Lush one more time before the two bands go their seperate ways. It won't be for the last time however as the two bands will be co-headlining again back in London come December.

Lush has just five dates left on the '91 US tour.

To celebrate the anniversary of their joint US tour, I've made up the 11x14 poster above based upon the design created for one the original promo banners used at the time (you can see an example of one on Bill's Lush Remembered site).

Also, since I've been rather silent about co-headliners Ride, I have yet more goodies to bring you...



Ride - a live recording at The Town and Country in London via the BBC, performed (March 7?) 1991.

And lastly, this video which I've posted on here before...



120 Minutes' Dave Kendall (MTV) interviews Mark Gardener of Ride together with Miki. Though undated, this had to have been recorded during the 1991 US tour.

Minneapolis, Minnesota :: April 1 1991

Twenty years ago . . .

Lush plays First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, opened by Ride

Chicago, Illinois :: March 30, 1991

Twenty years ago . . .
Lush plays Cabaret Metro in Chicago, Illinois, opening Ride

Cincinnati, Ohio :: March 29, 1991

Twenty years ago . . .
Lush plays Bogart's in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened by Ride

Cleveland, Ohio :: March 28, 1991

Twenty years ago . . .
Lush plays the Empire Club in Cleveland, Ohio, opening for Ride

Detroit, Michigan :: March 27, 1991

Twenty years ago . . .

Lush plays at the Latin Quarter in Detroit, Michigan with Ride opening

Toronto, Ontario :: March 26, 1991

Twenty years ago . . .
Lush heads north of the border to play the RPM venue of Toronto, Ontario on March 26, 1991.03, opening for Ride

Boston, MA :: 23 March 1991

Twenty years ago...
23 March 1991, Lush plays the Paradise Club, Boston, MA joined by opening act Ride for the first time

Lush's 2nd US Tour :: 20 March 1991

Twenty years ago
Lush embarks for the U.S.
...

In March of 1991 Emma, Steve, Chris and Miki return to the United States and kickoff their second tour, ang in April to be joined with co-headliners Ride.

Their opening tour gig (solo) is on the 20th at the Fast Lane venue of Asbury Park, New Jersey.

...

The United States does not ignore them.


Miki: "That was the best tour for actually seeing America. We were enjoying it for what it was. Ride were much bigger than us back home, so it seemed odd going on after them."