Swervedriver – raise:demos (CD)
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Oxford's Swervedriver occupied a unique lane in the early shoegaze moment, pairing the scene's signature wall-of-guitar texture with a heavier, almost motorik rock sensibility that set them apart from their Creation labelmates. *Raise* arrived in 1991 and built a cult that has only grown in the decades since, influencing a generation of heavy dream-pop bands who are still catching up to where Adam Franklin and company were headed.
The winter of 1990/91: heady times for Swervedriver. The band is freshly signed to Creation Records and are holed up inside Playground Studios in London, recording the demos for Raise, their debut LP. The audio quality is not pristine, you may hear an occasional bum note or dropped beat here and there. You will definitely hear the hiss of amplifiers and the buzz of FX pedals, but most importantly you will hear the songs as they first emerged: fresh, and to all intents and purposes, played live. Raise: Demos collects the best moments of those original portastudio tapes, expertly restored and rebalanced by Tim Turan, and released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Raise.
Tracklist:
- Sandblasted
- Flawed
- Feel So Real
- Deep Seat
- Sunset
- Hands
- Pile Up
- Lead Me Where You Dare
- Sci Flyer
- Mustang IV
UPC: 634457273818
Label: Outer Battery
Release Date: 10.23.26
Format: CD