

The British press expect revelations with the first record, while bands Worry about the build them up/knock them down syndrome, complaining that The Cocteau Twins and The Byrds were big influences too. My Bloody Valentine have been directly relevant to their use of guitar distributor, who had promised them an extensive tour, went North american tour, which they paid for themselves since SBK Records, Handsome and talented" Ian MacCutcheon before they went on their 1994

To continue his career in jazzy circles and was replaced by "the immensely Simon later left Slowdive on good terms in February-March 1994 He was replaced by the bowl-cutted Simon Scott, of the sadly deceasedĬharlottes. More importantly "He had a shaggy perm, he looked like Jon Bon Jovi" so Really get on with him, making time on the road a little uncomfortable. He didn't share the same aims and tastes as the group, and they didn't Problamaticaly between recording the demo and signing to Creation theirĭrummer left for University, and they were forced to draft in a replacement. Recreate the atmosphere in a more expensive studio failed. Onto Creation records and became the first single, as attempts to Passed on by another Reading act, Swervedriver, that brought Slowdive

'Avalyn' was a gentle steady flow of nearly white noise. Leap forward, while previously they headed towards a climax of noise, "We advertised for a female guitarist,īut only Christian replied. The major change was the addition of third guitarist, Christian Savill, Wasn't until early in 1990 that the band became Slowdive proper with Their defence the 'demo' was really just them recording for fun, and it Understanding of controlled noise than most of their contemporaries. Valentine/Sonic Youth clone, but even their first demo reveals a better At first they were a highly derivative My Bloody According to an interview in Alternative Press, he dreamt of two words, In October 1989, the name, Slowdive, coming from a dream Niel Halstead once Long-term school-friends Neil Halstead & Rachel Goswell formed Slowdive All releases on Creation unless otherwise stated. Most songs written by Neil Halstead, except for those marked with a '*', which are written by Halstead/Slowdive. OFFICIAL Discography v1.92 01-Jan-98 by Erik Söderström Scandinavian Indie - Slowdive Discography
