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Rachel Goswell (b. May 16, 1971), Mojave 3 (vocals/guitar)
Neil Halstead (b. October 7, 1970), Mojave 3 (vocals/guitar)
Christian Saville (b. December 6, 1970), Monster Movie (guitar)
Nick Chaplin (b. December 23, 1970) (bass)
Adrian Sell, Eternal (Sarah Records), Eternal CD Breathe
Ian McCutcheon (b. August 25, 1971) (drums)
Simon Scott, Televise, myspace/Televise and drummer for the Charlottes




Named after a word in one of Nick Chaplin's dreams not from a Siouxsie and the Banshees single Slowdive formed in Reading, England, in late 1989. The group orginally consisted of Neil Halstead (guitar/vocals), Rachel Goswell (guitar/vocals), Christian Savill (guitar), Adrian Sell (drums), and Chaplin (bass). Formed when they were mostly in their teens, Slowdive was initially lumped in with the remainder of the early-'90s British shoegaze scene; Slowdive's later releases extended upon the likes of the Cocteau Twins and the more atmospheric sides of post-punk, and they closed out their career with an excellent and misunderstood ambient LP.

Signing with Creation, Slowdive's early singles received glowing press and chart placement. Their debut single, Slowdive, thinly veiled an indebtedness to the Byrds and My Bloody Valentine, with no traceable punk influence. (In fact, they were probably amongst the first batch of young rock bands to ignore the movement.) Just after Slowdive's recording, Sell left for university. Neil Carter subbed for less than a year, lending his skills to the follow-up single, Morningrise; former Charlottes member Simon Scott hopped on board prior to the band's third single, Holding Our Breath. The sleepy escapist psychedelia of both Morningrise and Holding Our Breath made significant impressions on the British indie chart.

The press dubbed them part of "The Scene That Celebrates Itself" a small, loose, conglomerate of like-minded bands who could be seen at each other's shows, frequently hanging out together within the same circle. This "scene" included Lush, Moose, Swervedriver, Curve, and Blur. Not associating with themselves as a move of self-importance, grandstanding, or high society, it was merely a means for those involved to get into shows for free. Most of those involved were university dropouts on the dole. A dastardly move by the press, the tag just made it easier for them to lasso a group of bands into the to-be-expected derision. With the Brit-pop trend close behind, they could cast aside their champs of yesterday with one fell swoop.

Slowdive's debut LP, Just for a Day, was released in September of 1991. Though it placed in the Top Ten of the indie chart, the press backlash was beginning to surface shoegaze was beginning to fall out of favor, and when bands put out a full-length, it's typically an ideal time for the British press to decide you're no good. Regardless, it was a fine debut. Months later, the Blue Day compilation appeared on the racks. It combined the bands first three singles, leaving off their version of Syd Barrett's "Golden Hair" and the instrumental version of "Avalyn." The band's sound tightened for Souvlaki (named from a favorite Jerky Boys skit), released in mid-1993...


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Slowdive - Live in Toronto, 1994 May 21.avi 504 Mb
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Slowdive - Seattle, 1992 May 17, Rockcandy.avi 403 Mb.
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Slowdive - London, 1993 Jun11, Clapham Grand.avi 360 Mb.
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Slowdive - Shine.mpg 50,2 Mb
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Slowdive - Alison.avi 38 Mb
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Slowdive - Ballad Of Sister Sue.mpg 45,9 Mb
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Slowdive - Catch The Breeze.mpg 44,2 Mb
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The Zephyrs feat. Rachel Goswell - Setting Sun
http://www.[spam]/audio/2800340b963859/

WWW:
Full Slowdive discography by Erik Soderstrom

slowdive.wiki
mojave3.online
rachel goswell
slowdive.co.uk
...
rare.music.slowdive
music.slowdive.pygmalion
watch my sorrows play

Rachel Goswell, Toronto live 29 oct 2003



1990 Slowdive
(EP - Creation Records)
Slowdive [5:18]
Avalyn 1 [4:55]
Avalyn 2 [8:10]

1991 Morningrise
(EP - Creation Records)
Morningrise
She Calls
Losing Today

1991 Holding Our Breath
(EP - Creation Records)
[01] Catch The Breeze [4:25]
[02] Golden Hair [4:06]
[03] Shine [5:22] (video)
[04] Albatross [5:15]

1991 Just For A Day
(LP - Creation Records/SBK Records)
[01] Spanish Air [6:06]
[02] Celia's Dream [4:12]
[03] Catch The Breeze [4:21] (video)
[04] Ballad Of Sister Sue [4:34] (video)
[05] Erik's Song [4:27]
[06] Waves [5:54]
[07] Brighter [3:50]
[08] The Sadman [4:47]
[09] Primal [5:29]

1992 Beach Song/Take Me Down
(Flexi 7" - Creation Records)
Beach Song [3:14]
Take Me Down [3:38]

1992 Blue Day
(compilation of earlier EP tracks, now impossible to find - Creation Records)
[01] Slowdive [5:18]
[02] Avalyn 1 [4:55]
[03] Morningrise [4:20]
[04] She Calls [5:39]
[05] Losing Today [5:00]
[06] Shine [5:22]
[07] Albatross [5:16]

1993 Outside Your Room EP
(Creation Records)
01. Alison
02. So Tired
03. Souvlaki Space Station
04. Moussaka Chaos (it's a remix of SSS)
is so named just because it's another Greek dish :)

1993 5
(EP - Creation Records)
1.In Mind [3:44]
2.Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra cover)
3.Good Day Sunshine [5:08]
4.Missing You [4:15]
5.Country Rain [3:34]

1993 Souvlaki
(LP - Creation Records/SBK Records)
[01] Alison [3:52]
[02] Machine Gun [4:28]
[03] 40 Days [3:16]
[04] Sing [4:51]
[05] Here She Comes [2:21]
[06] Souvlaki Space Station [5:59]
[07] When the Sun Hits [4:47]
[08] Altogether [3:42]
[09] Melon Yellow [3:55]
[10] Dagger [3:34]
[11] Some Velvet Morning [3:24]
[12] Good Day Sunshine [5:09]
[13] Missing You [4:16]
[14] Country Rain [3:33]
Note:The SBK Records release of Souvlaki contained the last four tracks of the 5 EP.

1994 5 (In Mind Remixes)
(EP - Creation Records)
01. In Mind Bandulu Remix (Out Mind) [8:04]
02. In Mind Reload Remix (The 147 Take) [10:25]

1995 Pygmalion
(LP - Creation Records)
[01] Rutti [10:07]
[02] Crazy for You [6:01]
[03] Miranda [4:49]
[04] Trellisaze [6:21]
[05] Cello [1:32]
[06] J's Heaven [6:47]
[07] Visions of LA [1:47]
[08] Blue Skied an' Clear [6:54]
[09] All of Us [4:07]


Soundtrack contributions:

1995 Doom Generation (song Blue Skied An' Clear)
1999 Splendor (song Shine (Splendiferous Mix by Locust))
Note: Both of these are Gregg Araki films. He's a confirmed fan.

1999 I Am The Elephant, U Are The Mouse
i'm the elephant, u are the mouse soundtrack
[01] I Believe [3:44]
[02] Money [1:17]
[03] Painting [1:22]
[04] Like Up [5:43]
[05] Ports Theme 1 [2:54]
[06] Nightmare [3:21]
[07] cello theme [2:11]
[08] Ports Theme 2 [2:09]

1999 I Am The Elephant, U Are The Mouse
(original motion picture soundtrack, never released)
from the Master tapes:
01. ambient (alt. version) [0:58]
02. Beginning (Rough) [2:26]
03. Beginning (Final) [2:39]
04. ports theme (alt. mix) [3:53]
05. Ports Theme (Alt. Mix2) [2:39]
06. blue skied and clear (hard to reach) [5:19]
07. I Beleive [3:41]
08. Cranium (alternate version of Blue Skied an' Clear) [1:51]
09. Like Up (Rough mix) [5:42]
10. Like Up [5:30]
11. Painting-Lost [1:13]
12. river man (final version) [1:16]
13. untitled (mexico) [1:42]
14. river man (final versions) [1:05]
15. River Man 2-2 [0:55]
16. River Man 3-1 [2:06]
17. River Man 3-2 [0:55]
18. River Man 2-1 [1:01]
19. River Man 2-2 [2:08]

2004 Catch the Breeze
(MORR Music - double CD - "greatest hits" compilation)
01. Slowdive
02. Avalyn
03. Morningrise
04. She Calls
05. Catch The Breeze
06. Shine
07. Golden Hair (Syd Barrett cover)
08. Spanish Air
09. Waves
10. Alison
11. So Tired
12. Sing (with Brian Eno)
13. Souvlaki Space Station
14. Machine Gun
15. Here She Comes
16. When the Sun Hits
17. In Mind
18. Good Day Sunshine
19. Missing You
20. Rutti
21. Crazy for You
22. Trellisaze
23. Blue Skied an' Clear


Slowdive Demos:

Just For A Day demos:
01. Spanish Air [Demo] [6:13]
02. Catch The Breeze [Demo] [4:19]
03. Brighter [Demo] [3:45]
04. The Sadman [Demo] [4:40]
05. Primal [Demo] [5:39]
...
01. Catch The Breeze [Peel Session 1991] [4:19]
02. Shine (called "Song 1") [Peel Session 1991] [5:16]
03. Golden Hair [Peel Session 1991] [3:41]


Souvlaki-era demos:
01 Hide Yer Eyes (demo) [4:23]
02 Silver Screen (demo) [5:33]
03 AB (with brian eno) [2:55]
04 Bleed [3:31]
05 Dagger (Electric) [3:39]
06 drunken nonsense [1:05]
07 Hide Yer Eyes [3:24]
08 I Saw the Sun [3:22]
09 Instrumental (Take 1) [3:46]
10 jazz odeon (song 1) [3:47]
11 Joy [4:37]
12 Shine (Splendiferous Locust mix) [4:28]
13 Silver Screen (version 2) [4:06]
14 Sleep (Vocal) [4:17]
15 Summer Day [3:25]
16 Untitled 2 [4:22]
17 Untitled 3 [3:49]
18 Colours in Spin (live) [5:30]
19 Curtains And Carpets (live) [4:46]
20 It's not for you [3:46]
21 song number one [3:47]
22 stars that shine (souvlaki outtakes) [3:50]
23 i thought i saw [4:53]

Pygmalion demos:
01. Miranda [3:49]
02. Watch Me [3:46]
03. Yesterday [4:21]
04. To Watch [5:55]
05. Option One [3:55]
06. Cargo [4:27]
07. Sinewaves [5:15]
08. ambient guitar [5:53]
09. Crazy for You [4:41]
10. Prautrock [5:10]
...
11. red five [6:09]
12. Changes [4:57]

pre-Mojave 3 last demos :
01. Geisha (became 'pictures').mp3
02. Lonesome Fools (became 'sarah').mp3
03. Richard (became 'tomorrow's taken').mp3
04. Summer Daze (became 'mercy').mp3


Some Slowdive live shows:

live at gothenburg:
[01] untitled (live) [6:47]
[02] bleed (live) [3:22]
[03] catch the breeze (live) [4:08]
[04] silver screen (live) [5:49]
[05] morningrise (live) [4:35]
[06] ballad of sister sue (live) [4:20]

live in paris (29-02-1992):
[01] untitled (live) [3:17]
[02] spanish air (live) [3:57]
[03] slowdive (live) [4:33]
[04] catch the breeze (live) [3:53]
[05] silver screen (live) [5:27]
[06] morningrise (live) [4:27]
[07] ballad of sister sue (live) [4:24]
[08] avalyn one (live) [10:13]

live in oslo, 18th dec 1993:
[01] machine gun (live) [5:33]
[02] souvlaki space station (live) [5:06]
[03] slowdive (live) [4:40]
[04] avalyn (live) [5:41]
[05] catch the breeze (live) [4:14]
[06] melon yellow (live) [4:52]
[07] morningrise (live) [4:37]
[08] she calls (live) [7:44]

live stuttgart, ruhre (1993-10-24):
[01] machine gun (live) [5:50]
[02] souvlaki space station (live) [4:50]
[03] slowdive (live) [4:31]
[04] avalyn 1 (live) [5:50]
[05] catch the breeze (live) [4:10]
[06] melon yellow (live) [4:48]
[07] morningrise (live) [4:31]
[08] she calls (live) [6:43]

The Roxy, Los Angeles (US) - (with Rosemarys) (Apr 11, 1994)
[01] Machine Gun
[02] Souvlaki Space Station
[03] Slowdive
[04] Catch The Breeze
[05] 40 Days
[06] Avalyn
[07] Melon Yellow
[08] Morningrise
[09] When The Sun Hits
[10] Alison
[11] Losing Today

live at lee's palace, toronto 1994-05-21:
[01] machine gun (live) [5:03]
[02] souvlaki space station (live) [6:28]
[03] slowdive (live) [5:42]
[04] catch the breeze (live) [4:16]
[05] 40 days (live) [3:45]
[06] avalyn (live) [6:23]
[07] melon yellow (live) [4:51]
[08] when the sun hits (live) [5:27]
[09] alison (live) [4:50]
[10] losing today (live) [8:55]
[11] morning rise (live) [4:47]

Live Compilation #1 1999
1 Shine (Kilburn Nat'l Ballroom 1991-03-06) 6:08
2 Colours In Spin (Kilburn Nat'l Ballroom 1991-03-06) 5:41
3 Avalyn II (Marquee Club 1991-09-03) 5:44
4 She Calls (Marquee Club 1991-09-03) 6:04
5 Curtains & Carpet (Zap Club 1991-09-29) 5:45
6 Morningrise (Gothenburg, Sweden 1992-02-14) 4:47
7 Silver Screen (Gothenburg, Sweden 1992-02-14) 6:21
8 Song 1 (Holland 1992-02-21) 4:25
9 Slowdive (Slim's 1992-05-23) 4:23
10 Joy (Slim's 1992-05-23) 4:35
11 Bleed (Slim's 1992-05-23) 3:32
12 Avalyn (Spectrum Scene 1993-10-18) 5:24
13 Losing Today (Ontario Place 1994-05-20) 6:44

Live Compilation #2 1999
1 Jazz Odeon (Melkweg 1991-12-04) 6:14
2 Alison (The Roxy 1993-08-03) 3:42
3 Souvlaki Space Station (Reohre 1993-10-24) 4:37
4 Primal (Leichester University 1991-09-18) 3:52
5 Ballad of Sister Sue (Caveau des Dominicains 1992-02-27) 4:26
6 When the Sun Hits (Lee's Palace 1994-05-21) 5:02
7 Spanish Air (ULU 1991-06-28) 3:48
8 Machine Gun (The Loft 1993-10-22) 4:18
9 Melon Yellow (Logo 1993-10-21) 4:30
10 Catch the Breeze (Kantine Club 1993-10-12) 4:13
11 Brighter (Slough Festival 1991-07-27) 3:39
12 40 Days (Clapham Grand 1993-06-11) 9:39

Live vol. 2 2000
1 Jazz Odeon 6:14
2 Alison 3:42
3 Souvlaki Space Station 4:37
4 Primal 3:52
5 Ballad of Sister Sue 4:26
6 When The Sun Hits 5:02
7 Spanish Air 3:48
8 Machine Gun 4:18
9 Melon Yellow 4:30
10 Catch The Breeze 4:13
11 Brighter 3:39
12 40 Days 9:39


Others bootlegs:

Losing Today 2000
1 Slowdive 5:18
2 Avalyn I 4:56
3 Morningrise 4:22
4 She calls 5:40
5 Losing today 5:04
6 Catch the breeze 4:24
7 Golden hair 4:09
8 Shine 5:24
9 Albatross 5:18
10 In mind 3:46
11 Some velvet morning 3:25
12 Avalyn II 8:15
13 So tired 4:05
14 Moussaka chaos 6:26
15 Missing you (edit) 3:21

Something Of A Pale Blue disc 2 2003
1 Geisha 4:31
2 Miranda 3:50
3 Lonesome fools 3:39
4 Watch me 3:47
5 Yesterday 4:22
6 To watch 5:56
7 Option one 3:56
8 Cargo 4:28
9 Sinewaves 5:16
10 Ambient guitar 5:54
11 Crazy for you 4:41
12 Prautrock 5:11
13 Changes 4:57
14 Red five 6:09

Catch The Breeze 2004
1 40 Days 3:15
2 Souvlaki Space Station 5:58
3 Dagger 3:30
4 Here She Comes 2:16
5 Melon Yellow 3:51
6 Sing 4:49
7 Blue Skied An' Clear 6:53
8 Crazy For You 5:59
9 J's Heaven 6:46
10 Visions Of LA 1:46
11 Rutti 10:03


TRIBUTE Slowdive:
Blue Skied An' Clear

01. Future 3 - Alison [3:13]
02. ISAN - Waves [6:56]
03. Lali Puna - 40 Days [3:52]
04. Ulrich Schnauss - Crazy For You [6:32]
05. B. Fleischmann & Ms. John Soda - Here She Comes [4:25]
06. Limp - Souvlaki Space Station [5:19]
07. Solvent - When The Sun Hits [4:00]
08. Styrofoam - Altogether [3:58]
09. Skanfrom - Here She Comes [2:31]
10. ISAN - Celia's Dream [4:42]
11. Komeit - When The Sun Hits [3:05]
12. Manual - Blue Skied An' Clear [5:33]
13. Herrmann & Kleine - Dagger [4:44]
14. MUM - Machine Gun [3:50]

VIDEO:

Slowdive - Catch The Breeze
Slowdive - Ballad Of Sister Sue
Slowdive - Shine
Slowdive - Alison
Slowdive - Morningrise - 1991 - Promo Video
Slowdive - US Promotional Video

Slowdive
London, Clapham Grand Jun-11-1993
Souvlaki tour
448x336x25; 36:53
01.Catch The Breeze
02.Slowdive
03.Avalyn
04.Alison
05.Melon Yellow
06.She Calls
07.40 Days
08.Morningrise

Slowdive
Toronto, Lee's Palace May-21-1994
448x336x29.97; 1:00:31
01.Machine Gun
02.Souvlaki Space Station
03.Slowdive
04.Catch The Breeze
05.40 Days
06.avalyn one
07.Melon Yellow
08.Alison
09.Losing Today
10.Morningrise

Slowdive
in Holland Feb-24-1992
448x336x29.97; 1:41:22
01.song number one
02.Spanish Air
03.Slowdive
04.Bleed
05.Catch The Breeze
06.Morningrise
07.She Calls
08.Ballad Of Sister Sue
09.Silver Screen
10.avalyn one

My some favourite shoegazing band:

Slowdive
My Bloody Valentine
Cocteau Twins
Windy & Carl
Pale Saints
Swervedriver
Lush
Airiel
Catherine Wheel
Air Formation
The Boo Radleys
Th' Faith Healers
Medicine
Flying Saucer Attack
Bowery Electric
Chapterhouse
The Radio Dept.
Lovesliescrushing
Fleeting Joys
Malory
Pia Fraus
Bardo Pond
Alcian Blue
Luminous Orange
Drop Nineteens
Sugar Plant
Resplandor
Love Spirals Downwards
Aarktica
Experimental Aircraft
Highspire
Sciflyer
Isobella
...
Shoegaze musicians