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Though not as big and swirling as Just for a Day, there's more of an attempt to put advanced song structure and melody in place rather than just craft infinitely appealing, occasionally thunderous mood music. Everything is simplified, as if Brian Eno's presence on two songs -- he contributes keyboards and treatments and co-wrote one tune after turning down the band's invitation to produce -- hammered home the better aspects of "ambient" music. This is no Music for Airports though. On the opening "Alison," the largely uplifting "When the Sun Hits," and the darkly blissful "Machine Gun," Slowdive are still capable of mouth-opening, spine-tingling flourishes. They've found a way to be quiet, moving, and aggressive simultaneously, mixing trance-like beauty with the deepest delayed guitar sounds around, a sound at once relaxing, soothing, and exciting, and most of all harshly beautiful. [SBK released Souvlaki in the U.S. a full eight months after its English release on Creation, with three-quarters of the 5 EP tacked on the end, plus one unreleased track, a memorable, spacy run through Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's "Some Velvet Morning."] ~ Jack Rabid
Recorded at Protocol Studios, London, England; The Courtyard Studio, Sutton Courtenay, England; The White House Studio, Weston Super Mare, England.
Engineers: Andy Wilkinson, Guy Fixsen, Giles Hall, Chris Hufford, Martin Nichols.
Personnel: Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar); Christian Savill (guitar); Brian Eno (keyboards); Ian McCutcheon (drums).
Audio Mixers: Chris Hufford; Ed Buller; Neil Halstead; Slowdive.
Recording information: Courtyard Studio; Protocol Studios, London, England; Sutton Courtenay; The Courtyard Studio; The White house Studio; Weston Super Mare.
Photographer: Steve Double.
Unknown Contributor Role: Martin Nichols.
Slowdive: Rachel Goswell, Neil Halstead, Christian Savill, Nick Chaplin, Simon Scott.
Additional personnel: Spike (cellos); Brian Eno (keyboards).
Spin (p.110) - "[O]ne of the shoegaziest albums ever."
Option (8/94, p.127) - "...Still another member of the wispy, ethereal psychedelic pop brigade...quite satisfying, and even mildly mesmerizing..."
NME (Magazine) (5/29/93, p.31) - 6 - Good - "...another exemplary product from spangly guitar heaven...." Souvlaki Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   just close your eyes and drift away....
Just a stunning album, so beautiful.. it might not be the easiest of listens to anyone that hasn't heard much shoegaze for example My Bloody Valentine or Ride, but some songs are just completely stunning on first listen and others will take a few to trully pick up melodies.
The songs that stick out for me are probably the most obvious ones, Alison the opener, Machine Gun and my personal fav 'When The Sun Hits' , which is one if not the most beautiful track i've heard and i've heard a few.. that song just sets off emotions and feelings inside thats its difficult to explain. When a song can do that to me, i know i've stumbled across something very special.
People will get different feelings out of certain songs...its a very moody album, another highlight is 'Dagger'.
This album is great to listen to on your own when your thinking about someone....or even better to share it with them...i promise some of these songs will stay with you for a very long time....enjoy
Paul x
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 Absolutely amazing, etheral music
Very seldomnly does an album of this caliber come along. Drop everything you're doing and buy it right away. Required listening to anyone who is ither fed up with current music, or needs the spiritual healing music like this can only produce. unbelivable.
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Greatest album of the 90's
The BEST album from the best band of the 90's. There's nothing more to say!
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this album is unbelievable...pure pop bliss. very influential. for fans of mybloodyvalentine, starflyer 59. etc.
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