From Michael Stein Sent Fri, Mar 12th 1999, 05:17
From Michael Stein Sent Fri, Mar 12th 1999, 05:17
>I was wondering, as I'd never heard anything from them >since their album 'Souvlaki', which is from 94, and >wondered whether possibly the main songwriter ended up >doing a solo electronic(ish) effort or what. Slowdive followed up SOUVLAKI and the "5" EP (to which you're likely referring, it has the three extra tracks that were tacked on to the end of the US version of SOUVLAKI) with their final album PYGMALION on Creation. PYGMALION is a very sparse, minimal, yes, ambient album, but is not as electronic as the "5" EP which Neil Halstead says was inspired by Orbital and Aphex. The group broke up in 95 and reformed as Mojave 3 on 4AD, thus abadoning the Slowdive experimental phase and pursuing a more traditional song-based structure. Neil, however, did do a very nice ambient electronic track in 95 with Tony Wilson under the name Zurich which later appeared on Leaf's INVISIBLE SOUNDTRACKS compilation. Neil also sings on the Locust track "On the Horizon" on the MORNING LIGHT album. Mike.