tex la homa - you the listener ep, here with you ep, dazzle me with transience
for me this is the jewel in the superglider crown.
while the ep's are showcases for some of the standout tracks on the full lengther i would head straight for the lp 'dazzle me...'. and submerge your senses within its glorious soundscapes.
though honourable mentions must go to the excellently simple 'piano song' on the 'here with you' ep. a classic song that could soundtrack many a decent ad campaign, and the interesting live version of 'never go away' with its its extended epic guitar workout - revealing the bands passion to rock out a little more from time to time perhaps ?
anyway back to the album ...
the overall atmosphere has a lot of the feel of pre-oasis creation records when guitars chimed alongside subtle studio experimentation, when bands strived for that total blissout effect via guitars and harmony all within the same song.
the guitar led ambience of slowdive, the melodic overdrive of classic era house of love, and a taste for my bloody valentines' passion for guitar effects are all buried in these lazy grooves.
spine tingling after effects in several places, 'feel tied down','when i am lost' to name but two.
the vocals are mild, soft, predominantly whispered. whereas the basslines deep and in some places dubby (oh for an on-u remix of 'here with you'), and the guitars ? well there are lots of gorgeous shoegazing guitars, that return of the quiet wall of noise style is all over this release - and thats a good thing. very good thing.
there are songs which can literally make you just stop what you're doing and listen 'cool running', something that little of post-oasis creation releases ever did.
the electronica pulses and extra touches that are splattered throughout do not distract and make the songs cold and unemotional like a lot of "guitar + protools" set ups can do, the two worlds are joined in a very natural setting.
quietly bringing it all home, like you should this cd.