PREVIEW: My Bloody Valentine
- Posted on April 28, 2008 5:14 PM
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By Chris Todd
1991 was a fantastic year for music, in the States you had Nirvana taking over the world and The Pixies on a lesser but equally as artistic scale, this side of the pond, Primal Scream, Ride, Teenage Fanclub and My Bloody Valentine all released albums during this year, the finest albums of that year, tellingly all on Alan McGee’s legendary Creation label.
My Bloody Valentine were something else, they didn't just play their instruments, they abused them so much they stopped making the sounds you'd expect, something totally different came out, something which made their second and so far, last album 1991's 'Loveless' so different from anything before it.
Hearing it then, it stuck out from everything else; some of it was hard going due to the freeform style of the music. When they rocked out, it was a sound so caustic and visceral, live even more so, legend has it that at each of their gigs, people vomited in the corner because of the violent vibrations of the white noise; so powerful it even affected internal organs!
Kevin Shields, the main instigator of My Bloody Valentine’s aggressive sonic attack has the golden touch, the film 'Lost In Translation' would be nothing without Shield's ethereal soundtrack. Primal Scream released the finest albums of their career with Shields in the band; 2000’s 'Exterminator' and 2002's 'Evil heat'.
With rumour of new material being prepared for release, it'll be interesting to see if that golden touch remains with them. Their upcoming Roundhouse give you the opportunity to re-acquaint yourself with such a sweet violent noise whilst simultaneously having your horizons well and truly broadened by a first time experience of your life; a totally essential set of gigs!
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