It’s been a while, I know, and this is because FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE I am actually, honestly working on things instead of faffing about pretending to do so. Clearly not working on this, though. Bad, me, very bad. I’ll make it up to you. Here is a shoegaze three-way (ooo, kinky!):
I can say with 99.9% confidence that ‘Skies You Climb’ by Highspire is my favourite shoegaze song ever, of all time, till the end of time and beyond. It kills me a little bit every time I hear it – ‘petit mort’ for the ears. you could say. Anyway, its arresting opening is v. v. v. similar to the seminal ‘Vapour Trail’ by Ride.
But that’s not all! Compare the start of ‘Skies You Climb’ to ‘Stay’ by fellow neo-gazers Airiel and you’ve got some beautiful musical incest going on.
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Here’s another one with Ride. Ride’s "Close My Eyes" and Whipped Cream’s "Let Us Try It Out": http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/window/media/page/0,,184686-1030265,00.html