i remember first hearing my bloody valentine on WMNF's old 'underground circus' show... they played a song off of the EP 'glider', so it must have been 1990 or 1991, before 'loveless' came out... i remember buying the cassette at turtles records in carrollwood... i listened to it a whole lot -- way back when, i was pretty heavy into shoegaze... my bloody valentine, ride, EARLY verve ('storm in heaven' and not 'urban hymns'), spiritualized and lush were probably my favourite pure shoegaze bands... and of all of those records and all of that music, there are really only three of those albums i still listen to regularly -- 'nowhere' by ride, 'lazer guided melodies' by spiritualized, and this album...
there's something i find incredibly beautiful and relaxing about the degree to which the music on 'loveless' is distorted -- it's warped and bent in a surreal way that makes you question just what a note or a chord can sound like... it's like the musical form of silly putty to me or like when you're tripping (sorry, yes, i did just admit to doing LSD as a teenager and 20something -- hope i never have to run for president) and objects seem to bend around the edges, or drip but not fall... i suppose to other people, this album would sound like noise or feedback or something so questioning of linear, clear notes that they wouldn't enjoy it... that to me, it's the pinnacle of so many albums i listened to at an odd intersection of my life, well, that makes it my own private treasure...
john, thanks for bearing with all of those mix tapes that may have included 'only shallow', 'when you sleep', and 'blown a wish' probably 1000 times over... i'd still put them on a mix tape for you today...
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