When are Soul Jazz going to do a shoegaze compilation?

Arthur Russell!
Aruthr Russell remixes by Eno!
ESG!
ESG remixes by Curve!

I'm bored now.

I've always wondered how much of a punch a cherry-picked various artists compilation that emphasised the massive differences between say Ride, Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine (to take only the most obvious acts... in fact ALL on Creation!) would pack. I would like to title it "Better than Britpop" just to be spiteful.

As opposed to, and instead of, lots of reissued albums that undoubtedly tell their own individual story. But are maybe a bit intimidating to wade through.

Or maybe the whole thing is exposed massively already now via Morr tributes, Pitchfork, Mogwai etcetera?

Anyway, it was only a thought. Probably a silly one & doesn't look like it's going to generate much discussion after all.

hey they haven't done an ol' skool hiphop set yet...have they?

Shoegaze compilation = not a silly thought. It's just asking Soul Jazz (of all labels!) to make one seems a bit weird, surely this is not their department?

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Yes, you have a point. I was going to say Sanctuary then? Or some other reissue label, then I remembered the Slowdive best-of actually came out on that label! I guess it's all too recent, and too many individual labels still own the rights to all the other bands best material probably.

This, by the way, makes me ... angry.

Slowdive was dropped by Creation a week after the release of Pygmalion on strength of a demand by the Gallagher brothers, who refused to sign their then-fledgling band Oasis to the label if Slowdive and their counterparts remained on the label's roster.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowdive

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000159ERY/103-2875667-9180622?v=glance

i second the need for a italo-disco one, even a italo post-punk one.......

Did they postpone it? It had been in their news section for a couple of months, with an October release date, now there's no mention of it at all in the next two months.

well, they *did do the 'and then there was rhythm' comp in 2001, ushering in the new era of post-punk... it makes sense. there is a shoegaze revival on the horizon, mark my words (cf 'sonic cathedral' nightclub, boo radleys comp on sanctuary, etc)

Okay ten years on and...it's not Soul Jazz, but it appears that someone is on the verge of creating a massive shoegaze box set. And if this all plays out as planned, these are some inspired choices. Of note (but appropriate) -- no MBV:

https://www.facebook.com/stillinadreamshoegaze/photos/a.522385064590944.1073741828.522378881258229/522384911257626/?type=1

Here's our wishlist for Still In A Dream! Most tracks have already cleared. Hope you like!

STILL IN A DREAM
A STORY OF SHOEGAZE 1988-1995

DISC 1
JESUS & MARY CHAIN Rollercoaster 3:50
A.R. KANE Baby Milk Snatcher 3:15
COCTEAU TWINS Cherry-Coloured Funk 3:12
HOUSE OF LOVE Christine 3:27
ULTRA VIVID SCENE Mercy Seat 6:35
SPACEMEN 3 Hypnotized 5:58
LOOP Arc-Lite 4:29
14 ICED BEARS Surfacer 6:43
GALAXIE 500 Tugboat 3:55
THE PRAYERS Puppet Clouds 3:01
KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION The 3rd Time We Open The Capsule 3:22
A.C. MARIAS One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing 4:42
TELESCOPES Precious Little 3:15
PALE SAINTS Sight Of You 5:52
JANE FROM OCCUPIED EUROPE Ocean Run Dry 6:44
SONIC BOOM Angel 7:53

DISC 2
RIDE Drive Blind 4:48
LUSH De-Luxe 3:24
SEE SEE RIDER Slip So Slow 2:31
NIGHTBLOOMS Crystal Eyes 2:22
VELOCITY GIRL I Don’t Care If You Go 3:14
CRANES Inescapable 2:44
CHAPTERHOUSE Falling Down 4:01
WHIPPING BOY Switchblade Smile 3:00
DARKSIDE Waiting For The Angels 5:15
BOO RADLEYS Kaleidoscope 5:44
SWERVEDRIVER Rave Down 5:09
SLOWDIVE Slowdive 5:17
CHARLOTTES Liar 4:21
DR. PHIBES & HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS Sugarblast
BLEACH Decadence 4:21
CATHERINE WHEEL She’s My Friend (original version) 4:30
BARK PSYCHOSIS All Different Things 8:12

DISC 3
CURVE Ten Little Girls 4:28
BLOW-UP Somersault Sunrise 3:37
LILYS February Fourteenth 3:59
HONEY SMUGGLERS Good Afternoon 3:33
LEVITATION Smile 4:00 or 7:26
SPIREA X Chlorine Dream 4:20
MOONSHAKE Coward 2:26
SPITFIRE Translucent 3:57
MOOSE Suzanne 3:28
SPIRITUALIZED Run 3:08
REVOLVER Heaven Sent An Angel 4:49
ECSTASY OF SAINT THERESA Square Wave 3:41
BLACK TAMBOURINE By Tomorrow 3:06
TH’ FAITH HEALERS Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden 6:16
WHIPPED CREAM Explosion 4:20
DYLANS Godlike 4:37
SMASHING ORANGE My Deranged Heart 5:24
HINNIES Gong 3:51
BANG BANG MACHINE Geek Love (Original 12”) 9:26

DISC 4
THE SUNFLOWERS Closer 3:26
DROP Mirrored 4:46
THE BELLTOWER Lost In Hollow
ADORABLE Sunshine Smile 5:03
SUN DIAL I Don’t Mind 3:50
FLAMING LIPS Talkin' 'Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues
(Everyone Wants To Live Forever) 3:57
DROP NINETEENS Winona 3:17
BLIND MR. JONES Fading Fast 4:34
MEDICINE Aruca 4:49
COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead!! 5:10
HONEY BUZZARDS Star Happy
LOVELIESCRUSHING Babysbreath 3:51
SPECTRUM True Love Will Find You In The End 3:33
MAJESTY CRUSH No. 1 Fan 4:08
SWALLOW Sugar Your Mind 4:04
SWEET JESUS Phonefreak Honey 2:26
SWIRLIES Park The Car By The Side Of The Road 5:04
MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer 2:49
BAILTER SPACE X 4:05

DISC 5
DRUGSTORE Alive 2:32
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK Soaring High 4:19
CURTAIN SOCIETY Chelsea 4:11
dEUS Zea 4:57
AN APRIL MARCH The Last Of Ariadne
ROSEMARYS Wake Me Up 4:05
SECRET SHINE Loveblind
SEEFEEL Plainsong
SPINDRIFT Surround Sound 5:04
ALISONS HALO Dozen 5:09
STARFLYER 59 Sled 3:27
BARDO POND Die Easy 6:52
SWIRL The Last Unicorn 4:24
BOWERY ELECTRIC Next To Nothing 6:32
BETHANY CURVE Me Voy
LUNA 23 Minutes In Brussels 6:41

that's... not bad actually. good to see DEUS on there, even if they have nothing to do with shoegaze

In the meantime, if you want 27 hours of shoegaze picked by the dubious tastes of robots (meaning humans filtered through math), there's this:

https://open.spotify.com/user/thesoundsofspotify/playlist/5ydNNBQbwQJuhmcxyo8K1f

(it has some of the same songs as the above listing, and even more of the same bands...)

yeah that tracklist looks really fun. interested in hearing the whipping boy track.

The Whipping Boy EP with that song is on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5IjuxJup4EXmpLmYqVlZSd

This is the first I've heard about this.

out of all the bands on the top table, i have never heard of the prayers before, but that song does have 57 views on youtube so what do i know?

The Prayers (defunct) | San Diego Reader
www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/prayers/
Sound description: NuJazz electroacoustic jam band, with a touch of psycho surf.

^ guessing this is not them?

Presumably the Scottish Prayers with releases on Egg.

Damn good tracklisting, I think I own or checked out every single one of them. Hope this comes to fruition.