Shoegaze


Souvlaki [Slowdive, 1993]

favourite tracks:

1. Machine Gun
2. Souvlaki Space Station
3. 40 Days
4. Alison

descriptors:

melancholic, ethereal, atmospheric, mellow, romantic, soothing, sentimental, lush, bittersweet, psychedelic, longing, introspective, breakup, love, lethargic, poetic, hypnotic, lonely, sad, melodic, autumn, warm, drugs, dense

other:

Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time [Candy Claws, 2013]

favourite tracks:

1. White Seal (Shell & Spine)
2. Birth of the Flower (Seagreen)
3. Fell in Love (At the Water)
4. Where I Found You (One Star)

descriptors:

lush, psychedelic, tropical, dense, warm, Wall of Sound, playful, fantasy, ethereal, atmospheric, concept album, summer, surreal, nature, melodic, non-binary vocalist, forest, spring, hypnotic, uplifting, noisy, aquatic, poetic, progressive, history, rhythmic, optimistic, epic, complex, mellow, triumphant, longing, mysterious, romantic, spiritual, love, sentimental

Beat [Bowery Electric, 1996]

favourite tracks:

1. Empty Words
2. Beat
3. Without Stopping
4. Fear of Flying

descriptors:

hypnotic, atmospheric, repetitive, nocturnal, urban, mysterious, ethereal, rhythmic, calm, lethargic, alienation, surreal, meditative, dark, sampling, mellow, lonely, cold, psychedelic, bittersweet

Velocity : Design : Comfort [Sweet Trip, 2003]

favourite tracks:

1. Pro : Lov : Ad
2. Fruitcake and Cookies
3. Velocity
4. Sept

descriptors:

futuristic, mechanical, atmospheric, playful, abstract, ethereal, lush, love, complex, psychedelic, eclectic, surreal, bittersweet, uplifting, melodic, warm, dense, romantic, quirky, sentimental, progressive, noisy, summer, optimistic, longing, cryptic, avant-garde, energetic

Crystallize [Tokyo Shoegazer, 2011]

favourite tracks:

1. Bright
2. 299 Addiction
3. Just Alright
4. Free

descriptors:

noisy, warm, ethereal, dense, lush, melancholic, energetic, melodic, atmospheric, bittersweet, psychedelic, passionate, uplifting, optimistic, anxious, Wall of Sound

LSD and the Search for God [LSD and the Search for God, 2007]

favourite tracks:

1. Backwards
2. This Time
3. Starting Over
4. I Don't Care

descriptors:

psychedelic, lush, ethereal, atmospheric, warm, drugs, bittersweet, nocturnal, noisy, longing, breakup, dense, soft, melancholic, soothing, surreal, love, hypnotic, summer, melodic, existential, aquatic, romantic, uplifting, spiritual, rhythmic

Delaware [Drop Nineteens, 1992]

favourite tracks:

1. Kick the Tragedy
2. Angel
3. Happen
4. Baby Wonder's Gone

descriptors:

noisy, energetic, bittersweet, atmospheric, longing, melodic, lo-fi, sentimental, lush, hypnotic, autumn, warm, melancholic, anxious, raw, playful, ethereal, psychedelic

mikgazer vol.1 [various artists, 2012]

favourite tracks:

1. flash back,0217
2. Alchemy
3. Parachute
4. Reincarnation

descriptors:

noisy, ethereal, bittersweet, lush, melancholic, energetic, warm, dense, melodic, love, atmospheric, soothing, sentimental, futuristic, summer, longing, nocturnal, death

Winks & Kisses [Airiel, 2004]

favourite tracks:

1. Shirley Temple Tidal Wave
2. Firefly
3. Airtight Angels
4. This Is Why I Can't Sleep

descriptors:

atmospheric, ethereal, love, melancholic, soothing, Wall of Sound, hypnotic, peaceful, lush, sentimental, dense, noisy, winter, psychedelic, romantic, bittersweet, mellow, uplifting, lethargic, rhythmic, nocturnal, cold, urban, aquatic

In Her Gentle Jaws [The Depreciation Guild, 2007]

favourite tracks:

1. Sky Ghosts
2. A Room, A Canvas
3. Butterfly Kisses

descriptors:

dense, noisy, atmospheric, romantic, ethereal, warm, eclectic, uplifting, introspective, lethargic, playful, energetic, love, Wall of Sound, poetic, futuristic, cryptic

Love 15 [Majesty Crush, 1993]

favourite tracks:

1. No 1. Fan
2. Boyfriend
3. Uma

descriptors:

ethereal, atmospheric, love, passionate, longing, crime, violence, sexual, melancholic, noisy, dark, sensual, alcohol, psychedelic

Doppelganger [Curve, 1992]

favourite tracks:

1. Horror Head
2. Already Yours

descriptors:

dense, rhythmic, sensual, noisy, sexual, energetic, anxious, Wall of Sound, cryptic, dark, sampling, ethereal, mechanical, psychedelic, atmospheric

Dynamo [Soda Stereo, 1992]

favourite tracks:

1. Secuencia inicial
2. Toma la Ruta
3. Primavera 0
4. Camaleon

descriptors:

ethereal, atmospheric, hypnotic, psychedelic, melodic, lush, dense, warm, love, sensual, poetic, eclectic, noisy, energetic, passionate, abstract, bittersweet, surreal, rhythmic, sampling, playful, sexual, uplifting, Wall of Sound, urban

We're Not Here to Be Loved [Fleshwater, 2022]

favourite tracks:

1. Baldpate Driver
2. Closet
3.
4.

descriptors:

heavy, melancholic, melodic, atmospheric, energetic, passionate, dense, anxious, ethereal, nocturnal, lush, rhythmic, poetic

Pipe Dreams [Whirr, 2012]

favourite tracks:

1. Junebouvier
2. Formulas and Frequencies
3. Flashback

descriptors:

dense, bittersweet, melancholic, ethereal, sad, noisy, summer, introspective, melodic, lo-fi, lonely, death, pessimistic, lush, alienation, lethargic

Distressor [Whirr, 2010]

favourite tracks:

1. Sandy
2. Preface

descriptors:

melancholic, bittersweet, romantic, ethereal, love, lonely, sombre, noisy, introspective, poetic, warm, Wall of Sound, sad, lethargic

Monomara EP [Isabel's Dream, 2001]

favourite tracks:

1. Blue Morning
2. Telesto
3. It's Better With You

descriptors:

ethereal, atmospheric, hypnotic, cold, mechanical, repetitive, lush, sombre, calm, surreal, nocturnal, rhythmic, soothing

Loveless [my bloody valentine, 1991]

favourite tracks:

1. Sometimes
2. Only Shallow
3. Loomer
4. When You Sleep

descriptors:

noisy, ethereal, atmospheric, romantic, dense, hypnotic, psychedelic, love, lush, bittersweet, warm, sensual, longing, sentimental, sexual, Wall of Sound, repetitive, androgynous vocals, melancholic, surreal, melodic, soothing, polyphonic

Isn't Anything [my bloody valentine, 1988]

favourite tracks:

1. Lose My Breath
2. Several Girls Galore
3. Nothing Much to Lose

descriptors:

noisy, sexual, ethereal, love, atmospheric, dissonant, hypnotic, romantic, dense, psychedelic, bittersweet, surreal, melodic, raw, anxious, sensual, lonely, chaotic, cryptic, melancholic, avant-garde, eclectic, breakup, mysterious

Yukari Telepath [Coaltar of the Deepers, 2007]

favourite tracks:

1. Water Bird
2. Carnival (Oumagatoki Mix)

descriptors:

eclectic, heavy, surreal, androgynous vocals, ethereal, psychedelic, rhythmic, dense, futuristic, quirky, playful, abstract, passionate, science fiction, lush, noisy, cryptic, warm, avant-garde, aquatic, urban, atmospheric, uplifting

MASH [Salon Music, 1995]

favourite tracks:

1. Who Just Can't Be Happy?
2. Nagisa Nite
3. Wanna Be Tied
4. Falling Rain

descriptors:

dense, ethereal, lush, happy, warm, eclectic, hypnotic, repetitive, sensual

Two Airships / Exploder Falls [Candy Claws, 2008]

descriptors:

noisy, instrumental, psychedelic, energetic, dense, lo-fi, warm, surreal, happy, uplifting, eclectic, progressive, summer, melodic, lush, tropical, playful, chaotic, manic, futuristic, ethereal, repetitive, suite, lobit, complex, rhythmic, avant-garde, hypnotic