Waves of Distortion: Best of Shoegaze 1990-2022: Waves Of Distortion: The Best Of Shoegaze 1990-2022 / Various
Waves of Distortion: Best of Shoegaze 1990-2022: Waves Of Distortion: The Best Of Shoegaze 1990-2022 / Various
Format: CD
Wanting to order from us over the holiday period but need some more information. We are here to help! Please see our Christmas Shipping page for more information.
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
For orders created between November 20th 2024 and December 31st 2024, we have extended our normal return period. For orders made between this period, customers have up to 60 days from the receipt of goods to return an item. Please see our Christmas Returns page for more information.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: Waves of Distortion: Best of Shoegaze 1990-2022
Label: Universal Uk
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5053760093619
Genre: Rock
Two CDs. Waves of Distortion (The Best of Shoegaze 1990-2022) is a magical journey through the history of the Shoegaze scene from it's inception to the current exponents on the scene championing the sound. A perfect introduction to all that is glorious and great about 'Shoegaze', and if it takes the listener down a rabbit warren to discover more then job done. Waves of Distortion brings in some of the OG (original 'gazer) classics - Ride's peerless 'Vapour Trail', Lush's 'Sweetness and Light' from 1990 and Chapterhouse's 'Pearl' from 1991. They are all incredible and timeless tunes. Then there are some others that were never really a part of that other great music press construct, The Scene That Celebrates Itself, in the case of The Telescopes and Spirea X. Once we get to 1992, there's a bit of a gap in the chronology as shoegaze was all too hastily dismissed in the country that birthed it, ignored in favor of grunge and then Britpop, the feedback fading away along with the bands that made it. But something amazing happened. When the s-word was used elsewhere in the world, rather than having negative connotations, it was merely a descriptive term. So, the flame was kept burning in the most unlikely places, waiting for everyone else to catch up once again. And that is why we are here now, all these years later, listening to a compilation that joins the dots between all of this stuff, from the beginning to the present day. The beautiful noise that has soundtracked the past 30 years and will continue to do so for many more.
Tracks:
1.1 Slowdive - Slomo
1.2 Chapterhouse - Pearl
1.3 Ride - Vapour Trail
1.4 Blind Mr Jones - Henna and Swayed
1.5 The Telescopes - Flying
1.6 Lush - Sweetness and Light
1.7 Spirea X - Chlorine Dream
1.8 Kitchens of Distinction - the 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule
1.9 Pale Saints - Sight of You
1.10 A. R. Kane - Lollita *
1.11 Airiel - in Your Room *
1.12 Lowtide - Alibi
2.1 Ringo Deathstarr - Kaleidoscope
2.2 Horsegirl - Billy
2.3 Air Formation - Daylight Storms
2.4 Diiv - Taker
2.5 BDRMM - a Reason to Celebrate
2.6 Flyying Colours - Long Holiday
2.7 Echo Ladies - Overrated - Robin Guthrie Version
2.8 The Daysleepers - Flood in Heaven *
2.9 Astrobite - Crasher *
2.10 Beach House - Lazuli
2.11 Mogwai - Kids Will Be Skeletons
2.12 Fleeting Joys - Go and Come Back
2.13 Ultra Vivid Scene - Mercy Seat
2.14 Galaxie 500 - Ceremony
