Effloresce (album)
| Effloresce | ||||
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| Studio album by Oceansize | ||||
| Released | 29 September 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Jacob's Studio, Farnham, Surrey, February–March 2003 | |||
| Genre |
New prog Post-rock experimental rock space rock | |||
| Length | 75:34 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |||
| Producer | Chris Sheldon, Oceansize | |||
| Oceansize chronology | ||||
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Effloresce is the debut album by British progressive rock band Oceansize. It was released on 29 September 2003. The record garnered considerable praise from critics.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | [2] |
| God Is in the TV Zine | link |
| Kerrang! | |
| Playlouder |  |
| Rolling Stone | (Not rated) link |
Track listing
All songs written by Oceansize.
- "I Am the Morning" – 4:18
- "Catalyst" – 6:40
- "One Day All This Could Be Yours" – 4:19
- "Massive Bereavement (Featuring Can)" – 9:59
- "Rinsed" – 3:58
- "You Wish" – 6:00
- "Remember Where You Are" – 5:22
- "Amputee" – 5:32
- "Unravel" – 2:50
- "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" – 8:30
- "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show" – 9:04
- "Long Forgotten" – 8:57
Trivia
- The piano line playing on Track 9, "Unravel," is an excerpt of the second piece, Le Gibet, from Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit.
- The title of "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" was coined by bassist Jon Ellis, who saw the headline of the same name in Cosmopolitan Magazine.[3]
Personnel
- Mike Vennart – guitar, vocals
- Steve Durose – guitar, backing vocals
- Richard 'Gambler' Ingram – guitar
- Jon Ellis – bass, keyboards
- Mark Heron – drums
Additional personnel
- Chris Sheldon – production (with Oceansize), mixing
- Adrian Newton – assistant engineer
- Louis Read – assistant engineer
- Dario Dendi – assistant engineer
- Jack Clark – assistant engineer
- Martin & Kimberly McCarrick – cello, violin, viola on "Massive Bereavement" and "Long Forgotten"
- Claire Lemmon – backing vocals on "Massive Bereavement" and "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show"
References
- ↑ Wilson, MacKenzie. Effloresce (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ Rauf, Raziq. "Album Review: Oceansize - Effloresce / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "Oceansize". Freewilliamsburg.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
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