Pygmalion (album)

Pygmalion

Studio album by Slowdive

Released

February 6, 1995

Recorded

1994 at Courtyard Studios in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire

Genre

Post-rock, ambient, dream pop, experimental rock

Length

48:23

Label

Creation/EMI

Producer

Chris Hufford and Slowdive

Slowdive chronology

Souvlaki
(1993)

Pygmalion
(1995)

Catch the Breeze
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC	favourable link
Pitchfork	8.7/10^[2]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	9/10 link

Pygmalion is the third studio album by Slowdive, released on 6 February 1995. A departure from their previous two albums, Pygmalion incorporated a more experimental sound tilted towards ambient electronic music, with sparse, atmospheric arrangements. All compositions were by Neil Halstead. Lyrics on tracks "Miranda" and "Visions of LA" were by Rachel Goswell. The cover illustration features imagery from Rainer Wehinger's graphic notation for György Ligeti's work Artikulation (1958). It was the final album before Slowdive disbanded in 1995. The album was remastered and reissued on Cherry Red in 2010, with a bonus disc consisting of demo versions of Pygmalion-era tracks. In 1999, Ned Raggett ranked the album at No. 122 on his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties".^[3]

The song "Blue Skied an' Clear" featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 film The Doom Generation.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neil Halstead, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rutti"		10:06
2.	"Crazy for You"		6:00
3.	"Miranda"	Halstead, Rachel Goswell	4:49
4.	"Trellisaze"		6:21
5.	"Cello"		1:33
6.	"J's Heaven"		6:45
7.	"Visions of La"	Halstead, Goswell	1:46
8.	"Blue Skied an' Clear"		6:54
9.	"All of Us"		4:09
Total length:			48:23

Additional tracks

2010 reissue bonus disc, Pygmalion Demos
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Miranda"	3:49
2.	"Watch Me"	3:48
3.	"Yesterday"	4:23
4.	"To Watch"	5:55
5.	"Option One (Instrumental #1)"	3:53
6.	"Cargo"	4:27
7.	"Sinewaves"	5:15
8.	"Ambient Guitar"	5:50
9.	"Crazy for You (Alt. Version)"	4:40
10.	"Prautrock"	5:08
11.	"Changes"	4:54
12.	"Red Five"	6:07
Total length:		58:09

Personnel

Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar
Rachel Goswell – vocals, guitar
Christian Savill – guitar
Nick Chaplin – bass guitar
Ian McCutcheon – drums
Engineered and produced by Chris Hufford and Slowdive

Slowdive

Nick Chaplin Rachel Goswell Neil Halstead Christian Savill Simon Scott Ian McCutcheon Adrian Sell

Studio albums	Just for a Day Souvlaki Pygmalion

Compilation albums	Blue Day Catch the Breeze

Extended plays	Slowdive Holding Our Breath Outside Your Room

Related articles	Discography Blue Skied an' Clear

Associated acts	Black Hearted Brother Chapterhouse Mark Kozelek Minor Victories Mojave 3 Monster Movie Televise

References

↑ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Pygmalion – Slowdive". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (November 28, 2005). "Slowdive: Just for a Day / Souvlaki / Pygmalion". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
↑ http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~tewing/ned/nedmain.html
↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112887/soundtrack

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