Guitars loaded with distortion, reverb and constant use of pedals- the result was a thick and sweet wall of noise. This groundbreaking release ended up defining the shoegaze movement: a form of lethargic rock, stylistically influenced by the noise and stridency of bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, and by the dream pop trend of bands like Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star.
In 1991, the mythical British label Creation Records released one of the most influential records of all time, My Bloody Valentine’s second album Loveless. On the other side of the Atlantic ocean, an underground musical genre with a radically opposite sound had been fascinating England for some years: it was a mysterious, beautiful and fascinating noise, commonly known as shoegaze. During the exciting first years of the 90s decade, the USA were experiencing the angry and furious fever of grunge bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden.
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