‘REVOLUTION – The Shoegaze Revival’ compilation

Every so often, new music by bands I don’t really know about excites me. It’s purely based on their sound and style, and that they’re reviving a movement I enjoy. As far as music genres go, there are too many to name. Shoegaze is still an exciting sound to me (indie pop also). Though the original ‘shoegaze’ bands disliked the name, I like hearing that sound in newer bands. A very cool thing about this compilation is that bands from all over the world on it. That shows how far and wide the shoegaze sound reached. Attend the launch event on Facebook for continued updates!

Official info and trailers are below:

releases 11 February 2015

Released by both Ear to Ear Records (UK) and Gerpfast Kolektif (Indonesia). Curated by Shauna McLarnon and Marc Joy for Ear to Ear Records, as well as Aditya Pandu Wijaya (Pandu) and Mochamad Romadhon Febriarianto (Ari) for Gerpfast Kolektif.

Advisors include Matthew Bedford (Muso Planet), Peter Andriaan Walandouw (Indonesian Shoegazer), Del Chaney (Primal Radio Show / Primal Music Blog) and Pedro Damian (Shoegazer Alive).

Compilation teaser prepared by Greg Wilson of DKFM Shoegaze Radio: youtu.be/lSlpZnFJ-Fg

Cataclysmic times, it’s often said, produces great art. So does diversity. The modern day musical landscape is in a constant state of change with its many scenes recreating themselves into something interestingly new. This equally applies to the shoegaze genre. Beautiful Noise is still being made and it’s sounding from all four corners of the globe.

2014 was a great year for shoegaze fans, with news surrounding the reformation of bands like Slowdive, Swervedriver, Ride and Medicine. 2015 is primed to be just as interesting and we are kicking it off by presenting the new breed, who are writing the next chapter in shoegaze. In the wake of the reformation of these ‘first wave’ shoegaze bands, we have amalgamated underground artists from all over the world, who are virtually united under one revolutionary flag – that of a shoegaze revival.

“Revolution – The Shoegaze Revival” is an epic, truly international 30-track compilation comprised of outstanding original material. Such bands have set the stage for shoegaze pioneers’ return to today’s scene by upholding their wall of sound and painting it with breathtaking colour. Some of these bands are also ‘first wave’ but have remained underground, while some are newbies – the ‘second wave’ of shoegaze.

Curated by UK label Ear to Ear Records and Indonesian label Gerpfast Kolektif, this compilation features 30 bands from 16 countries, covering 5 of the 6 inhabited continents. Each was selected purely on the basis of their dynamic sound, without any consideration of geographic preference, label affiliation, popularity ranking or hype. Without even one throwaway or filler track, these are all ‘keepers’.

This is not a shoegaze tribute album to MBV or Slowdive, or even The Beatles. There is simply so much greatness to the new wave of shoegaze that we’re focusing on original tracks, which showcase the immense talent of the featured bands. For some, this album may be the best shoegaze soundtrack they’ll encounter in 2015. At minimum, this will serve as a fantastic introduction to these new sounds and happily tide existing shoegaze fans over for quite some time.

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