Effloresce (album)
Effloresce | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 29 September 2003 | |||
Recorded | February–March 2003 | |||
Studio | , Farnham, Surrey | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, alternative rock, post-rock, space rock[1] | |||
Length | 75:34 | |||
Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |||
Producer | Chris Sheldon, Oceansize | |||
Oceansize chronology | ||||
|
Effloresce is the debut studio album by British progressive rock band Oceansize. It was released on 29 September 2003. The record garnered considerable praise from critics.
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | (9/10) [2] |
The PRP | (4/5) link |
Scene Point Blank | (9.5/10) link |
Sputnikmusic | (4.5/5) [3] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.[4]
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wilson, MacKenzie. Effloresce at AllMusic
- ^ Rauf, Raziq. "Album Review: Oceansize - Effloresce / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ FlawedPerfection. "Oceansize - Effloresce (album review 5)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Oceansize". Freewilliamsburg.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
External links[]
Categories:
- Oceansize albums
- 2003 debut albums
- Albums produced by Chris Sheldon
- Beggars Banquet Records albums