Slowdive (UK)

英國夢幻傳奇之聲：Slowdive

1989年成立於英國 Reading，團名據說來自貝斯手 Nick 的夢，成員包括 Neil Halstead、Rachel Goswell、Nick Chaplin 和 Christian Savill，與最後加入的鼓手 Ian McCutcheon。Slowdive 自1991年到1995年於廠牌 Creation Records 發行三張專輯，分別為《Just For A Day》《Souvlaki》與《Pygmalion》，以迷濛似幻的白色噪音，配上 Rachel 與 Neil 夢境式低語吟唱，被譽為九零年代新迷幻的代表樂團之一。在《Pygmalion》面世前，Neil Halstead、Rachel Goswell 和鼓手 Ian McCutcheon 組成了 Mojave 3，以感傷的民謠樂風為主；而吉他手 Christian Savill 則另組 Monster Movie，承襲 Slowdive 的濃烈噪音與矇矓空間感。在團員各有不同理念的狀況下，Slowdive 自此潛入無語的深沉夢境。

已有近二十年沒有發行新作的 Slowdive，終於在今年宣佈以原始陣容正式復出；重新踏上巡迴旅途的 Slowdive，除了參與 Primavera Sound、Latitude Festival 與 Pitchfork Music Festival 等各大音樂祭，也將於夏天進行首次的亞洲巡迴，甚至可能會帶來全新創作！這一天我們也等待了很久很久，7月23日 THE WALL 公館，敬請期待。

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Slowdive formed in Reading, England by Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell in October 1989. The two sang and played guitar, and had been friends since they were six years old. At a Sunday youth group, they began making music in an indie pop band called The Pumpkin Fairies, with bassist Mike Cottle and drummer Adrian Sell. When the Fairies disbanded, Slowdive formed with drummer Adrian Sell, and Nick Chaplin, his friend who played bass. A third guitarist named Christian Savill, previously of the band "Eternal", joined when he became the only person to answer an advert from the band. The ad called for a female guitarist, but Savill wanted to join so badly he offered to wear a dress. He was subsequently recruited.[2] The name "Slowdive" was inspired by a dream Nick Chaplin experienced.
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