09 Jul 2012 — Henning Lahmann
The fine folks at beloved label
Kranky have unearthed the long forgotten sounds of Bristol-based outfit Dreamscape, whose rather brief and largely unnoticed existence fell into the very period when (1) shoegaze was not retro and (2) choosing such a name was still totally appropriate and not completely outworn. A trio led by some Rebecca Rawlings and supported by a charmingly mechanic Alesis SR16 drum machine, Dreamscape made pop that was so hopelessly beautiful that it was probably too forlorn even for the era of MBV et al. - their entire discography consists of one 7 inch single and a four song EP, with a second four song EP having been recorded but never released. In any case, we're grateful that Kranky got hold of these gems and made the effort to compile the full-length that never happened back then (in this sense, you can't even call it a proper reissue). Here's what the label has to say about the curating process for
La-Di-Da Recordings:
The first four songs on this album comprise the unreleased EP that was to be named “Greater Than God”, a title that was used later by Secret Shine for a Sarah extended play. Tracks five through eight come from their only 12” release, the Cradle EP on the La-Di-Da label. As a bonus, the final track is the only remaining demo of what was to be a series of new recordings, which never came to fruition. There are a few small glitches from the original source tape on this last track, but it was decided to leave it as is when mastering instead of fudging corrections.
"Separate Sense" is one of the four songs from
Greater Than God, listen to the stupendous dream pop piece below.
La-Di-Da Recordings is out August 20.
