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Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with "dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volume.
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Adorable; Air Formation; Airiel; Alcest; Alcian Blue;...
- Blackgaze
Deafheaven brought blackgaze to prominence with the 2013...
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"All I Wanna Do" is a song by the American rock band the...
- Beautiful Noise
Beautiful Noise is a 2014 American music documentary film,...
- Moose
Indie rock, shoegazing, alternative rock: Years active:...
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Shoegaze became the preferred term by the 2000s, but Wikipedia stubbornly clung onto “shoegazing” until 2020, proving that people will never stop arguing about genre definitions from 30 years ago.
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Oct 28, 2021 · Boasting one of the most evocative genre titles, shoegaze was a short-lived musical movement originating in the UK in the late 1980s. The acts that made up the original shoegaze scene were diverse, but what united them was an impressionistic approach to music making, combining traditional rock instruments with convoluted chains of effects pedals and advanced recording techniques to generate ...
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Jul 31, 2023 · 31.07.2023. A legacy of sonic bliss and exploration: a brief history of Shoegaze. Words by Andy Llloyd Russell. Shoegaze is both a sonic onslaught and a blissful blooming of emotive textures and etherial quality.
July 24, 2020. A brief history of shoegaze: English shoegaze giant Slowdive at their photoshoot for second album Souvlaki. Emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 80s, shoegazing has garnered a niche but dedicated following with its shimmering vocals, reverberating guitars and textural distortion.
Apr 12, 2013 · Shoegaze: the genre that could not be killed. Formerly a UK music press term of abuse for hapless Thames Valley indie types who hid behind their fringes, now everyone's glad to be 'gaze. Listen...
