Two legendary bands that defined two strongly related, if not inseparable, genres: A.R. Kane (interview) & My Bloody Valentine; Dream pop & Shoegaze. Textures & Reverb that is textures\/reverb. In brief, this column will gather 10 present-day shoegaze/dream pop (and around) tracks you should experience and very much likely won’t find anywhere else on the web, at least as a whole! So, pick up your glide guitar and relish the wall of sound.
Be Forest – ‘BENGALA’
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The Cabin Fever – ‘B-L-S-H (Slomix)’
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Day & Dream – ‘Night Lights’
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Brace! Brace! – ‘Tease’
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Mesa Luna – ‘Dispel’
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FortEver – ‘Hwy 62’
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Wild Signals – ‘Home’
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Laveda – ‘Dream. Sleep.’
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Lo Haze – ‘Cosmonaut’
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Heavy Heart – ‘Bed Bug’
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Compiled by: Christos Doukakis