Although categorized as "Shoegaze" back in the 90's, Slowdive certainly had more dimension to their sound than just a wall of distorted guitars fronted by a faint voice. They, like their contemporaries My Bloody Valentine, had a quality inherent in their music that has gone on to influence many current electronic, indie and goth artists. "Catch the Breeze" is a 2-disc set of most of their 3 proper albums, along with 8 singles and a Peel Sessions cover version of Syd Barrett's "Golden Hair." If you are new to Slowdive or one of their diehard fans, this should be mandatory to your CD collection. -- Herman Snell and Alex Slawson
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