Listed on Post-Punk.com's 100 most essential dream pop releases ever, Closedown stand out as one of the most curiously overlooked.
Los Angeles dream merchants return with a re-release of classic tracks initially from the 1994 debut "Nearfield". This new interpretation entitled "Dissolve" includes different mixes and a never-before-heard track, "Skywards". Listed on Post-Punk.com's 100 most essential dream pop releases ever, Closedown stand out as one of the most curiously overlooked. This four-piece from Los Angeles was one of America's earliest shoegaze bands; some even say they were the first. Emerging from currents of drenching spectral etherealism, Closedown pin you down permanently with swelling whirlpools of brilliant sounds. The comparison to other bliss-rock bands is inevitable, yet such analogies overlook the uniqueness of Closedown's musical conception.
J Battle - Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Fernando Benitez - Bass, EFX
James Moran - Drums
Scott McDonald - Guitars
Recorded/Written: 1992-1993
All tracks by Closedown.
Mastered by Simon Scott (SPS Mastering)
Track Listing
Decryption Red Oval Sunangel Summer Skywards Bumblebee Empyreal Aquila Moon
- 1. Decryption
- 2. Red Oval
- 3. Sunangel Summer
- 4. Skywards
- 5. Bumblebee
- 6. Empyreal
- 7. Aquila
- 8. Moon
