Slowdive '40 Days' live @ Rotunda 3 ,Kitec,Hong Kong

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 20 years ago Slowdive were part. of a group of  UK bands including The Cocteau Twins,My Bloody Valentine,Ride and others,loosely described as shoegaze because of their aethereal vocals,dreamy sound,fuzzy,guitar with lots of reverb.They were less publicised  at the time in the frenzy for the harder- hitting sounds of grunge and  the popularity of Britpop bands like Blur and Oasis,

Although neglected at the time,we can now see shoegaze and  dream pop influence on a whole host of modern  bands including M83,Asobi Seksu,Broadcast and in the rise of labels like 'Sonic Cathedral'. As well as this,the music was also highly influential on post rock and ambient.

 The band members are Neil Halstead,(vocals,guitar),Rachel Goswell(vocals,guitar),Christian Savill(guitar),Nick Chaplin(bass) and Simon Scott(drums).Many of the songs played on this tour like'Machine Gun','When the Sun Hits','Dagger',were  taken from their most influential album 'Souvlaki'  as was '40 Days',which seems to be a personal favourite of Neil's.The songs are lovingly recreated in their live sets,complete with swirling guitars and beautiful harmonies from Neil and Rachel.Before the show I was chatting to a bunch of teenagers and I was amazed by how passionate they were about this band.Shoegaze lives on!