Uncollected Noise New York 88-90

USインディの伝説的3ピースの軌跡を辿るレア音源集!
ファン感涙!まだこんなお宝があったとは!わずか4年の活動期間の中から、88年から90年にノイズ・ニューヨーク・スタジオで録音された24曲が年代順に並び、未発表曲(8曲も!)やB面曲の数々に加え、「Blue Thunder」「Fourth of July」など代表曲もレアなバージョンで収録。インディー・ロックやドリーム・ポップ、スロウコアなどに今も根付く、彼らの多大なる影響力を実感できる必携のアーカイヴです。

1988年～1990年までの、未発表曲を含むレア・トラック、アウトテイクを年代順に収録したアーカイヴ音源集『アンコレクティッド・ノイズ・ニューヨーク '88-'90』が登場!全曲がノイズ・ニューヨーク・スタジオにてレコーディングされた音源。クレイマーがプロデュースとエンジニアを担当。

Slow and deliberate but eruptive in terms of melody and emotion, Galaxie 500 undeniably altered the course of independent music by offering an alternative perspective to the loud and forceful sounds that dominated the late-80s indie landscape from which they grew. The Boston trio existed from 1987 to 1991 and issued three proper studio records in that time, full of simple, straightforward songs that soared in their simplicity. Their sound was unique on every level -- spare drumming from Damon Krukowski slathered in reverb, Dean Warehams lonely, high-pitched vocals swimming somewhere in the mix, and rudimentary guitar chords making space for Naomi Yangs fluid, countermelodic bass lines to lead the songs. As Galaxie 500s influence continued to be heard in generation after generation of artists that followed them, new waves of fans perennially discovered their scant studio discography. Uncollected Noise New York 88-90 offers a much-needed annex of unheard material, as the first rarities collection focused on the band since a bonus disc that was included on a box set in 1996. The 24-track collection chronologically traces the groups development as they found their sound at producer Kramers Noise New York studio over the course of their all-too-brief run. For those completely unfamiliar with the band or their legacy, Uncollected is as good of a place to start as any, with songs from every session the group conducted while working on their three albums. Inclusions like an alternate mix of 1989 album On Fire cut "Blue Thunder," their New Order cover "Ceremony," and a different version of "Fourth of July" from their 1990 swan song This Is Our Music are all emblematic of Galaxie 500s singular sound. Completists already familiar with the studio albums can look forward to unlocking a formerly closed door to the bands story with eight previously unreleased outtakes, all restored from the original tapes. Some of these unreleased tracks diverge wildly from the sound the group would become known for. The 1988 tune "Shout You Down" is fast and choppy, with Wareham engaging in some post-Velvets lyrical vitriol as Galaxie 500 blast through a few punky chords. From the same 1988 session, "See Through Glasses" has hints of paisley-colored psychedelia that the group didnt explore much further, and other never-before-heard songs like 1989 original "Never Get to Heaven" and a Buffy Saint Marie cover "Moonshot" show the band experimenting with rougher angles than those of their dreamily flowing albums. Indie subgenres like dream pop, slowcore, shoegaze, and more owe a lot of their existence to Galaxie 500, and they remain one of the more influential bands to have come out of the quiet corners of the underground. Uncollected Noise New York 88-90 is a treasure for those who are already fans, and the new perspective the collection offers on the band just reaffirms how important and how essential they are. ~ Fred Thomas