Effloresce (album)
| Effloresce | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 September 2003 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 2003 | |||
| Studio | Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, alternative rock, post-rock, space rock[1] | |||
| Length | 75:34 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |||
| Producer | Chris Sheldon, Oceansize | |||
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Effloresce is the debut studio album by British progressive/alternative rock band Oceansize. It was released on 29 September 2003. The record garnered considerable praise from critics.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10) [2] |
| The List |   [3] |
| The PRP | (4/5) link |
| Scene Point Blank | (9.5/10) link |
| Sputnikmusic | (4.5/5) [4] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  link |
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Oceansize.
- "I Am the Morning" – 4:18
- "Catalyst" – 6:40
- "One Day All This Could Be Yours" – 4:19
- "Massive Bereavement" – 9:59
- "Rinsed" – 3:58
- "You Wish" – 6:00
- "Remember Where You Are" – 5:22
- "Amputee" – 5:32
- "Unravel" – 2:50
- "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" – 8:30
- "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show" – 9:04
- "Long Forgotten" – 8:57
Personnel
[edit]- Mike Vennart – guitar, vocals
- Steve Durose – guitar, backing vocals
- Richard 'Gambler' Ingram – guitar
- Jon Ellis – bass, keyboards
- Mark Heron – drums
Additional personnel
[edit]- Chris Sheldon – production (with Oceansize), mixing
- Adrian Newton – assistant engineer
- Louis Read – assistant engineer
- Dario Dendi – assistant engineer
- Jack Clark – assistant engineer
- Martin & Kimberly McCarrick – cello, violin, viola on "Massive Bereavement" and "Long Forgotten"
- Claire Lemmon – backing vocals on "Massive Bereavement" and "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show"
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilson, MacKenzie. Effloresce at AllMusic
- ^ Rauf, Raziq. "Album Review: Oceansize - Effloresce / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Pia, Camilla (18 September 2003). "Rock: Oceansize - Effloresce (Beggars Banquet)". p. 105. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ FlawedPerfection. "Oceansize - Effloresce (album review 5)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
