Melborn

Unreleased album from 1993 by legendary Detroit shoegaze band. Produced by Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) In the early to mid 90s, Detroit was a haven for shoegaze and dreampop bands. This has been well-documented by Third Man Records on the excellent compilations, Southeast of Saturn Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Spectacle, who were featured on the first volume, were one of the guiding lights of the Detroit shoegaze scene in the early 90s. While the four band members were still in their teens, Spectacle were routinely headlining shows and sharing bills with their esteemed peers Majesty Crush and Thirsty Forest Animals. After releasing an EP entitled Developing In A World Without Sound (Constellation Records), they were signed by Sony to begin working on what would be their first full-length album. Melborn was recorded in 1993 with Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, etc.) and Dave Feeney producing at Tempermill. The album was completed, but while the band members began planning for its release and scheduling tour dates, Sony ended up dropping Spectacle without ever releasing the album. Now, after more than 30 years have passed since the recording sessions, painted air is very proud to present Spectacle's unreleased debut album. Spanning seven songs, Melborn moves from shimmering shoegaze to psych-rock bombast as each song intricately layered with the guitar tones of Loren Jackson and Travis Hawthorne, the finely orchestrated drum pummeling of Eric Campbell, and the smooth and steady bass playing of Nick Sheren. Sadly, the band went their separate ways after the recordings were completed. Loren Jackson and Eric Campbell formed Transient Waves, a highly influential band in the ambient music genre. Travis Hawthorne currently records downtempo music as T.S. Hawthorne. Track Listing Gorgeous Plum Everlasting Flight to Her Venus Melissa Blue Eyes A Never Changing Heave pt. 1 A Never Changing Heaven pt. 2

Number of Discs: 1

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