November 14,2008
挪威Shoegaze新貴Serena-Maneesh新作『SM Backwards』面世

Serena-Maneesh
Despite some of the growing pains here, Backwards strongly hints at the sadistic beauticians S-M would be introduced to us as in their debut, and bravely reveals the types of psych/shoegaze pitfalls they'd later learn to avoid.─ by Pitchfork
2005年的同名處男大碟『Serena-Maneesh』曾經有一度被自己拿來和至愛樂隊My Bloody Valentine的『Loveless』相作比較;當然不是指稱Serena-Maneesh只是一支MBV的Copy Cat樂隊,某種程度上自己已經把對於Shoegaze的喜愛移情至Serena-Maneesh身上。首張專輯一方面邀來Sufjan Stevens的跨刀,另一面並獲得Steve Albini、Martin Bisi等人的監製,完美地揉合了MBV、Amon Düül、Swans、Spacemen 3以及Royal Trux等人的影子;在Emil Nikolaisen以及前成員Lina Holström雙主音的率領下,呈現出難得大器的Psych/Shoegaze Rock風骨(現在陣容增編至7人)。2008年交由奧斯陸著名音樂品牌Smalltown Supersound發行的全新作品『SM Backwards』其實是將2002年『Fixxations』與2005年『Zurück』兩張EP合併發行,並收錄了一批樂隊早期的錄音與Remix作品,共計17首曲目以雙碟型式發行。『SM Backwards』完整地呈現出樂隊草創時期粗糙接近Royal Trux式的Lo-Fi Rock以及Cocteau Twins、Spacemen 3式的空靈Space Rock風味,Disc II的8首Mix仍屬不俗之作,並將S-M的樂風引領至Dark-Ambient的綺麗聲境。

S-M site here Listen on myspace Serena-Maneesh ─ SM Backwards
Disc 1 - "Fixxations"01. Drive Me Home the Lonely Nights
02. Hear Bleed Philharmonic
03. Blues Like Beehive II
04. Oxygene, Please!
05. Drive Me Home the Lonely Nights (Original Mix)
06. Blues Like Beehive (Original Mix)
07. Ballad of Jezebel (Original Mix)
08. Hear Bleed Philharmonic (Original Mix)
09. Oxygene, Please! (Original Vinyl Dark Side Mix)
Disc 2 - "Zurück"
01. Sehnsucht/Drag Me Upstairs (NJ Recreation Room Mix)
02. Death Parade, Slow
03. Leipziger Love Life (Ancient Mix)
04. Introspection (Original Mix)
05. Leipziger Love (Original Mix)
06. Degenerate (Edit Original Mix)
07. Sehnsucht/Drag Me Upstairs (Original Mix)
08. Never (Edit Original Mix)
Current members:
- Emil Nikolaisen, vocals and guitar.
- Hilma Nikolaisen, bass.
- Eivind Schou, viola.
- Einar Lukerstuen, drums.
- Øystein Sandsdalen, guitar.
- Tommy Akerholdt, drums.
- Anders Møller, percussion
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