What is Shoegaze? & The Essentials to the Sound | A Documentary

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0:00 INTRODUCTIONS

(II)
0:52 ORIGINS

(III)
2:42 SOUNDS

(IV)
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(V)
5:16 THE HOLY TRINITY

(VI)
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(VII)
7:32 DREAMINESS DEFINED
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[jakubevans]

Shoegaze is the only musical genre that I both love and understand yet still have no clue what’s going on.

[richardharris]

Shoegaze feels like there’s an intense beauty staring you in the face but it’s either unattainable or lost.

The music being the hope/conduit that keeps you connected with it.

[kepttt]

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[Dr.videofrankenstein]

"Slowdive - When the sun hits"
I have no words to describe that

[sunlounger]

You actually have quite a shoegazey voice!

[xAustishx]

Finally! I've always been into this genre, especially the "dreamier" side of it, but I never knew what the heck the genre was classified as. Awesome to learn more about it! Great vid

[RadioactiveMoth]

Shoegaze and dream pop are the main genres that inspired me to start learning the guitar. I wanted to make music in the range of those genres, but since I only played keyboard I found it hard to get the guitar sounds I wanted. Now I just have to get good enough to make music with it.

[carpediem]

I love how diverse Shoegaze is. Can range from heavy riffs like Shovel by Hum, or beautiful soundscapes like Starting Over by LSD and the Search for God. Or a flawless mix like Mayonaise by Smashing Pumpkins. That euphoric feeling and the fuzzy tones in this kind of music is just like no other. Scratches my brain perfectly. Quick recommendation: Pancake by Swirlies! Shoegaze af

[danielgreen]

There is literally so much information, I will have to listen again. well described and in depth, supremely researched, much appreciated.

[woot]

A while a go, a guy in Guitar Center and I got to talking when he overheard me playing random riffs on a bass, and he'd mentioned shoegaze. I wasn't sure about what that was, and he struggled to describe it but gave me a few band examples. This vid def helped explain some things for me. I have some homework to do. Thanks for posting this.

[DEATHWISHVQ]

this genre changed my life and music interest entirely it really touched me emotionally.

[CursedWithAGift]

This is like the _exact_ kind of music I’ve always been looking for ever since I was a kid, like the distorted sound and the very ethereal feel of it, but I never knew it’s an actual genre, at least not until today anyway. What a time to be alive, this is fucking awesome.

[doitnowvideosyeah]

I love the visuals. So glad this genre didn't disappear.

[gigeorgesic]

Souvlaki Space Station is the album that gives me that euphoric feeling of falling in love. It’s a heavenly feeling hard to describe . Pure masterpiece

[andrewsemisch]

thought I invented shoegaze when I put my pitch shifter thru ibanez screamer. Thoroughly disappointed.

[divorcecourtt]

It's like a semester of Shoegaze knowledge in 8 minutes... thank you for this.

[zachwilson]

Im so happy to see Shoegaze becoming more popular with young people. I grew up on SF59 in the 90s and although their sound has changed over the years, their first two albums where shoegaze staples and expanded my musical interests.

[yungfiend]

Coaltar of the Deepers does shoegaze so perfectly for me. Their discography is so diverse, I never get sick of them. I love how they can make the saddest song feel so calming and relaxing by the end. Like for example one of their most popular songs "No Thank You" is about suicidal urges, but by the end he changes his mind and says "No Thank You" hence the title.

[RuffoDaSilva]

Adding to the bands you mentioned, I'll dearly recommend Soda Stereo's "Dynamo". They were an Argentinian new wave/pop rock band, but their 1992 album "Dynamo" became the first shoegaze/dreampop album ever created in Latin America, and got cult status thanks to its timeless sound.
Other Latin American bands I can recommend are Christianes and Silabario from Chile; Silvania and Resplandor from Peru; Vaya Futuro and Car Crash Sisters from my country Mexico.