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Codeine | Codeine was an American indie rock band known for pioneering the slowcore/sadcore genre.<ref>https://www.spin.com/2012/02/slowcore-pioneers-codeine-announce-reunion-tour/</ref> Their 1990 debut album, ''Frigid Stars LP'', received critical acclaim upon release.<ref>http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7150-sub-pop-20/</ref> | ||
Following the release of Frigid Stars LP, the band recorded a new album under the title '''''Barely Real''''' in 1992. Under the pressure of following up their debut, the band felt that many of the songs they were writing were too similar to the songs on ''Frigid Stars''. The lead singer/guitarist, Stephen Immerwahr, was unsatisfied with the results.<ref>https://archive.today/20120902063116/http://thequietus.com/articles/09835-codeine-interview</ref> He decided to cut over half the tracks planned for the album and decided to release the album as a five-song EP instead. A couple of the deleted tracks were re-recorded two years later for their 1994 album, ''The White Burch''.<ref>Picco, Judson; Shipley, Ken (2012). "Codeine: Barely Real". Barely Real (booklet). The Numero Group. p. 9. 201.2. </ref> | |||
==Status== | |||
The original and deleted tracks have never surfaced and were not included in the 2012 reissuing of the EP. People believe the tracks were recorded over for ''The White Burch'' and original recordings are gone forever. | The original and deleted tracks have never surfaced and were not included in the 2012 reissuing of the EP. People believe the tracks were recorded over for ''The White Burch'' and original recordings are gone forever. | ||
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barely_Real | |||
[[Category:Lost music|Barely Real]] | [[Category:Lost music|Barely Real]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media|Barely Real]] | [[Category:Completely lost media|Barely Real]] | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 12 September 2022
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Status: Lost
Codeine was an American indie rock band known for pioneering the slowcore/sadcore genre.[1] Their 1990 debut album, Frigid Stars LP, received critical acclaim upon release.[2]
Following the release of Frigid Stars LP, the band recorded a new album under the title Barely Real in 1992. Under the pressure of following up their debut, the band felt that many of the songs they were writing were too similar to the songs on Frigid Stars. The lead singer/guitarist, Stephen Immerwahr, was unsatisfied with the results.[3] He decided to cut over half the tracks planned for the album and decided to release the album as a five-song EP instead. A couple of the deleted tracks were re-recorded two years later for their 1994 album, The White Burch.[4]
Status
The original and deleted tracks have never surfaced and were not included in the 2012 reissuing of the EP. People believe the tracks were recorded over for The White Burch and original recordings are gone forever.
References
- ↑ https://www.spin.com/2012/02/slowcore-pioneers-codeine-announce-reunion-tour/
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7150-sub-pop-20/
- ↑ https://archive.today/20120902063116/http://thequietus.com/articles/09835-codeine-interview
- ↑ Picco, Judson; Shipley, Ken (2012). "Codeine: Barely Real". Barely Real (booklet). The Numero Group. p. 9. 201.2.