The Avalyn Digest

There are 31 messages totalling 1137 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. recommendations
  2. IMPORTANT NEWS
  3. Silvania (6)
  4. Labradford (2)
  5. Delay Tambor: (seefeel, autechre, scanner, etc.)
  6. IMPORTANT NOTE regarding Lysator
  7. Cover songs (2)
  8. Slowdive lyrics 
  9.  (4)
 10. just a word to the wise... (3)
 11. lyrics...
 12. Hey... I'm new here...
 13. slowdive remix
 14. Mojave 3 News
 15. Lyrics (4)
 16. Closedown

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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 02:22:45 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Karsten Petersen 
Subject: Re: recommendations

At 15:49 01-06-96 -0500, you wrote:
>does anyone know of any artists, other than mojave 3 and scenic, 
>who make melancholy, atmospheric, mellow music that has a 
>country/western tinge?  i've heard of a small, good thing(on
>soleilmoon); they're supposed to make very slow slide-guitar ambient
>music.  i also heard tarnation, but it didn't impress me as much as i
>thought it would and i've heard that some of moose's later stuff does
>this very ghostly, western type of music.  i apologize if this is a 
>little vague, but any help would be appreciated.

Another westernlike band is Mazzy Star. They have made two records:"She
hangs brightly" and "So tonight that I might see" (1990 and 1993 Capitol
Records). Actually they are a lot better than Mojave 3, the vocals by Hope
Sandoval is really cool, mixed with a bit of noise and lots of slideguitar.
Lots of atmosphere and melancholy...
They are playing at Roskilde Festival in Denmarks this year, so everybody:
check them out!!! (By the way the festival is sold out, and it is not be
possible to buy tickets at the gates, so dont go there unless you have a
ticket by now!) 

Regards 
   Karsten

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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 00:16:43 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: IMPORTANT NEWS

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                      IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT *LYSATOR*
                 ----------------------------------------

 My Internet provider "Lysator" is moving their equipment around the last
week of JUNE - that's right, in about two weeks. This means the following:

 1. All email sent to me or any of the mailing lists at Lysator will _not_
    be distributed (not to me, or the mailing lists) before Lysator is back
    up again at their new location.

 2. All email sent to me or any of the mailing lists at Lysator will be
    _saved_ on another server, and held there until Lysator is back up
    again at their new location - and _then_ distributed (to me and to
    the mailing lists).

 3. This means that there are no problems sending mail to me or to the
    lists, only that a slight delay (only a couple of days, I hope) will
    occur before the mail is distributed.

 4. I guess we all will notice when this happens, and when everything is
    back up again (can you say "flooded mailboxes"...)

 Oh and the WWW servers will of course also be down during this time.

 Stay tuned...
 //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)

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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 22:10:36 +0100 (BST)
From: "P.D.Howard" 
Subject: Silvania

Hi folks,

Well, for the continuing edification of the list I can report that
Silvania's "Paisanje III" arrived from Spain on Tuesday 4th of this
month, so it took 2-3 weeks to arrive.  This seems pretty reasonable to
me, and Elefant seem from the literature accompanying it to be well
organised etc.  Their badges are nothing to write home about, but the
postcards boast an excellent design and are well worth 50ptas apiece!

And the music?  Not bad at all.  After two listens I'm unsure whether
it'll be something I'll come back to a lot, but it's decent ambient
guitar pop (generally somewhere between 5ep and "Pygmalion" in deference
to us being Slowdive fans) with a good musical range.  It's neither run of
the mill nor genuinely groundbreaking stylistically.  I seem to remember Wilder
describing it as "sweet pornography", which is maybe stretching it, but
I'm not one for the adjectives.  Sorry if this isn't very helpful, but
my brain is fried from academic work at the moment and I don't feel like
writing a proper review.

They have another album out now or very shortly.  I'll post the title
and cost up some other time.  Worth considering.

Cheers,
Philip Howard
pdh195@soton.ac.uk

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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 06:53:58 -0400
From: larry@interlog.com (rotavator)
Subject: Re: Silvania

>I seem to remember Wilder
>describing it as "sweet pornography", which is maybe stretching it, but
>I'm not one for the adjectives.

I've always meant to ask him what that actually meant. Wilder, are you there?

Larry

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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 19:24:07 +0500 (GMT+0500)
From: Loveless 
Subject: Re: Silvania

i see ,and  i think that Paisaje III , is really beautiful...but 
"en cielo de oceano " is unbelievable ,...
 ....someone have information about the "avalovara"..
how is ??..also ambient ?..and the tours from Silvania...
have in them planes go to Peru someday ..?

regards
David

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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 14:51:07 GMT -5
From: "WILDER SPACEMAN GONZALES AGREDA" <932307@CENCO.ULIMA.EDU.PE>
Subject: re: Silvania

>They have another album out now or very shortly.  I'll post the title
>and cost up some other time.  Worth considering.

They have a new album "Delay Tambor".
        
Sadly i don't have it still. All i know is that it's a kind 
of tribute to Silvania, with ambient luminaries, like Autechre!!, 
playing Silvania's songs.

Regards.
Wilder.
                
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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 16:20:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: bungee boy 
Subject: Re: Silvania

Another group you guys should check out is "Labranford."  Their music is 
very ambient guitar stuff with heavily reverbed vocals.  It sounds like 
it was all recorded in a cathedral.  Their songs sound like the songs 
"Losing today" and "Albatross" by Slowdive.  Very introspective and moody...

Bungee Boy.

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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 14:34:40 GMT -5
From: WILDER SPACEMAN GONZALES AGREDA <932307@cenco.ulima.edu.pe>
Subject: Re: Silvania

>>I seem to remember Wilder
>>describing it as "sweet pornography", which is maybe stretching it, 
>>but I'm not one for the adjectives.

>I've always meant to ask him what that actually meant. Wilder, are 
>you there?

Sweet pornography, it is. Or at least it is that way for me.
        
Paisaje III:
    -"Eva sobre Eva" -trans. "Eva over Eva", the lyrics of the song 
        are metaphoras about lesbians, eg: "y el tiempo ilumina sus 
        rostros excitados,...sus cuerpos de ninas" (trans." and the 
        time lights her stired faces...her girl's bodys" 
    -"Nudo de cielo y delfin" ("Knot from heaven and dolphin") 
        "...huele a tu cuerpo...en mi sed, en mi lengua...arde 
        siempre..." (trans.: "Smells like your body...in my thirst, 
        in my tongue...always burn...".        
         
        Actually is very difficult to understand all what they say.
        But in "En cielo de Oceano" comes all the lyrics:
        
    -"Oval": "Acaso no escuchas batiendose bajo el cielo de acuario 
        anunciandote que mi amor viene al fin por ti. (t: "Perhaps 
        you don't listen flapping under the aquarium's heaven 
        announcing that my love comes at last for you".

    -"Maldoror":"El caos sabe tu nombre lo se por tus ojos por tu 
        boca por tu sexo por tus alas".(t:"The caos knows your name I 
        know by your eyes by your mouth by your sex by your wings"     
   
    -"Aura y tu" ("Breeze and you"): "Las mas bellas rosas arden bajo 
        tus pies y bajo las rosas arde mi cabeza envuelta en mil 
        curvas en luz en azules mi alma es una serpiente blanca te 
        elevas y me quitas el alma y acambio me das silencio y vapor 
        de agua si tu respiras eres Dios si suspiras un demonio de 
        amor" ("The beautiest roses burn under your foot and under 
        the roses burns mi head involve in thousand curves in light in 
        blues my soul is a white serpent you rise and substractme the 
        soul and in exchange you give me silence and water's vapor if 
        you breathe you're God if you suspire a demon of Love")

Some days ago a friend was telling the wondrous that is to 
make the love listening Silvania, i haven't done it still but when i 
listened to them i always relation it with these sensations. Maybe is 
just my subjectivity inside. 

But i believe that inclusive their lyrics are sweet 
metaphoras about love and sex, about a SWEET PORNOGRAPHY.
        
All you that love slowdive's sound so much, should listen 
this beauty, really should.

Take care.
Wilder.

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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 09:19:48 -0400
From: larry@interlog.com (rotavator)
Subject: Labradford

>Another group you guys should check out is "Labranford."  Their music is 
>very ambient guitar stuff with heavily reverbed vocals.  It sounds like 
>it was all recorded in a cathedral.  Their songs sound like the songs 
>"Losing today" and "Albatross" by Slowdive.  Very introspective and moody...

I've never thought of Labradford as being much like Slowdive at all, except
for the use of copious amounts of reverb in the manner of _Just For A Day_.
I don't know which of their albums you're thinking of, but the fact that
they use keyboards and that the guitars still sound like guitars makes them
a lot different. Their music sounds much more ominous too.

Larry

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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 18:19:50 +0500 (GMT+0500)
From: Loveless 
Subject: Re: Labradford

      sounds interesting ......
      where can i find material of them ???...
      what label company are they ?
 
      Regards
     
      David/// 

On Sat, 15 Jun 1996, rotavator wrote:

> >Another group you guys should check out is "Labranford."  Their music is 
> >very ambient guitar stuff with heavily reverbed vocals.  It sounds like 
> >it was all recorded in a cathedral.  Their songs sound like the songs 
> >"Losing today" and "Albatross" by Slowdive.  Very introspective and moody...
> 
> I've never thought of Labradford as being much like Slowdive at all, except
> for the use of copious amounts of reverb in the manner of _Just For A Day_.
> I don't know which of their albums you're thinking of, but the fact that
> they use keyboards and that the guitars still sound like guitars makes them
> a lot different. Their music sounds much more ominous too.

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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:09:17 GMT -5
From: "WILDER SPACEMAN GONZALES AGREDA" <932307@CENCO.ULIMA.EDU.PE>
Subject: Delay Tambor: (seefeel, autechre, scanner, etc.)

    I just have the track listing of the last silvania cd "Delay 
Tambor", which includes silvania's songs played in different versions  
by some ambient luminaries like seefeel, autechre, scanner etc. 
The new disc also includes 3 new songs by Silvania.

    So here is the track listing -taken from a spanish zine, Spiral-:
    
    01: Eesal
    02: Ov : Locust mx
    03: Ry I : Scorn mx
    04: 3lc : Seefeel mx
    05: ArAng : Scanner mx
    06: Bengala
    07: LBelm : Autechre mx
    08: Arqueopteryx
    
    Most of the songs are from "En Cielo de Oceano":  Ov = Oval,
3lc = Trilce, ArAng = Arcangel, LBelm = Un bosque en la memoria.
    And one from "Paisaje III": Ry I = Raymi I.
    The others are the new silvania's songs.
    
    The cover versions are supposed to be in radical diferent 
versions than they appeared on the silvania's discs.
           
    About the 3 new tracks the Spiral's writer says: 
    
            "...now their soul has changed to the investigation, the 
        search, and even an evident hedonist side that they're going 
        to continue exploiting -see the new maxi "Galax Trax"-. I also
        believe that Mario and Coco (*) have learnt that is preferable
        to fascinate and to result interestings, juicys, 
        unforgettables, to leave a trace more creative than 
        sentimental."        

            -(*): Mario and Coco are Silvania.

        Just to say that if you have a doubt about what i was telling 
you about silvania all the time, seefeel, autechre and the other 
great bands that appears on Delay Tambor help me to continue saying: 

        You really should hear the Silvania's exquisite beauty!!
        You really should!

        Regards.
        Wilder.

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 04:16:21 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTE regarding Lysator

                            ** IMPORTANT NOTE **

 Lysator (the Internet provider where this mailing list and web-pages reside)
 ------- will move their equipment starting June 26th (at 6pm CET) (that's
         on wednesday this week) and they plan to have everything back up
         again (and I say again, _plan to_) the following weekend, that is
         June 29th or June 30th.

 If you read the previous note regarding this, you remember that I said
 that _all messages sent to a Lysator-address_ (to the mailing list, to
 me, etc) will be _saved_ (though there will probably be problems with
 that too for an hour or two during the move) and distributed when
 everything is back up again.

 * So, either you stop sending mail to the mailing list or me for these
   few days, or you continue to send mail, hoping for the best. This is
   entirely up to you. But remember that I will not be able to reply to
   any messages before June 29th or 30th (earliest date).

 //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)

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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:45:45 -0500 (EST)
From: fiddlepoke 
Subject: Cover songs

has anyone ever been in a band that did or heard a band that did a 
slowdive cover.  How good/bad was it?  
My band was thinking about doing one, but decided against it.
This was when we had few songs, but show where we were expected to play 
for over an hour.
later

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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:58:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Aaron Thorne 
Subject: Re: Cover songs

On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, fiddlepoke wrote:

> has anyone ever been in a band that did or heard a band that did a
> slowdive cover.  How good/bad was it?

I think i remember hearing that love spirals downwards has covered
"visions of la" and "mercy" live.  that's all i know of.
>From what i heard, both sounded great.  Doesn't surprise me at all that
lsd would do a good job with slowdive (or mojave) tunes.

aaron

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Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 13:25:00 +0500 (GMT+0500)
From: loveless 
Subject: Slowdive lyrics 

Hi everybody !
well , i wanted to know if somebody can send me the Lyrics from the 
Slowdive , Morningrise , Holding our Breath , 5ep , and Outside your room 
, eps ...the system here are really slow in this days .

thanks 
David

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Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 16:58:40 +0000
From: Pete Stenberg 
Subject: 

hey david and everyone else on this list...

i'm sorry that i am unable to provide you with lyrics...i'm 
a little sketchy myself as to what they are.

However, I did want to stir up a little conversation on this 
list, seeing that it has been dead over the past couple of 
months.

Has ANYONE heard anything about this brilliant trio since 
the shaving tour...the 'waters' have been a little calm and 
i'm curious to see if anyone has heard ANYTHING new?  I'm 
anxious to see when they'll be releasing some new material.  
When I spoke to Neil @ the show, he said that in October (?) 
they'd be releasing something new...any confirmation on 
that-anyone?

well, it's obvious that I haven't anything relevant to 
say...just wanted to promote some activity on this list, for 
a change.

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer, take care!

-krissy-
pspi@jorsm.com

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Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 21:09:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Steven Holmes 
Subject: Re: 

while in east lansing's wherehouse music..i stumbled..on a cd
single from slowdive..it was only a two song remix thingie...didnt buy
it...should i have? it was bout 11 bucks.....welll???? tell me..wont be
there forever.!!!!
:)
stev

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Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 23:11:44 +0000
From: Pete Stenberg 
Subject: just a word to the wise...

Steve-

Should you buy it???  Don't put the unneccessary stress on 
your brain, stop contemplating the idea...of course you 
should buy it!

First of all it's slowdive, need i say more?  Not to mention 
only eleven bucks!  I'd jump all over that if i were 
you...like you said, it won't be there forever.

I hope you feel it is a wise investment...i doubt you will 
be disappointed.  let us know-k?

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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 02:45:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Aaron Thorne 
Subject: Re: 

> while in east lansing's wherehouse music..i stumbled..on a cd
> single from slowdive..it was only a two song remix thingie...didnt buy
> it...should i have? it was bout 11 bucks.....welll???? tell me..wont be
> there forever.!!!!

If it's a two song remix thingie then it must be the In Mind remixes.  I
LOVE this disc!  I mean it's not normal slowdive stuff.  In my mind (ha
ha) these versions are much more interesting than the original version of
In Mind.  The second of the two mixes is simply beautiful.  Get it.

Or, if it's just the Alison 2 song promo then I'd say forget it.    Those
are the only 2 song singles i can think of by slowdive.

aaron

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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 12:02:03 +0500 (GMT+0500)
From: loveless 
Subject: lyrics...

> Has ANYONE heard anything about this brilliant trio since 
> the shaving tour...the 'waters' have been a little calm and 
> i'm curious to see if anyone has heard ANYTHING new?  I'm 
> anxious to see when they'll be releasing some new material.  
> When I spoke to Neil @ the show, he said that in October (?) 
> they'd be releasing something new...any confirmation on 
> that-anyone?

It`s very posible ..i know that in one concert , they play others songs 
that surely will be of their new release ..i don`t know ....
There is a interview to Rachel in a Dream-Pop homepage , i don`t know if 
you have readed ,and she say many things .. well i will send to the list ....
Besides ( again ) will be great if somebody can help me with the lyrics 
from the early ep`s from Slowdive ....
 
take care , too 
David   
   
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 15:58:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Steven Holmes 
Subject: Re: just a word to the wise...

thanks for the advice pete...i went down..and got it right after
everyone..said it would becool to get...yeah it was the 5ep. in mind remix
albumn thing....pretty cool....anyone know how rare this is? ive never
seen it before...its an import..did creation just reissue it or something?
steve

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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 15:12:14 +0500 (GMT+0500)
From: loveless 
Subject: Re: just a word to the wise...

 Hi !
 the "5ep-in mind remixes " is , i believe some fast , and...experimental
 not is so great like others ep's ..it's myu opinion.. 
 ...., but i think that is most great the normal version from "in 
 mind" ..that song is really hipnotic , and when you listen it you feel 
 really like in the clouds ..true ! ..sometimes can imagine flying for 
 the sky accompany with the heavenly voice from Rachel...and all is just
 wonderful ..

 Import ? ..i don't understand many english , i only know that is very 
 hard find that ep ...here in Peru , i get happiness a copy from that ep ...

 take care ALL
 David

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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 18:02:09 -0400
From: larry@interlog.com (Dr Peaches Bartkowicz)
Subject: Re: 

>while in east lansing's wherehouse music..i stumbled..on a cd
>single from slowdive..it was only a two song remix thingie...didnt buy
>it...should i have? it was bout 11 bucks.....welll???? tell me..wont be
>there forever.!!!!
>:)
>stev

What were the tracks?

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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 18:22:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mike Baker 
Subject: Hey... I'm new here...

Hey, my name is Mike and I'm from Burlington.... it's near Toronto. I'm 
new to this list and I thought  I would just say hello.... does anyone 
else on this list live anywhere remotely near me? I am interested in 
hearing  the older Slowdive ep's.... I have "slowdive", "morningrise", 
and the "5ep" stuff.... but I am interested in hearing stuff like "blue 
day" and "outside your room" (???); can anybody give me a hand?
You can reach me outside of this list at: mike.balm@freenet.hamilton.on.ca

By the way... if you are looking for an album to fill the void left by 
the end of Slowdive, you need not look any further than the "nearfield" 
lp from a beautiful group call CLOSEDOWN.... email me and i'll give ya 
the scoop... they are from San Fransisco...

Talk to everybody later, cheers, Mike

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Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 10:34:07 -0400
From: Moonstar9@aol.com
Subject: slowdive remix

you should definately buy the remix single but only if you are into the
ambient/ techno scene...it's kind of reminiscent of good day sunshine and
that stuff but with a lot more techno to it...very good though, definately
worth it.
    later,
          jared

ps. does anyone know of a good mouse on mars album to get or are they all
good?

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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 01:12:40 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Mojave 3 News

On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Pete Stenberg  wrote:

> Has ANYONE heard anything about this brilliant trio since the shaving
> tour...the 'waters' have been a little calm and i'm curious to see if
> anyone has heard ANYTHING new? I'm anxious to see when they'll be
> releasing some new material. When I spoke to Neil @ the show, he said
> that in October (?) they'd be releasing something new...any confirmation
> on that-anyone?

I believe Neil is probably right about that. I received news that he is
currently in Spain, working on their next album - though I don't know if
Rachel and the rest of the band is with him or not. Hopefully, Rachel
will post some news to the list soon.

Something more (at least to me) interesting regarding Slowdive is that
the soundtrack to the film "I'm The Elephant, U Are The Mouse" which
you all probably know about, that was going to be released (& the film)
ages ago, was actually never released (not the soundtrack, and not the
film). The film has been shown at various small film festivals though
(even one in northern Sweden!).

_But_ now, the director tells me that he has recut the film - and it
is ready for release, and with it, the Soundtrack too! For those of you
who don't know about it - Neil Halstead wrote the music for the film,
all original, inspired by the film. I'll post every piece of news I
get about this to the list.

In addition to this, Neil is also going to be working on the director's
next film, called "Always There Baby" which they apparently will start
shooting this fall. More news will follow...

Sorry for being so quiet lately by the way - this list _does_ need some
activity!

 //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)

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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 01:13:01 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Lyrics

Ok Tue, 30 Jul 1996, loveless  wrote:

> Hi everybody !
> well , i wanted to know if somebody can send me the Lyrics from the 
> Slowdive , Morningrise , Holding our Breath , 5ep , and Outside your room 
> , eps ...the system here are really slow in this days .

Well, this is what I've got (it's not everything, but at least it's
something):

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Slowdive
--------

Song: Slowdive

I hear your voice
but it can't bring me back
I'm dreaming of all the things
I ever thought I had
I'm pushing down
I'm diving deep
Yeah Slowdive to my dream
I'm feeling good yeah
I'm feeling free

Slowdive, you can't touch me now

I close my eyes
and let the ground slip
from my mind
I'm falling now
I'm diving now
I'm gliding in the sky
gracefull birds will whisper
as I sadly pass them by
he's feeling good yeah
he's feeling free

Slowdive, you can't touch me now...


Song: Avalyn I

silence grows
my feelings flow
I'm dreaming now
of all the things I know
I'm here on my own


-----------
Morningrise
-----------

Song: Morningrise

I cross the field
and watch the sun go down
a million people clap
it makes me frown
looking round
I see you slip away
you seem more
beautiful than yesterday

the devil takes
my mind but I don't care
he gives me all his love
he gives me air

don't pay it any mind
I'm losing all the time


Song: She Calls

she calls across the sea
through autumn rains
she screams
she howls in ecstacy

she calls
she calls thro wind and rain


Song: Losing Today

in a corner
she sits and waits
she's waiting for
her heart to break

it says it all

don't lose today


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Holding Our Breath
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Song: Catch The Breeze

feels like all the days are gone
just catch the breeze
you know you've had your fun
rain washes waves down

and I, I want the world to cry
and I, I watch the winds you fly
you can't believe in everything
you can't believe it all

hey are you feeling something new
just watch the way
it helps in all you do
the breeze it blows
it blows everything

and I, I want the world to cry
and I, I want the sun to shine
you can't believe in everything
you can't believe it all


Song: Golden Hair

lean out your window
golden hair

I heard you singing
in the midnight air
my book is closed
I read no more

watching the fire dance
on the floor
I've left my book
I've left my room

for
I've heard you singing
through the gloom
singing and singing
a merry [...?...]

lean out your window
golden hair


Song: Shine

shine through the light
so my thoughts won't
have to fight
for your love
just to see you in me
hurts too much

mind fills with the thought
love you till I caught
fish in the sky
impossible to fly
see you walk away
why can't you stay and

shine through the light
so my thoughts won't
have to fight
for your love
just to see you in me
hurts too much

high from above
I see the words of love
decay to the ground
betray what i've found


Song: Albatross

looks like rain again
can't remember
can't remember
what I'm missing

I'm feeling now
I'm missing
wishing
for the sun

feels like yesterday
I can't believe
can't believe
it's true

don't turn away
you're feeling
feeling
something new

looks like rain again
can't remember
what I'm missing

I'm feeling now
that I'm wishing
for the sun

feels like yesterday
but I can't believe
it's true

don't turn away
are you feeling
something new


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Outside Your Room EP
--------------------

Song: Alison

listen close and don't be stoned
I'll be here in the morning
cause I'm just floating

while your cigarette still burns
your messed up world will thrill me
alison I'm lost

alison I said we're sinking
there's nothing here but that's okay
outside your room your sister's spinning
but she laughs and tells me she's just fine
I guess she's out there somewhere 

and the sailors they strike poses
tv covered walls answer slowly
with your talking and your pills
your messed up life still thrills me
alison I'm lost

alison I'll drink your wine
I'll wear your clothes when we're both high
alison I said we're sinking
but she laughs and tells me it's just fine
I guess she's out there somewhere


Song: So Tired

so tired, it's so hard to feel
but it's alright cause I believe
and I guess i'll dream
I guess I'll take the time to dream
it's alright, I'm just sleeping

slow down
it's just always on your 
slow down
it's just always on your...

so tired
suicide is gone yeah
but it's alright
cause I believe
and it's just a dream
it's always on your
it's just a dream
it's just always on your mind


Song: Souvlaki Space Station

closed doors brings open minds
{and I don't want to see you}
see you smile, inside
{and I don't want to know you}
faces, and I've fallen
{and I don't want to hear you}
wonder why I'm here now

in asylum, don't you see?
in asylum don't you see

doors close and feelings flow
{and I don't want to know you}
through my mind I feel his...
{and I don't want to hear you}
pictures and I've fallen
{and I don't want to know you}
wonder why I'm here now
{I promise to be near you}

curse your soul, I don't want to know you
and I, curse your soul I don't want to know you


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5EP
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Song: In Mind

watch you while you're thinking
wonder what's inside
why you're always sinking
am I in your mind?


Song: Country Rain

she wakes up on her own
and opens her eyes
the sun tries to burn through the pain
she still feels inside

I've seen you fall apart
I know you wouldn't care
but I wish you were mine

she looks into his face
just to be near him
and the clouds come round again
nothing's changed

I saw you for a lifetime
I know I shouldn't care
but I wish you were mine
and the rain keeps on falling
in my heart


  //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)

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Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 06:56:00 -0400
From: larry@interlog.com (Dr Peaches Bartkowicz)
Subject: Re: Lyrics

------------------
>Holding Our Breath
>------------------
>
>Song: Catch The Breeze
>
>feels like all the days are gone
>just catch the breeze
>you know you've had your fun
>rain washes waves down
>
>and I, I want the world to cry
>and I, I watch the winds you fly
>you can't believe in everything
>you can't believe it all
>
>hey are you feeling something new
>just watch the way
                            ^^^^

I've always thought this word was "rain"...


>Song: Golden Hair
>
>lean out your window
>golden hair
>
>I heard you singing
>in the midnight air
>my book is closed
>I read no more
>
>watching the fire dance
>on the floor
>I've left my book
>I've left my room
>
>for
>I've heard you singing
>through the gloom
>singing and singing
>a merry [...?...]

a merry air

For the complete lyric (the song doesn't include everything from the
original), try finding James Joyce's "Chamber Music", from which Golden Hair
is taken.

Larry

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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 11:55:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Aaron Thorne 
Subject: Re: Lyrics

spiral (99lear@lab.wmich.edu i think) has nearly all of the official
lyrics and has always sent them out to anyone who wants them.  Must not be
checking email at the moment.  Probably will eventually though and
all of everyone's lyrical problems will be solved.

aaron

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Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 03:52:55 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: re: Closedown

On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Mike Baker  wrote:

> By the way... if you are looking for an album to fill the void left by 
> the end of Slowdive, you need not look any further than the "nearfield" 
> lp from a beautiful group call CLOSEDOWN....

Sorry but I have to disagree. I followed a thread about Closedown on the 4AD-L
list about a year ago and got my sister to find and buy it for me in Boston.
But listening to it, in my ears, this is definitely not Slowdive. Perhaps
somewhat like Slowdive around the time of Pygmalion, but IMHO I don't count
that one as a true Slowdive release. More like "between Slowdive and Mojave 3"
release.

So now you all know - Slowdive for me is everything they released before
the "5EP" EPs. :-)

The closest I have have heard bands come to the Slowdive sound - comes
from two bands, one is called "Bizarre" (from Estonia, though they don't
sound like that today unfortunately) and the other is called "Aquadays"
(from Sweden). None of these bands are signed, but have released demos and
tapes. If anyone wants more information, let me know and I'll post it.

 //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)

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Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 03:52:34 +0200 (MET DST)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: re: Lyrics

On Fri, 02 Aug 1996, larry@interlog.com (Dr Peaches Bartkowicz) wrote:

>> hey are you feeling something new
>> just watch the way
>                 ^^^^
>
> I've always thought this word was "rain"...

You're absolutely right. I have several versions of the lyrics (from
different people) and even though one claims that it is the original
work straight from the band, it still has errors here and there, and
didn't notice that one. Sorry about that.

>> a merry [...?...]
>
> a merry air

Thanks!

 //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)

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