Smashing Orange - Not Very Much To See [7"]

Came across this 7" by SMASHING ORANGE recently for a cheap price and i decided to take my chance and buy it, because i liked the other 7" i have by this band. And just like with the other single, i wasn't disappointed. Pretty cool shoegazy guitar rock. Noisy stuff, and just like on the other single, wah pedals all over the place again on the A-side. Not in an annoying way though. While NOT VERY MUCH TO SEE has this typical early 90s groove, Collide on the B-side is more uptempo and for that matter has more in common with for example Sonic Youth, than My Bloody Valentine. A cool band that existed in the first half of the 90s, and definitely worth checking out if you never heard of them.

Label: Ringers Lactate
Cat.nr.: RL 03
Year of release: 1991

SIDE A:
01. Not Very Much To See

SIDE B:
01. Collide

Smashing Orange - My Deranged Heart [7"]

I wasn't too familiar with the band SMASHING ORANGE, i must confess. I bought this single some time ago, to save on the postage for some other things that i bought online. They were an American band that was described in the NME as "Mudhoney meets My Bloody Valentine". Indeed it's an interesting mix of grunge and shoegaze, leaning a bit more towards the shoegaze side. Besides My Bloody Valentine i hear some influences from fellow Americans Medicine. This MY DERANGED HEART single was their debut release, and wah-pedals were probably their favourite gear since they were used abundantly. A pretty cool release!

Label: Ringers Lactate
Cat.nr.: RL 02
Year of release: 1991

SIDE A:
01. My Deranged Heart

SIDE B:
01. Only Complete In You