Lovesliescrushing band
The duo known as Loveliescrushing first came
together in the early '90s, when vocalist Melissa Arpin and
multi-instrumentalist Scott Cortez decided to try their hand at the
emerging dream pop scene. They began to send out demo tapes of their
bizarre, heavily layered music to labels until Projekt finally contacted
the band about releasing a single. 1994's Your Eyes Immaculate was the
result, a single that so impressed the label that a year later they
released the full-length Bloweyelashwish. The album was a mix of
ethereal textures, wordless female vocals, and repetitive droning that
set them apart from many of the label's gothic artists. Cortez would
speak out loudly about how the music was all formed from guitar sounds,
something that he was proud of if only because he was accused so much of
using keyboards on the album. The band was back the next year with
Xuvetyn, another complicated album of lush sounds that moved the sound
further in the direction of experimental music. But the band would drop
off after promoting that album, working on a new studio album for years
and years while still promising that they were together. They finally
announced in 2001 that they were ready to edit and release the album,
although the year went by without any news outside of that tidbit. The
next year proved golden for fans: Arpin and Cortez remerged with a third
album. Intricate and glossy, Glissceule was issued on Sonic Syrup in
March 2002, followed by Voirshn towards the end of that year on
Projeckt. The group took a break from recording for the much of the rest
of the decade, but returned in full force with 2010's Avianium.
(Microphona Magnetica), 2011's Aviatrix, and 2013's Ghost Colored Halo.
Listen this band: 90's, Shoegazer, USA, Spacerock.
