Flying Saucer Attack Crystal Shade

Flying Saucer Attack were an experimental space rock band that formed in Bristol, England in 1992. David Pearce was the core member of the group, and Rachel Brook (of Movietone, another Bristol band) was a member for most of the band's lifetime.
The band were marked by quiet vocals and sheets of feedback with similarities to contemporary shoegazing bands, or The Jesus and Mary Chain. FSA were able to create a small but enthusiastic fanbase as one of the more remarkable experimental bands of the day. The band were notable for recording most of their output at home into a normal home stereo system, avoiding recording studios as much as they could. This gave their music a DIY feel and gave them the freedom to experiment as much as they wanted.
Other allied bands, often sharing musicians, were Crescent, The Third Eye Foundation, Light and Amp. Pearce attended Farnham Art College in the late 1980s. Pearce collaborated in a variety of bands with Matt Elliott (the Third Eye Foundation), Richard Walker (Amp) and Rachel Brook and Kate Wright (future partners in Movietone), before forming FSA with Brook (his girlfriend at the time) in 1992. Brook continued to play with Movietone throughout the history of Flying Saucer Attack, and is still a member of that group. Members of FSA included Matt Elliott, Kate Wright, Richard King & Sam Jones.

This track features on their 1994 album Distance.

More info on Flying Saucer Attack can be found at http://www.dominorecordco.com/artists/flying-saucer-attack/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Flying
• Saucer
• Attack
• Crystal
• Shade
• space
• pop
• dream
• shoegaze
• wire
• feedback

[rodo19724]

UFOs don´t seem to be attacking anything, if they are so, and the noise appears to be music

[foxystoat69]

@rodo19724 Sigh...**shakes head**

[1983Bantam]

What's with the static shit? Goddamn, this isn't worth listening to.

[foxystoat69]

@1983Bantam Well, don't listen then...these guys are pioneers on their music.....feedback indicates it is worth listening to......

[foxystoat69]

Into the whole shoegaze scene, I am a veteran of many a gig in the 90's Slowdive, Ride, MBV etc, some really good new stuff out there too

[killfroggy26]

Could you possibly PLEASE upload" In The Light Of Time?

[foxystoat69]

@killfroggy26 Sorry froggy, checked all my FSA stuff, don't have this one ;-(

[subsamadhi]

its so intense to listen to. It's like something I've wanted to hear for so long but never could.

[Goblobslobshoblot]

glad someone has started getting FSA stuff up here. Rural psychedelia etc. 4-track magic.

[computerkidz4]

arent thoose clouds?

[peterwwolf]

@dunkelheit616

You ought to try Psychocandy - The Jesus and Mary Chain as that the only other band that used feedback and effects to the same extent as FSA except that was in 1985.

[dunkelheit616]

Could someone suggest any other bands like this? I love the spacy theme and the lo fi effects.