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  • Audio CD (29 Sep 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Beggars Banquet
  • ASIN: B0000ALSG1
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,705 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. I Am The Morning
2. Catalyst
3. One Day All This Will Be Yours
4. Massive Bereavement
5. Rinsed
6. You Wish
7. Remember Where You Are
8. Amputee
9. Unravel
10. Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs
11. Saturday Morning Breakfast Show
12. Long Forgotten

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Amazon.co.uk Review
As if in answer to the current mania for scrappy garage rock, Manchester's Oceansize deliver a debut album of an immensity to match their name with Effloresce. Immediately, they set out their store, the opening instrumental "I Am the Morning" rising from a pretty tinkling to a quite awesome three-guitar prog-rock crescendo. And then it gets bigger, the multi-faceted "Catalyst" raising the tension with numerous false starts before taking off for real. The following "One Day All This Could Be Yours" is another mind-blitz, its muted, very English harmonies recalling Pink Floyd, while the constantly mutating, 10-minute "Massive Bereavement", with backing vocals courtesy of Claire Lemmon from the criminally under-rated Sidi Bou Said, approaches the spacey sci-fi and crunching metallics of prime-era King Crimson. Amazingly, its power is matched by two other caustic monsters, "You Wish" and "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show".

Though Effloresce is not wholly about the gradual construction of complex space-rock freak-outs--the soft, bassy "Rinsed" and moody piano piece "Unravel" do change the mood--at 75 minutes, it does become a tad indigestible. Then again, any band that figures Andrew Eldritch so prominently in their "thank you" list is bound to go over-the-top. Having climbed so high so quickly, it'll be fascinating to see where Oceansize could possibly go next. --Dominic Wills

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fine debut album by Prog Mancs, 11 Jun 2007
By A. J. Rabet "Rabs" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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What genre should one put this into must be the first question it is some sort of proto prog but with influences from the Manchester Indie scene with a touch of Art Rock such as Radiohead and some Prog Metal such as Dream Theater/Porcupine Tree with a dash of Pink Floyd. That does it let's call it Acid Space rock especially as this is what their contemporaries and Friends Amplifier seem to be categorised as. Like Amplifier they like the odd instrumental track thrown in which I certainly do not object to unlike Amplifier they do not eschew the use of keyboards to get their sound.

The vocals on this album are very emotive and at times can sound a bit stretched however the lyrics are not over blown and totally pretentious and the songs seem to come from the heart. The band also does not over do their obvious virtuosity on their chosen instruments and as such less is more.

I can recommend this album to anyone with an interest in the General Prog or Indie scenes
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Smashing!, 14 Mar 2005
By Simpo "the_simon" (The End of the World) - See all my reviews
Having first heared the clean guitar melodies of 'Catalyst' I though that I was listening to Radiohead's 'OK Computer', not in a way that I thought ripped them off, but with a fondness of how much I loved that part of RH's career. 'Effloresce' is interesting. Much like The Cure, the songs are long but they keep your attention. Influencies here include Muse, Tool, not to mention Radiohead (not exclusively!), however the music that diseminates is wholy unique. Raging bass lines and guitar complemented by quiet contemplation. Anyone complaining that Effloresce is too long obviously didn't appreciate earlier EP's (Relapse - Amputee, One Day All This Will Be Yours - Massive Bereavement) and should listen again! 'Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs' opens quitely, climaxing with a bass line to die for before coming down again without the listener even noticing, 'Catalyst' is a classic that belongs on everyone's favourite top twenty and One Day All This Will Be Yours has a trippy beat reminiscent of Manchester at it's peak. In a time when Emo is prominent, it's nice to know that Oceansize are around, hopefully to stay. Nice one guys.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Immense, 28 Aug 2004
How do you describe this band? One moment they sound like Mogwai, then they remind you of Radiohead and then they just pull off a huge guitar riff that shouts out influences of Nirvana. It's a beautiful hybrid of post rock and grunge.

This album kicks off with the beautiful instrumental 'You Are the Morning', which is basically Mogwai with slightly more electronics thrown into the mix. But as the metallic 'tinging' outro of this track ends, we are thrown headfirst straight into the monster riff of 'Catalyst'. But then if you thought that the song was simply going to be one of their 'loud numbers', you were wrong. Suddenly the guitars fall away and singer Mike Vennart is left softly singing over just drums and a lightly plucked but heavily distorted guitar. Then, the monster riffs kick again. And so on and so forth throughout the rest of the album. Time after time the listener is surprised by sudden changes in tempo, dynamics and volume.

Another thing about the music is that it really does live up to the bands name. The sound that emits from your speakers is huge. You get the feeling that if only the band were able to get enough attention; they would sound perfect filling out an entire arena or huge festival. It is also easy to imagine some of the songs being used to soundtrack an epic battle, and even the quieter moments sound like 50's Cold War paranoia expressed with music. The immense soundscapes that Oceansize create are simply dripping with emotion and atmosphere. I have walked through a forest with this album playing on my Walkman and was startled by how fitting the song 'One Day All This Could Be Yours' was to the situation. The unknown surroundings, the vulnerability to attack, its all expressed on this album. All of the songs have their own little situation that they would be perfect for.

You quite simply need to own this album. If you're a fan of post-rock outfits like Mogwai or Godspeed You! Black Emperor then you should definitely check this out because Oceansize have brought something exciting and new to the genre. If you're not familiar with the aforementioned bands then buy this album to get introduced to a whole new style of music that will blow you away.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great album
oceansize are a great band, mixing heavy riffs with melodic sounds superbly with an extremely unique sound. Read more
Published on 3 Jul 2007 by Mr. M. R. Sommers

4.0 out of 5 stars Spacious - renders most competition limb from limb
I usually write long reviews, but not this one because I'm almost at a loss for words after being confronted with music as original as this. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2006 by SJ Blacklock:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing!
I'd seen them live and bought their EP's which were very good but this, their debut album totally blew me away. What gripped me was the variety in the album. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2005 by scousedog

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond progressive
When i first heard this album i liked tracks 1 and 8 and that was it! I left it for a bit and came back to it and was just absolutely blown away. Read more
Published on 3 May 2005 by S. Jordan

3.0 out of 5 stars Puddle-sized disappointment
Effloresce means "To blossom forth". Unless Oceansize mean that it takes a long time for them to open up, before you see them at their best, I find this almost offensively... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2005 by Mr. T. A. V. Bishop

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
If you like gorgeous melodies and huge riffs at the same time, then you'll love this. The melodies in 'Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs' are the most beautiful I have ever heard... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2004 by K. Mair

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This is an absolutley excellent album. Though it has a downfall. You must have the patience to listen to it. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2004 by mytoy69

5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric, crushing, yet also gentle.
I heard about this band when they were first getting airplay on xFm's 'The Rock Show', hosted by Ian Camfield. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2004 by Laurie B.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beggars
Its been a while since I brought anything on Beggars Banquet label, but it has been worth the wait. This is a rollercoaster ride from start to finish, good solid british rock... Read more
Published on 31 May 2004 by Zendude

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality British music
I bought this album simply because my friend had mentioned it and I foundit dirt cheap in my local record store. Little did I know how great apurchase it really was. Read more
Published on 24 April 2004 by the_sad_punk

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