CATHERINE WHEEL

Ferment

1992

 

Chrome

1993 

 

by request

Discogs

 

Artist Biography by Andy Kellman

By using their influences as a mere launching pad and consistently developing their many strengths, Catherine Wheel was able to outlast all of their early peers. With their initial singles and first album, the band from East Anglia fit snugly with the remainder of bands that the British press eventually labeled as shoegazers, a short-lived sub-scene of bands that were characterized by an inactive stage presence, loads of effects pedals, and buried vocals. However, the always tuneful Catherine Wheel survived by refusing to repeat themselves and remaining accessible to their constantly swelling fanbase through touring like dogs. The band's extensive discography plays like a how-to guide for bands that aspire to do most things imaginable within the domain of bass/drum/guitar/vocals with enthusiasm and sharp skill. They might not have reached the level of popularity that they aimed for, but their career was one that most bands would commit felonies to experience. 

 

 

Chrome

Tracklist

 

1		Kill Rhythm	3:51
2		I Confess	3:56
3		Crank	3:45
4		Broken Head	4:43
5		Pain	6:31
6		Strange Fruit	3:06
7		Chrome	3:53
8		The Nude	3:51
9		Ursa Major Space Station	5:09
10		Fripp	7:34
11		Half Life	4:08
12		Show Me Mary	3:19

 

Ferment

Tracklist

1		Texture	4:21
2		I Want To Touch You	4:40
3		Black Metallic	7:19
4		Indigo Is Blue	5:31
5		She's My Friend	4:20
6		Shallow	3:28
7		Ferment	5:10
8		Flower To Hide	4:43
9		Tumbledown	4:08
10		Bill And Ben	4:04
11		Salt	5:31
12		Balloon