Sonic Cathedral will toast its twentieth anniversary this yr with a collection of particular reveals.
The label was based in 2004, when the time period ‘shoegaze’ remained outdoors the pathways of cool. Since then, successive dream pop revivals have come and gone, with Sonic Cathedral remaining within the reverb-drenched trenches.
Toasting its milestone twentieth birthday, the label has organised a collection of particular reveals that includes key names from its previous, and the style as an entire.
Slowdive’s first present when reforming was really a Sonic Cathedral occasion, and the band stay near the label. Taking part in London’s EartH theatre on October 4th, help comes from the label’s personal deary and Whitelands.
On October twelfth, Journey will play a particular one-off set, replaying their seminal 1992 set from Studying Competition in its entirety at Hackney Church.
Assist comes from bdrmm – whose debut was launched on Sonic Cathedral – alongside Pye Nook Audio and Moon Diagrams, the solo mission of Moses Archuleta from Deerhunter.
New York noise rock group A Place To Bury Strangers play London’s Quantity 90 on September twenty fourth, with Three Quarter Skies (the brand new band shaped by Slowdive’s Simon Scott) and Cornish improv-noise trio Mildred Maude alongside them.
Lastly, there can even be a particular Sunday Service on October thirteenth at Central London venue The Social – full line-up to be confirmed within the coming weeks.
Try a retrospective video beneath.
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Sonic Cathedral founder Nathaniel Cramp feedback…
The primary Sonic Cathedral came about in October 2004 when shoegaze was nonetheless very a lot a grimy phrase. It was presupposed to be a one-off, however proved so common I deliberate one other one. Then one other. Then it turned a label. And right here we’re 20 years later. By no means in my wildest desires would I’ve anticipated to nonetheless be doing this in 2024, or that Journey and Slowdive can be again collectively and enjoying as a part of the celebrations.
Slowdive are on the peak of their powers, so it’ll be unimaginable to see them in what’s now a tiny venue for them. Journey enjoying their set from Studying ’92 can even superb, particularly for folks like me who missed it first time round (take a look at the setlist on the Ride Archive), and bdrmm enjoying their debut in full can be a particular second – that report has related with so many individuals over the previous 4 years. Having them, Whitelands and deary and so many different members of the Sonic Cathedral household all current and enjoying will make this an unforgettable birthday.
Tickets for the reveals go on normal sale at 10am UK on Friday, nineteenth July, from right here:
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