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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Tremolo
| name = Tremolo E.P.
| type = EP
| type = EP
| artist = [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]
| artist = [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]
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| alt =
| alt =
| released = 20 February 1991
| released = 20 February 1991
| recorded = May-June 1990
| recorded = May 1990–January 1991
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre =
*[[Shoegazing|Shoegaze]]
* [[Shoegazing|Shoegaze]]
* [[noise rock]]<ref name = "Vaziri & Lassner 1998">{{cite book|first1= Aidin |last1= Vaziri |first2= Bryan |last2= Lassner|editor1-first= Gary|editor1-last= Graff |editor2-first= Daniel |editor2-last= Durchholz |year= 1998 |title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |chapter= My Bloody Valentine |publisher= [[Visible Ink Press]] |location= Detroit |pages= 797}}</ref>
*[[noise pop]]
* [[experimental rock]]<ref name = "Vaziri & Lassner 1998">{{cite book|first1= Aidin |last1= Vaziri |first2= Bryan |last2= Lassner|editor1-first= Gary|editor1-last= Graff |editor2-first= Daniel |editor2-last= Durchholz |year= 1998 |title= MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |chapter= My Bloody Valentine |publisher= [[Visible Ink Press]] |location= Detroit |pages= 797}}</ref>
*[[dream pop]]
*[[Ambient music|ambient]]}}
| length = 18:43
| length = 18:43
| label = [[Creation Records]] (CRE085)
| label = [[Creation Records]] (CRE085)
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| prev_title = [[Glider (EP)|Glider]]
| prev_title = [[Glider (EP)|Glider]]
| prev_year = 1990
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = [[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]
| next_title = [[Loveless (album)|Loveless]]
| next_year = 1991
| next_year = 1991
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r338762|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r338762|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev2Score = A− [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=2492 link]
| rev2score = A− [https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv292-92.php link]
}}
}}
'''''Tremolo''''' is an [[extended play]] by [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], released in February 1991 by [[Creation Records]]. The EP was a critical success and topped the UK Indie Chart.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: 2 March 1991|series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]]|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=2 March 1991|accessdate=19 April 2012}}</ref> It featured the single "To Here Knows When," which later appeared on the band's forthcoming second album ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]'' in an alternate mix.
'''''Tremolo E.P.''''' is an [[extended play]] by Irish-English alternative rock band [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], released in February 1991 by [[Creation Records]]. The EP was a critical success and topped the [[UK Indie Chart]].<ref>{{cite episode|title=Indie Charts: 2 March 1991|series=[[The Chart Show|The ITV Chart Show]]|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|date=2 March 1991}}</ref> It featured the single "To Here Knows When", which subsequently appeared (in a different mix) on the band's second album ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]''.


==Background==
==Background==
The EP featured the band more heavily utilising [[sampler (music)|sampler]]s, which allowed them to play back sounds on keyboard.<ref name=q/> [[sample (music)|Sampled]] sounds include [[audio feedback|guitar feedback]], vocals, a [[BBC]] stock [[sound effect]]s recording to create a [[low frequency|low-end]] effect on "To Here Knows When",<ref>[https://tapeop.com/interviews/26/my-bloody-valentine-2/ ''Tapeop'']</ref> and a Turkish [[belly dancing]] track ripped from cassette on the track “Swallow.”<ref name=q>{{cite web|last1=Parkes|first1=Taylor|title="Not Doing Things Is Soul Destroying" - Kevin Shields Of MBV Interviewed|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/08745-kevin-shields-interview-mbv-my-bloody-valentine|website=[[The Quietus]]|accessdate=7 January 2018}}</ref> The title is a reference to the band's heavy usage of guitar [[tremolo]] and [[vibrato]] to create blurred, dreamlike tones ([[Kevin Shields]]' method of strumming chords while simultaneously bending his guitar's tremolo/whammy bar was referred to as "glide guitar").
The EP featured the band more heavily utilising [[sampler (music)|sampler]]s, which allowed them to play back sounds on keyboard.<ref name=q/> [[sample (music)|Sampled]] sounds include [[audio feedback|guitar feedback]], vocals, a [[BBC]] stock [[sound effect]]s recording to create a [[low frequency|low-end]] effect on "To Here Knows When",<ref>[https://tapeop.com/interviews/26/my-bloody-valentine-2/ ''Tapeop'']</ref> and a Turkish [[belly dancing]] track ripped from cassette on the track "Swallow".<ref name=q>{{cite web|last1=Parkes|first1=Taylor|title="Not Doing Things Is Soul Destroying" - Kevin Shields of MBV Interviewed|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/08745-kevin-shields-interview-mbv-my-bloody-valentine|website=[[The Quietus]]|accessdate=7 January 2018}}</ref> The title is a reference to the band's heavy usage of guitar [[tremolo]] and [[vibrato]] to create blurred, dreamlike tones ([[Kevin Shields]]' method of strumming chords while simultaneously bending his guitar's tremolo/whammy bar was referred to as "[[glide guitar]]").


In November 1991, Shields commented: "''Tremolo'' had seven tracks on it, but you're not allowed to do that, so we called it four tracks and didn't name three of them. People just thought they were weird bits!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mybloodyvalentine.net/press/nme-9nov91.html |title=World War Skreeeee! |work=My Bloody Valentine: To Here Knows Web |date=9 November 1991 |accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> The lead track, "To Here Knows When", has a longer and more ethereal [[coda (music)|coda]]—essentially constituting a separate song—than the version later included on the album ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]''. "Swallow" and "Honey Power" also each contain an instrumental coda. All three segues/codas feature backwards guitar loops and heavy [[reverberation|reverb]].
In November 1991, Shields commented: "''Tremolo'' had seven tracks on it, but you're not allowed to do that, so we called it four tracks and didn't name three of them. People just thought they were weird bits!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mybloodyvalentine.net/press/nme-9nov91.html |title=World War Skreeeee! |work=My Bloody Valentine: To Here Knows Web |date=9 November 1991 |accessdate=30 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212009/http://www.mybloodyvalentine.net/press/nme-9nov91.html |archive-date=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The lead track, "To Here Knows When", has a longer and more ethereal [[coda (music)|coda]]—essentially constituting a separate song—than the version later included on the album ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]''. "Swallow" and "Honey Power" also each contain an instrumental coda. All three segues/codas feature backwards guitar loops and heavy [[reverberation|reverb]].

The cover art was also used as one of the band's most popular t-shirt designs.


Videos were filmed for the songs "Swallow" and "To Here Knows When" under the direction of [[Angus Cameron (director)|Angus Cameron]].
Videos were filmed for the songs "Swallow" and "To Here Knows When" under the direction of [[Angus Cameron (director)|Angus Cameron]].

"To Here Knows When" reached number 29 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |title=My Bloody Valentine |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26143/my-bloody-valentine/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> In 1991, Dele Fadele of ''[[NME]]'' described it as "possibly the strangest single ever to chart, [[Einstürzende Neubauten]] caught fornicating with [[Belinda Carlisle]] singing though a mouthful of cotton wool."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fadele |first1=Dele |title=My Bloody Valentine: Loveless |journal=NME |date=9 November 1991 |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/my-bloody-valentine-loveless |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> In a 2008 article on the "weirdest" UK chart hits, [[Paul Lester]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' describes "To Here Knows When" as a notable "how did that get there?!" moment of the 1990s, writing that both it and [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]'s "[[Born Slippy .NUXX]]" (1996) "saw strange [[dance music|dance]] sounds high in the charts".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lester |first1=Paul |title=What's the weirdest chart hit of all time? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/jul/11/whatstheweirdestcharthito#:~:text=Some%20such%20singles%20fit%20in,sounds%20bewildering%20at%20any%20age. |website=The Guardian |access-date=5 September 2024 |date=11 July 2008}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = [[Kevin Shields]] except where noted
| all_writing = [[Kevin Shields]] except where noted
| extra_column = Writer(s)
| extra_column = Writer(s)
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| extra2 =
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{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Writer(s)
| extra_column = Writer(s)
| headline = 12-inch (CRE 085T)
| headline = 12-inch (CRE 085T)
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;My Bloody Valentine
'''My Bloody Valentine'''
*[[Bilinda Butcher]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Bilinda Butcher]]&nbsp;– guitar, vocals
*[[Colm Ó Cíosóig]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Roland Octapad]] on "Moon Song"<ref>Tischler, Eric. 2001. My Bloody Valentine: Song-by-song with Kevin Shields. [ONLINE] Available at: http://tapeop.com/articles/26/my-bloody-valentine-2/. [Accessed 30 March 2017].</ref>
*[[Colm Ó Cíosóig]]&nbsp;– drums, [[Roland Octapad]] on "Moon Song"<ref>Tischler, Eric. 2001. My Bloody Valentine: Song-by-song with Kevin Shields. [ONLINE] Available at: http://tapeop.com/articles/26/my-bloody-valentine-2/. [Retrieved 30 March 2017].</ref>
*[[Debbie Googe]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
*[[Debbie Googe]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
*[[Kevin Shields]]&nbsp;– guitar, vocals, [[Sampling (music)|sampler]]
*[[Kevin Shields]]&nbsp;– guitar, vocals, [[Sampling (music)|sampler]]


;Technical personnel
'''Technical personnel'''
*[[Alan Moulder]]&nbsp;– [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
*[[Alan Moulder]]&nbsp;– [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
*My Bloody Valentine&nbsp;– [[Record producer|production]]
*My Bloody Valentine&nbsp;– [[Record producer|production]]
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 5 September 2024

Tremolo E.P.
EP by
My Bloody Valentine
Released20 February 1991
RecordedMay 1990–January 1991
Genre
Length18:43
LabelCreation Records (CRE085)
ProducerMy Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine chronology
Glider
(1990) 		Tremolo E.P.
(1991) 		Loveless
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
The Village VoiceA− link

Tremolo E.P. is an extended play by Irish-English alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine, released in February 1991 by Creation Records. The EP was a critical success and topped the UK Indie Chart.[2] It featured the single "To Here Knows When", which subsequently appeared (in a different mix) on the band's second album Loveless.

Background

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The EP featured the band more heavily utilising samplers, which allowed them to play back sounds on keyboard.[3] Sampled sounds include guitar feedback, vocals, a BBC stock sound effects recording to create a low-end effect on "To Here Knows When",[4] and a Turkish belly dancing track ripped from cassette on the track "Swallow".[3] The title is a reference to the band's heavy usage of guitar tremolo and vibrato to create blurred, dreamlike tones (Kevin Shields' method of strumming chords while simultaneously bending his guitar's tremolo/whammy bar was referred to as "glide guitar").

In November 1991, Shields commented: "Tremolo had seven tracks on it, but you're not allowed to do that, so we called it four tracks and didn't name three of them. People just thought they were weird bits!"[5] The lead track, "To Here Knows When", has a longer and more ethereal coda—essentially constituting a separate song—than the version later included on the album Loveless. "Swallow" and "Honey Power" also each contain an instrumental coda. All three segues/codas feature backwards guitar loops and heavy reverb.

Videos were filmed for the songs "Swallow" and "To Here Knows When" under the direction of Angus Cameron.

"To Here Knows When" reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] In 1991, Dele Fadele of NME described it as "possibly the strangest single ever to chart, Einstürzende Neubauten caught fornicating with Belinda Carlisle singing though a mouthful of cotton wool."[7] In a 2008 article on the "weirdest" UK chart hits, Paul Lester of The Guardian describes "To Here Knows When" as a notable "how did that get there?!" moment of the 1990s, writing that both it and Underworld's "Born Slippy .NUXX" (1996) "saw strange dance sounds high in the charts".[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kevin Shields except where noted

7-inch (CRE 085)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Here Knows When"Bilinda Butcher, Shields4:44
2."Swallow" 3:39
12-inch (CRE 085T)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Here Knows When" (plus instrumental coda)Bilinda Butcher, Shields5:46
2."Swallow" (plus instrumental coda) 4:52
3."Honey Power" (plus coda)Butcher, Shields4:35
4."Moon Song" 3:23
  • Also issued as a CD (CRESCD085)

Personnel

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My Bloody Valentine

Technical personnel

References

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  1. ^ a b Vaziri, Aidin; Lassner, Bryan (1998). "My Bloody Valentine". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 797.
  2. ^ "Indie Charts: 2 March 1991". The ITV Chart Show. 2 March 1991. ITV.
  3. ^ a b Parkes, Taylor. ""Not Doing Things Is Soul Destroying" - Kevin Shields of MBV Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ Tapeop
  5. ^ "World War Skreeeee!". My Bloody Valentine: To Here Knows Web. 9 November 1991. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ "My Bloody Valentine". Official Charts. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. ^ Fadele, Dele (9 November 1991). "My Bloody Valentine: Loveless". NME. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Lester, Paul (11 July 2008). "What's the weirdest chart hit of all time?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ Tischler, Eric. 2001. My Bloody Valentine: Song-by-song with Kevin Shields. [ONLINE] Available at: http://tapeop.com/articles/26/my-bloody-valentine-2/. [Retrieved 30 March 2017].
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