Hydroplane
Formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics reissued on Efficient Space.

Hydroplane

Hydroplane

€ 29,95
  • LP
Label
Efficient Space
Expected release
28 March 2025
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Description

2025 Repress

Hydroplane reinstate their formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl and digital reissue.

An offshoot of the now-féted The Cat’s Miaow, the trio formed after drummer Cameron Smith decamped to London, charting new territory with tape loops, manipulated samples and a borrowed Jupiter 4 in the wake of Endtroducing. Adopting a handle that Dean Wareham once considered calling Luna, Hydroplane intended to only ever release Excerpts From Forthcoming LP, a single-sided 7” sonic collage, before imploding in mystery. Their label however insisted they deliver their taunted album. From the comfort of a Brunswick flat, they continued to record soaring melodies and restrained song structures to 4-track, sculpting dramatic Radiophonic Workshop cues weighted in reverb and near-perfect dream pop lead by Kerrie Bolton’s empyrean vocals.

Bored of industry expectation and largely ignored by local audiences, the reluctant performers followed the way of The Cannanes and formed meaningful overseas alliances by mail and phone, securing releases on Michigan outpost Drive-In and Broadcast launching pad Wurlitzer Jukebox. Championed by John Peel with twenty spins on his converted Radio One slot and even polling in Festive Fifty of 1997, the humble three-piece still walked to their neighbourhood shops undetected.

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Wurlitzer Jukebox
  • 2.Piano Movement With Percussion
  • 3.Song For The Meek
  • 4.I Hear A New World
  • 5.New Monotonic FM
  • 6.House Warming
  • 7.14th July

B

  • 1.Reprise
  • 2.Beloved Invader
  • 3.Interlude
  • 4.New Monotonic FM (Acoustic)
  • 5.LDR
  • 6.Send In The Clowns
  • 7.Completed Extract From The Previous 7"

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