Oceansize
Oceansize were one of numerous British bands crafting epic, moody soundscapes in the post-Radiohead era. However, they couldn't be pigeonholed as a Coldplay/Travis clone; their influences ran the gamut from space rock old (Pink Floyd) and new (Mogwai, the Verve) to alternative metal (Jane's Addiction, Tool), shoegaze (My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver), and even the avant-garde (Can, Tortoise). Formed in Manchester, England, the band featured vocalist/guitarist Mike Vennart, guitarists Gambler and Steve Durose, bassist Jon Ellis, and drummer Mark Herrin. Quickly building a local following, they issued several independent releases -- the "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show" single, the 2000 EP Amputee, the 2001 EP A Very Still Movement -- that got them named Manchester's best unsigned band. The following year, they toured with the Cooper Temple Clause and made a well-received appearance at Texas' South by Southwest festival. That in turn piqued the interest of Beggar's Banquet, which signed Oceansize that year and quickly issued their first widely distributed EP, Relapse. A tour with Cave In followed, and in early 2003 Oceansize delivered another EP, One Day All This Could Be Yours, which served as a teaser for their first full-length and received much positive response from the press. That first album, Effloresce, arrived in the UK in September 2003, and was accompanied by a European tour with Aereogramme. Two more singles from the record, "Remember When You Are" and "Catalyst," continued to build the band's steadily growing audience. Effloresce was released stateside in spring 2004.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Music For Nurses
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 23 Aug 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Effloresce
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 29 Sep 2003
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
New Pin
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 20 Mar 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Everyone Into Position
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 19 Sep 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
New Pin
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 20 Mar 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Relapse
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 2 Sep 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
New Pin
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 20 Mar 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Effloresce (Remastered)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 29 Sep 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
One Day All This Could Be Yours EP
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 14 Apr 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Heaven Alive
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on 15 Aug 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo