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Mark Gardener
Mark Stephen Gardener (born 6 December 1969, in Oxford, England) is an English rock musician, and a singer and guitarist with the shoegazing band Ride. Ride Gardener formed Ride with Andy Bell (guitar), whom he met at Cheney School in Oxford, and Laurence Colbert (drummer) and Steve Queralt (bass guitarist), whom he met doing Foundation Studies in Art and Design at Banbury in 1988. While still at Banbury the band produced a tape demo including the tracks "Chelsea Girl" and "Drive Blind". In February 1989 "Ride" were asked to stand in for a cancelled student union gig at Oxford Polytechnic that brought them to the attention of Alan McGee. After supporting The Soup Dragons in 1989, McGee signed them to Creation Records. With Ride, Gardener released three EPs between January and September 1990, entitled ''Ride'', ''Play'' and ''Fall''. While the EPs had only limited chart success, enough critical praise was received to make Ride the "darlings" of the UK music press. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford, England
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. The university rose to dominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Polytechnic
Polytechnic is most commonly used to refer to schools, colleges, or universities that qualify as an institute of technology or vocational university also sometimes called universities of applied sciences. Polytechnic may also refer to: Education Tertiary education * Polytechnic (United Kingdom) ("poly" for short), a distinct type of vocationally-focused and teaching-heavy higher education institution, given university status and merged into the university system in 1992 and thus now sometimes known as a "Post-1992 university" * Bahrain Polytechnic, in Isa Town * Polytechnic (Greece), schools that teach engineering * Polytechnic (Portugal), schools that offer practical training, profession-oriented * École polytechnique, Polytechnic School (France), Paris * Polytechnic University (New York), New York University Tandon School of Engineering * Polytechnic (United Kingdom), a type of tertiary education teaching institution in the UK between 1965 and 1992 * Polytechnic (Singapore), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weather Diaries
''Weather Diaries'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band Ride. The album was released on 16 June 2017, and is the first Ride album since 1996's ''Tarantula''. The album was produced by English DJ Erol Alkan and mixed by long-time Ride collaborator Alan Moulder. Release The album was supported by two singles: "Charm Assault", released on 21 February 2017, and "Home Is a Feeling" released the next day. The Japanese edition features the bonus track, which is the remix edition of "Home Is a Feeling", also with the limited edition Tote Bag. Reception Reviews were largely positive. Spin felt the album had less shoegaze and was a simplified sound compared to early albums. Track listing ; Japanese Bonus Track Personnel ;Ride * Mark Gardener – lead vocals, guitar * Andy Bell – vocals, guitar * Steve Queralt – bass guitars * Laurence Colbert – drums, percussion, vocals on "Rocket Silver Symphony" ;Additional personnel * Erol Alkan – producing * Alan Moulde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deletion (music Industry)
Deletion is a music industry term referring to the removal of a record or records from a label's official catalog, so that it is out of print, but usually at a record artist's request. Process Deletion can be for a variety of reasons, but usually reflects a decline in sales so that distributing the record is no longer profitable. Singles are routinely deleted after a period of weeks, but an album by a major artist may remain in the catalog indefinitely. When titles are deleted in the US, the remaining stock would be defaced with a cut-out through the sleeve or case. Cut-out records formed a grey market outside the major distribution channels. In the 1993 book ''Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia'' Bill Knoedelseder wrote of how MCA Records became the subject of a federal investigation of its cut-out sales practices after a deal allegedly involving organized crime. Effects Deletion in the music industry differs from print publishing in that recording c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarantula (Ride Album)
''Tarantula'' is the fourth studio album by British rock band Ride, released in March 1996 shortly after the band split. The album was deleted from Creation Records' catalogue only one week after its release. This is also the only Ride album on which Andy Bell's vocal duties outweigh those of regular frontman Mark Gardener, due to internal conflict and the prior of their breakup. Track listing References External links ''Tarantula''at YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... (streamed copy where licensed) Ride (band) albums 1996 albums Creation Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Of Light (album)
''Carnival of Light'' is the third studio album by British rock band Ride, released in June 1994 via Creation Records. The album showcased the band's shift from shoegazing to a more traditional, folk rock sound. It was not well received by critics, and by the end of 1994 even the band members had become disillusioned, referring to it amongst themselves as "Carnival of Shite", although in a 2022 interview Andy Bell stated that he had "made peace with it. It’s got a lot of good tracks, like Moonlight Medicine and Birdman". Track listing Personnel Ride * Laurence Colbert – drums, percussion * Steve Queralt – bass guitar, Fender Rhodes on "Only Now" * Mark Gardener – vocals, rhythm guitar, tamboura * Andy Bell – vocals, lead guitar; piano on "Crown of Creation", "Endless Road", and "Magical Spring"; Hammond organ on "Crown of Creation" and "Endless Road", Fender Rhodes on "From Time to Time" Additional musicians * Jon Lord – Hammond organ on "Moonlight Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Blank Again
''Going Blank Again'' is the second studio album by English rock band Ride, released on 9 March 1992 on Creation Records. It was produced by Alan Moulder, and peaked at No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart. In October 2009 the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 100,000 units. Background and production Following Ride's 1990 debut album '' Nowhere'', Ride released ''Going Blank Again'' as their second full-length record, accompanied by the singles "Leave Them All Behind" (10 February 1992) and "Twisterella" (13 April 1992), the latter named in reference to a song in the 1963 kitchen sink drama Billy Liar. The album consists of ten tracks, selected from twenty-five that the band had recorded. It has been said that ''Going Blank Again'' resembles the band's debut album but also drawing comparisons to the power-pop style of Teenage Fanclub who were Creation Records labelmates of Ride, although it is pointed out that Ride's vocals are more layered, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowhere (album)
''Nowhere'' is the debut album by British shoegaze band Ride, released 15 October 1990. ''Rolling Stone'' called the album "a masterpiece", and online magazine ''Pitchfork'' called it "one of shoegazing's enduring moments". Background and production Ride released three EPs, ''Ride'', ''Play'', and ''Fall'', prior to the release of ''Nowhere''. ''Nowhere'' was recorded live-in-the-studio with producer Marc Waterman. Waterman had a mental breakdown, which resulted in Alan Moulder mixing the recordings. The band members were 18 or 19 during the recording of ''Nowhere''. Mark Gardener described it as a "nighttime sort of record", and recalled the band working on the album in the studio during late-night hours, leading to feelings of isolation as a result of the irregular work schedule. Artwork The album cover features an uncrested wave photographed by skateboard/snowboard photographer Warren Bolster. The original LP cover artwork had the band name in embossed text centered i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smile (Ride Album)
''Smile'' is an album by British rock band Ride. It is a compilation of Ride's first two EPs, ''Ride'' and ''Play'', both of which were originally released in the first half of 1990. The album was first released by Sire Records in July 1990 for the North American market, in lieu of the two original British EPs. Two years later, on 23 November 1992, it was released in the UK. Track listing References External links ''Smile''at YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ... (streamed copy where licensed) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smile (Ride Album) Ride (band) albums 1990 compilation albums Sire Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Journalism
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on what is now regarded as classical music. In the 1960s, music journalism began more prominently covering popular music like rock and pop after the breakthrough of The Beatles. With the rise of the internet in the 2000s, music criticism developed an increasingly large online presence with music bloggers, aspiring music critics, and established critics supplementing print media online. Music journalism today includes reviews of songs, albums and live concerts, profiles of recording artists, and reporting of artist news and music events. Origins in classical music criticism Music journalism has its roots in classical music criticism, which has traditionally comprised the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of music that has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall (Ride EP)
''Fall'' is the third EP by British rock band Ride. "Dreams Burn Down" also appeared on the original issue of Ride's debut album '' Nowhere'', released in October 1990. Subsequently, that album was issued on CD by Sire Records Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records. History Beginnings The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer ... with the other three tracks from the ''Fall'' EP appended. Track listing References External links * {{Authority control Ride (band) albums 1990 EPs Creation Records EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play (Ride EP)
''Play'' is the second EP by British rock band Ride. It was in the UK singles charts for 3 weeks in April 1990, peaking at #32. The EP was combined with its predecessor ''Ride'' to form the ''Smile A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses ...'' mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. In November, 1992, ''Smile'' was released in the UK. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Play (Ep) Ride (band) albums 1990 EPs Creation Records EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
