A Gilded Eternity

Finally repressed / repackaged on CD format for these incredible remastered / reissues from 2008. A Gilded Eternity is the third and final album from LOOP, it originally came out in January 1990, from a band at the absolute peak of their power; there was far more to Loop than bludgeoning riffs and cranking up the gain control. Here was a band that also traded in textures, pace and a no less intoxicated alternative to the saucer-eyed ravers who were 'avin' it large to the bands that had always had a dance element to their music. A Gilded Eternity was the moment that Loop slipped loose the anchor and set sail into a universe that was entirely their own. A Gilded Eternity was and is a collection of hypnotic mantras, tracks that used repetition deliberately and methodically to induce a trance-like state. The epic 'Be Here Now' is a typical case: built around a circling, swooping riff, its build-up is both subtle and jarring, coming on with all the stealth and power of an unexpurgated LSD trip.

Disc: 1
1 Vapour
2 Afterglow
3 The Nail Will Burn
4 Blood
5 Breathe Into Me
6 From Centre to Wave
7 Be Here Now
Disc: 2
1 The Nail Will Burn (Burn Out) [A Gilded Eternity Session]
2 Shot With a Diamond (A Gilded Eternity Session)
3 Afterglow (John Peel Session)
4 From Centre to Wave (John Peel Session)
5 Sunburst (John Peel Session)
6 Arc-lite (House in the Woods Session)
7 Breathe Into Me (House in the Woods Session)
8 Vapour (House in the Woods Session)
9 The Nail Will Burn (House in the Woods Session)
10 Be Here Now (House in the Woods Session)