The Hope Blister

The Hope Blister
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The Hope Blister were an ambient band, composed of singer Louise Rutkowski, former Levitation and then current Dark Star bass player Laurence O'Keefe and string arranger Audrey Riley.
The band was founded by 4AD Records owner Ivo Watts-Russell and was something of a continuation of the This Mortal Coil project, but with a fixed line-up and focused on cover versions. The band released two albums ...smile's OK in 1998 and Underarms in 1999, with the band splitting that year following Watts-Russell's retirement from the music industry. An expanded version of Underarms was released in 2005 as Underarms And Sideways, featuring a bonus disc of remixes.
Sites:
quimby.gnus.org, sfreporter.com, allmusic.com, Wikipedia
Members:
Audrey Riley, Chris Tombling, Ivo Watts-Russell, John Fryer, Laurence O'Keefe, Leo Payne, Louise Rutkowski, Richard Thomas (2), Sue Dench
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8 45925 2 ...Smile's OK — The Hope Blister The Hope Blister ...Smile's OK (Album) 4AD 8 45925 2 Italy 1998 Sell This Version
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4AD M2 Underarms — The Hope Blister The Hope Blister Underarms (Album) 4AD 4AD M2 UK 1999 Sell This Version
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MRPR 1027-2 ...Smile's OK — The Hope Blister The Hope Blister ...Smile's OK Mammoth Records MRPR 1027-2 US 1998 Sell This Version

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Mindway

Mindway

April 12, 2019
Hearing that this was a sort of continuation of This Mortal Coil, I was excited to hear it! I listened to both releases and found them to be quite boring. The thrill of TMC was the fact that that it was a constantly changing roster with a variety of moods, although with a consistent theme threaded through all 3 albums. Probably won't be giving these a 2nd listen.
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