Various – Blue Skied An' Clear (A Morr Music Compilation)

An awesome overall and legendary project. To get this many fantastic artists to come together to honor and rework and re-interpret these Slowdive classics is truly amazing. Funnily enough, I didn't know of Slowdive till I heard this compilation. I just thought it was some great music from various artists on a compilation from a label I was really into in 2002. Perhaps a year later, I looked into these songs a bit more and read the cover a bit more and figured it out. lol. Fast Forward about 15 years and my brother who had recently since become a big fan, asked me if I wanted to go see them on their comeback tour in support of their new album. I think this is the only band I have ever found from a tribute cd and then later saw them live. Which was a great show btw for anyone seeing their 2017 tour. Anyways, This compilation is an all time favorite and naturally, I like it better in many ways to the music it was honoring. That's saying something about this comp.

I cannot say enough positive things about this mesmerizing journey into what I consider some of the best electronica ever released to the human race. It is just that good and the tracks are much more than songs they are epic soundscapes that have more soul than some of the rarest soul 45s on the planet. To this day I get tears in my eyes when I hear the depth composed on songs like Summer Haze or Soulvaki Space Station. I have yet to discover many songs in this category and I listen to thousands of records (literally) each month. These guys raised the bar so high on this compilation that it will be darn near impossible to match in overall brilliance

This album is a fantastic point of entry into the wonderful world of Morr Music, whether or not you are a fan of Slowdive. The tracks that aren't covers are just as good, and in some cases better, than the shoegazer classics that inspired them. There are a couple of killer Ulrich Schnauss tracks on here that none of his fans should be without.

The Ulrich Scnauss version of "crazy for you" was used in an advertisement for lucozade. It seems in the commercial they are playing the record at 45 rather than 33 though (though it seems fractionally slower than 45).

Releases like this are why Morr Music is a fantastic label and one to really keep an eye out for when it comes to their artists and what they are up to. Connecting the dots effortlessly between pop and electronic musics is a brilliant coup and a signal for things to come.
I've my own ideas for what should be the focus of some future compilation releases. Sarah Records!!!