They probably will be associated with bands like Jesus and Mary Chain and My
Bloody Valentine but Screen Vinyl Image is more than fuzz guitars and
loud music. Former members of Alcian Blue, Jake and Kim Reid together
with drummer Nathan Jurgenson mix together electro, psychedelic and
dakrwave esque shoegaze via synths, drum samples, and wide collection
of effect pedals. My ears didn't bleed but SVI's noisy guitars, drum
beats and strobe lights is a short trip to a tone down haunted frenzy
like banging my head like I'm in the 90's.
Anyway, I had a
short conversation with Jake, who is by the way the one of the nicest
guys I've met in a while, about 90's band like Slowdive and Ride, their
possible US tour with Ceremony and why they are missing a smoke
machine. Their next show in NYC is on September 10 at Public Assembly
and then a tour with Ceremony in Japan.
Please do check my favorite track from them called "Fever", which reminds me of Danse Society's "Somewhere".
And some photos from
Mishka and nice one-liner: