Forget Yourself

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Forget Yourself
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Studio album by
The Church
Released27 October 2003
RecordedSpacejunk Studios, Australia
Genre Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, dream pop
Length67:45
96:51 (U.S.)
Label Cooking Vinyl, spinART
Producer Tim Powles, The Church and Nic Hard
The Church chronology
Parallel Universe
(2002)		Forget Yourself
(2003)		 Jammed
(2004)

Forget Yourself is the fifteenth album by the Australian alternative rock band The Church, released in October 2003. [1] It was recorded at drummer Tim Powles' Spacejunk studios in Australia and features many straight-to-tape recordings with few overdubs.

Alternative rock is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1980s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, DIY ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock. Although the genre evolved in the late 1970s and 1980s, music anticipating the sound of the genre can be found as early as the 1960s, with bands such as The Velvet Underground.

The Church (band) Australian rock band

The Church, an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave, neo-psychedelia and indie rock, their music later came to feature slower tempos and surreal soundscapes reminiscent of dream pop and post-rock. Glenn A. Baker has written that "From the release of the 'She Never Said' single in November 1980, this unique Sydney-originated entity has purveyed a distinctive, ethereal, psychedelic-tinged sound which has alternatively found favour and disfavor in Australia." The Los Angeles Times has described the band's music as "dense, shimmering, exquisite guitar pop".

Tim Powles Australian musician

Timothy Guy Gerard Powles is a music producer and artist originally from New Zealand. He has lived in the Pacific and the UK. Though now an Australian resident, he is of English/Irish descent. Also known as "timEbandit" Powles, his main instrument and first love was the drum kit and tuned percussion, tho over time he's become a dab hand on a medium-sized pile of instruments and gadgets, not to mention the studio itself- and virtual instruments as they occur.

Contents

Around the time of Parallel Universe's (late 2002) release, the Church returned to the studio to record another album, eventually entitled Forget Yourself. Rather than fleshing the songs out over a long, gradual process, the band decided to keep the music as close to the original jam-based material as possible. Stylistically, this made for a much rawer sound, primarily recorded live and with minimal overdubs. As had become routine since Sometime Anywhere (May 1994), songs saw numerous instrument changes between members, with Powles playing guitar on "Sealine" and Willson-Piper switching to drums on "Maya."

<i>Sometime Anywhere</i> 1994 studio album by The Church

Sometime Anywhere is the ninth album by the Australian alternative rock band The Church, released in May 1994.

John D. Luersson at AllMusic described the album as "a timeless, magical disc that is easily as strong as anything from their 1980s peak", adding that "the real brilliance peeks through on lush numbers like 'Telepath,' 'Maya,' and 'June,' all boasting the ethereal moments that made early discs like Remote Luxury and Heyday fan favorites." [2] The album peaked in the top 50 on Billboard component chart, Top Independent Albums. [2]

AllMusic Online music database

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<i>Remote Luxury</i> (album) 1984 compilation album by The Church

Remote Luxury is the first compilation album by the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church, released in 1984. The band had recently signed to Warner Bros. in the United States and their new label decided to re-release the band's most recent Australian material, the Persia and Remote Luxury EPs, as an album with a new running order. They also released "Constant In Opal" as a single in the U.S.. The version of "No Explanation" included here has a 20-second instrumental jam at the beginning.

<i>Heyday</i> (The Church album) 1985 studio album by The Church

Heyday is the fourth album by the Australian alternative rock band The Church, released in November 1985. The album marked the first occasion when group compositions dominated one of the band's releases. Steve Kilbey has said: "The demo situation was getting to us - me writing the songs on my eight-track and bringing them along to the band. It sounded too stiff. We'd reached this new energy level on stage which by far superseded anything we'd ever recorded, so we knew the only way to get sounding like that was for the whole band to write together."

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Track listing

All songs written by Kilbey/Koppes/Powles/Willson-Piper

  1. "Sealine" – 5:06
  2. "Song In Space" – 5:24
  3. "The Theatre and Its Double" – 4:34
  4. "Telepath" – 4:56
  5. "See Your Lights" – 4:14
  6. "Lay Low" – 4:13
  7. "Maya" – 3:45
  8. "Appalatia" – 4:09
  9. "June" – 4:05
  10. "Don't You Fall" – 3:10
  11. "I Kept Everything" – 4:01
  12. "Nothing Seeker" – 4:22
  13. "Reversal" – 4:41
  14. "Summer" – 7:02

U.S. Bonus disc

All tracks from Beside Yourself

  1. "Serpent Easy" – 14:44
  2. "Cantilever" – 10:00
  3. "Moodertronic" – 4:22

Personnel

Steve Kilbey Anglo-Australian singer, song writer and bass guitarist

Steven John Kilbey is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for the rock band, The Church. He is also a music producer, poet and painter. As of October 2014, Kilbey had 750 original songs registered with Australian copyright agency Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

Peter Koppes Australian musician

Peter Koppes is a guitarist, best known as a founding and almost-continuous member of Australian independent rock band The Church. He is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing mandolin, drums, piano, and harmonica. He has also released various solo albums and various recordings with his group The Well (1989-1995.) Koppes lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland where he also produces albums and conducts seasonal 'song writing' and 'performance for demo recording' short courses at Nambour TAFE, as well as offering private tuition in guitar, drums and song writing. His daughters are Tatiana 'O' Koppes and Neige Koppes who have their own band, Rain Party.

Marty Willson-Piper English Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter

Marty Willson-Piper is an English guitarist and singer/songwriter best known as a former long-time member of the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church. He joined in 1980 after seeing an early gig where they were performing as a three-piece. He was an integral member of the band for over 30 years. He was also the guitarist for the English alternative rock band All About Eve from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1999 to 2002. He is currently working with Swedish progressive rock band Anekdoten.

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References

  1. ↑ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Church". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Luerssen, John D. "Forget Yourself". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2013. Note: for charting information user may need to click on 'Awards' tab.
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