Souvlaki (album)
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| Studio album by Slowdive | ||||
| Released | 17 May 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 at Protocol Studios, London; Courtyard Studios, Sutton Courtenay; and The White House Studios, Weston-super-Mare, England | |||
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| Length | 40:40 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Slowdive | |||
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| Pitchfork | 9.3/10 |
Souvlaki is the second studio album by the English rock band Slowdive. Recorded in 1992, it was released in the UK on 17 May 1993 by record label Creation, then on 8 February 1994 in the US.
Prior to writing the album, band members Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead had ended their relationship and Halstead began to spend more time writing songs alone, a process that had been completed by the full band in the past.
The album's title was taken from a skit by The Jerky Boys, where one of the duo prank called a hotel manager asking him to perform sexual acts on their wife. Upon learning the manager was Greek, the caller says "My wife loves that Greek shit... She'll suck your cock like souvlaki."
Early demos for the album were influenced by Joy Division and Low by David Bowie. These demos were initially rejected by Creation Records boss Alan McGee, but he later decided to give the band full creative control over the album. Slowdive asked Brian Eno to produce the album and he declined, however, he agreed to do a couple of days of recording with Halstead, and out of these sessions came the tracks "Sing" and "Here She Comes". Following these sessions Halstead began to take greater influence from ambient music and has cited Aphex Twin and dub music as influences for the track "Souvlaki Space Station".
The album was mixed by Ed Buller who had previously worked with Suede and Spiritualized.
Souvlaki was released on 17 May 1993 and peaked at 51 in the UK Albums Chart on the 12 June 1993, nineteen places lower than their debut album Just for a Day, and only remained in the chart for one week.
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