The Hope Blister
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The Hope Blister was an ambient
band founded by Ivo Watts-Russell
, head of the 4AD Records label. The band was something of a continuation of the This Mortal Coil
project, but with a fixed line-up on ...smile's OK and focusing on cover version
s. Following the Underarms remix
project, a second album of covers with vocals by Momus' Nick Currie had been posited, but Watts-Russell's retirement from the music industry brought The Hope Blister project to an end.
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
band founded by Ivo Watts-Russell
Ivo Watts-Russell
Ivo Watts-Russell was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the English indie record label 4AD. He has also produced several records, himself preferring to use the term "musical director" to explain his role in the creation....
, head of the 4AD Records label. The band was something of a continuation of the This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a gothic dream pop supergroup led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were technically the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotating cast of supporting artists, many of whom...
project, but with a fixed line-up on ...smile's OK and focusing on cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s. Following the Underarms remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
project, a second album of covers with vocals by Momus' Nick Currie had been posited, but Watts-Russell's retirement from the music industry brought The Hope Blister project to an end.
Discography
- ...smile's OK (25 May 1998)
- Underarms (15 March 1999)
- Underarms And SidewaysUnderarms And Sideways-Disc 1 :# Sweet Medicine # Friday Afternoon # Iota # Dagger Strings # White On White # Sweet Medicine 2 # Happiness Strings -Disc 2 :# Sideways One # Sideways Two...
(12 December 2005)
External links
- The Hope Blister on 4AD4AD4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
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