Ferment

by Catherine Wheel

Ferment cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1992
  • Label: Fontana
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 57:11
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: Barry Maguire, Rob Dickinson, Neil Sims, Dave Hawes, Brian Futter, Audrey Riley

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Ferment' is a sweeping, highly melodic triumph of the British shoegaze and alternative rock scenes. The band constructs an incredibly dense, ethereal wall of guitar feedback, serving as an atmospheric and romantic backdrop for Rob Dickinson's bittersweet, melancholic vocals.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, fuzz-drenched, reverb-heavy, effects-laden

Tracklist

  1. Texture (4:19)
  2. I Want To Touch You (4:40)
  3. Black Metallic (7:18)
  4. Indigo Is Blue (5:31)
  5. She's My Friend (4:16)
  6. Shallow (3:28)
  7. Ferment (5:10)
  8. Flower To Hide (4:43)
  9. Tumble Down (4:08)
  10. Bill And Ben (4:09)
  11. Salt (5:26)
  12. Balloon (3:56)

Credits

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