Whirlpool

by Chapterhouse

Whirlpool cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 April 1991
  • Label: Dedicated
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:11:33
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 11 ratings

Artists on this release: Ashley Bates, Stephen Patman, Rachel Goswell, Andrew Sherriff, Russell Barrett

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Whirlpool' captures the quintessential, blissed-out sound of the British shoegaze era, masterfully integrating the rhythmic drum loops of the baggy scene. The album is incredibly lush and atmospheric, blending ethereal vocal harmonies with dense, noisy, and deeply psychedelic guitar washes.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, rhythmic, noisy, wall-of-sound

Tracklist

  1. Breather (4:18)
  2. Pearl - Edit (4:50)
  3. Autosleeper (4:48)
  4. Treasure (6:20)
  5. Falling Down (3:56)
  6. April (4:37)
  7. Guilt (4:13)
  8. If You Want Me (2:39)
  9. Something More (3:18)
  10. Need (Somebody) (3:05)
  11. Inside of Me (4:38)
  12. Sixteen Years (4:39)
  13. Satin Safe (5:40)
  14. Feel the Same (4:13)
  15. Come Heaven (5:32)
  16. In My Arms (4:39)

Credits

  • Chapterhouse - primary artist, producer [produced by]
  • Russell Barrett - bass, written-by, bass guitar
  • Albert Tupelo - design, design/illustration
  • Ashley Bates - drums, membranophone
  • Simon Rowe - guitar [guitars], guitar
  • John Fryer - mixed by
  • Robin Guthrie - mixed by [additional mix], producer [additional production], producer [produced by]
  • Stephen Hague - mixed by [additional mix], producer [additional production]
  • Ralph Jezzard - producer [produced by]
  • Jim Warren - recorded by [recorded with]
  • Paul Adkins - recorded by [recorded with]
  • Andrew Sherriff - vocals, guitar [guitars], written-by, guitar, lead vocals vocal
  • Stephen Patman - vocals, guitar [guitars], written-by, guitar, lead vocals vocal
  • Rachel Goswell - backing vocals

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