A Song That Changed My Life: A Place to Bury Strangers on Slowdive’s “Jazz Odeon”

The Band Members: Oliver Ackermann, guitar, vocals, bass; John Fedowitz, bass; Sandra Fedowitz, drums. The Storyteller: Oliver Ackermann The Song: Composed with swirling, spellbinding sonics, Slowdive’s “Jazz Odeon” unfolds like an ever-evolving auditory drift — waxing and waning, dissolving and returning. Long coveted as a captured live rarity traded on cassettes and limited-run CD-Rs, the track circulated through the close-knit shoegaze community, a ghost signal passing hand to hand. As one of the many shimmery, shivery standouts from the Reading, Berkshire-based band, it solidified Slowdive as preeminent authors of ethereal, dreampop soundscapes. The Background: Before forming A Place to Bury Strangers, Oliver Akermann […] The post A Song That Changed My Life: A Place to Bury Strangers on Slowdive’s “Jazz Odeon” first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.