Effloresce (album)

Effloresce
Studio album by Oceansize
Released	29 September 2003
Recorded	February–March 2003
Studio	Jacob's Studio, Farnham, Surrey
Genre	Post-rock, experimental rock
Length	75:34
Label	Beggars Banquet Records
Producer	Chris Sheldon, Oceansize
Oceansize chronology
Relapse EP (2002) Effloresce (2003) Music for Nurses (2004)

Effloresce is the debut studio album by British progressive rock band Oceansize. It was released on 29 September 2003. The record garnered considerable praise from critics.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Drowned in Sound	(9/10)
The PRP	(4/5) link
Scene Point Blank	(9.5/10) link
Sputnikmusic	(4.5/5)
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

Track listing

All songs written by Oceansize.

1. "I Am the Morning" – 4:18
2. "Catalyst" – 6:40
3. "One Day All This Could Be Yours" – 4:19
4. "Massive Bereavement (Featuring Can)" – 9:59
5. "Rinsed" – 3:58
6. "You Wish" – 6:00
7. "Remember Where You Are" – 5:22
8. "Amputee" – 5:32
9. "Unravel" – 2:50
10. "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" – 8:30
11. "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show" – 9:04
12. "Long Forgotten" – 8:57

Trivia

• The piano line playing on Track 9, "Unravel," is an excerpt of the second piece, Le Gibet, from Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit.
• The title of "Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs" was coined by bassist Jon Ellis, who saw the headline of the same name in Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Personnel

• Mike Vennart – guitar, vocals
• Steve Durose – guitar, backing vocals
• Richard 'Gambler' Ingram – guitar
• Jon Ellis – bass, keyboards
• Mark Heron – drums

Additional personnel

• Chris Sheldon – production (with Oceansize), mixing
• Adrian Newton – assistant engineer
• Louis Read – assistant engineer
• Dario Dendi – assistant engineer
• Jack Clark – assistant engineer
• Martin & Kimberly McCarrick – cello, violin, viola on "Massive Bereavement" and "Long Forgotten"
• Claire Lemmon – backing vocals on "Massive Bereavement" and "Saturday Morning Breakfast Show"

External links

• Lyrics
• Album Lyrics