It probably wouldn't be fair to Mark Gardener to go on about his previous existence as the main face of early '90s shoegaze luminaries Ride.
Because: a) that would be like going back to a time when Kurt Cobain was still alive and Noel Gallagher got paid for cleaning Clint Boon's Hush Puppies; and b) this sounds absolutely nothing like Ride. At all.
Which in hindsight is definitely a good thing, as Gardener has written possibly the most beautifully apologetic love song since 10cc's Eric Stewart first uttered the words, "I'm not in love, so don't forget it..." and a million hearts sank in coagulating unison. Add to that the neo-sci-fi production of ambient legend Ulrich Schnauss and you have a supreme candidate for a fantasy Christmas number one. If only utopia was that simple, eh...?
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This sounds good ill have to try and find it! Loved ride hate Andy Bell still like Mark Gardener
you'll find it...
in rough trade, pure groove, intoxica!, sister ray and hmv oxford street. and here... http://www.soniccathedral.co.uk
the original version of this is taken from....
his debut solo album which came out last year (or was it early 2006?) in various places around the world but never got a UK release, it's called 'These beautiful ghosts' and has Goldrush as his backing band. It's a pretty good album on the whole, and i'd wager it could be got on amazon for a few shiny pennies....