Effloresce (album)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	(9/10) [2]
The List	[3]
The PRP	(4/5) link
Scene Point Blank	(9.5/10) link
Sputnikmusic	(4.5/5) [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

Effloresce
Studio album by Oceansize
Released	29 September 2003
Recorded	February–March 2003
Studio	Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey
Genre	Progressive rock, alternative rock, post-rock, space rock[1]
Length	75:34
Label	Beggars Banquet Records
Producer	Chris Sheldon, Oceansize
Oceansize chronology
Relapse EP (2002) Effloresce (2003) Music for Nurses (2004)

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" – 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

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"

References

1. Wilson, MacKenzie. Effloresce at AllMusic
2. Rauf, Raziq. "Album Review: Oceansize - Effloresce / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
3. Pia, Camilla (18 September 2003). "Rock: Oceansize - Effloresce (Beggars Banquet)". p. 105. Retrieved 31 December 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
4. FlawedPerfection. "Oceansize - Effloresce (album review 5)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

External links

• Lyrics
• Album Lyrics