Monitor: Listen

Various Artists - "Blisscent I"

Words: Jesse Ashlock

Blisscent Records - $10.00

Yearn for the halcyon days of shoegazer and space rock? You're not alone. A Yahoo! mailing list since 2000 dedicated to the dreamy bands of yore, Blisscent has become a record label, and its inaugural release is a fantastic collection of 14 catchy, ethereal tunes by the next wave of this heavenly style. Skywave's reverby guitar tension recalls the Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy, while Collette Carter's ambient electronics push the Blisscent style into the future. Enthusiastically recommended.