Effloresce (album) explained

Effloresce
Type:	Album
Artist:	Oceansize
Cover:	Efflorescealbum.jpg
Released:	29 September 2003
Recorded:	February–March 2003
Studio:	Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey
Genre:	Progressive rock, alternative rock, post-rock, space rock
Length:	75:34
Label:	Beggars Banquet Records
Producer:	Chris Sheldon, Oceansize
Prev Title:	Relapse EP
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Music for Nurses
Next Year:	2004

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.

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"

External links

• Lyrics
• Album Lyrics