Seefeel Returns After 14 Years

Legendary ambient/electronica UK outfit makes "not just a record, but a great record."

By Blurt Staff

Post-shoegaze, proto-ambient rockers Seefeel made an unexpected return to the public eye in May of 2009 at the Warp Records' "Warp20" anniversary bash, and according to the label's cofounder Steve Becket the performance from Mark Clifford & Co. was "unbelievable."

Which probably didn't come as a surprise to anyone who caught the electronica mavens during their ‘90s heyday. Apparently Beckett then approached the band about doing another album - it had been nearly 14 years since their last record - and the response was positive. Enthuses Beckett,

"They came back six months later - not just with a record, but a great record. This band needs to be heard, they need to be seen so that's why we got involved again. Family members might leave for a long time but they will always come home."

So earlier this year the band dropped a teaser EP, Faults, that got great notices. The new album, simply titled Seefeel, is due Feb. 1 from Warp. We're listening to an advance of it right now, and it is pretty amazing. While you await it, you can check out a clip from the Warp20Paris show right here.

[Photo Credit: Stefan De Batselier]