2xCD My Bloody Valentine Comp Due Next Month
Pitchfork writers past and present to achieve mysterious simultaneous orgasm

My Bloody Valentine have announced the pending release of a new two-disc release compiling material from their long out-of-print EPs, as well as a handful of previously unreleased tracks, all in crystalline, lovingly remastered stereo. Apparently titled Remastered EPs, the first disc compiles every track from the four EPs issued between 1988-1990 (You Made Me Realise, Feed Me With Your Kiss, Glider and Tremolo), while the second disc contains eight unreleased songs. According to Mybloodyvalentine.net, the compilation is set to be released April 21st, though it's already currently available via Japanese import. Otherwise, it can be pre-ordered via sirendisc.com (who claim it's due to ship April 12th) or amazon.co.uk (who have it as a May 3rd release). Or you can just give into record company release-date tyranny and wait patiently. Tracklist:

Disc 1 - EPs
01 You Made Me Realise
02 Slow
03 Thorn
04 Cigarette In Your Bed
05 Drive It All Over Me
06 Feed Me With Your Kiss
07 I Believe
08 Emptiness Inside
09 I Need No Trust
10 Soon
11 Glider
12 Don't Ask Why
13 Off Your Face
14 To Here Knows When
15 Swallow
16 Honey Power
17 Moon Song

Disc 2 - Unreleased
01 Instrumental #2
02 Instrumental #1
03 Cowboy Song
04 Good For You
05 Sugar
06 Kevin Song
07 Belinda Song
08 Glider (Long)

There's no official word on exactly who has remastered the songs, but like the answer to all life's great mysteries, it's probably Kevin Shields. Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? Kevin Shields. When was the War of 1812? Kevin Shields. And speaking of the man who is to the flanger what J.D. Salinger is to the word "crumby," Shields recently gave an interview with The Guardian, which the publication claimed was his first interview in 12 years. If you like it, you can read the one he gave to Arthur Magazine last November. Oh snap!

The interview is fairly lengthy, although much of the length is due to back-story rather than juicy, new Shields quotes. It comes off as a bit of a modern folk-tale of the reclusive genius, with entertaining tall tales like the one about Air drummer Brian Reitzell coaxing Shields back into the world, and the one wherein Shields' craziness is measured by the amount of chinchillas and barbed wire he used to keep in his house. How many chinchillas and how much barbed wire? Lots and plenty. They're like peanut butter and pianos: They definitely could go together, but we'll be fucked if we can tell you how.

.: Guardian interview: http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview...

To Here Knows Web: http://www.mybloodyvalentine.net