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“A mix of fuzzy shoegaze guitars, ethereal dream-pop and some kind of churning electronic haze that rewards exploration, even if for the first time” – LOS ANGELES TIMES

Originally released in 1993, Quique was the first album by the UK band Seefeel, and it became a must-have for any serious collector of ambient techno. Released by too pure, the album was reissued in expanded form as Quique Redux on cd in 2007. We are excited to make both releases available again, newly remastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road. Quique is available as a double LP, and Quique Redux is available on 2XCD with new artwork.

Quique Redux is comprised of Quique plus 9 bonus tracks.

Beginning as a standard rock band in early 1992, the UK quartet known as Seefeel soon grew bored with the restraints of normal musical forms and started working with loops and programs rather than lyrics and choruses, creating a sound all their own. They combined the ambient guitars and ethereal vocal aesthetics characteristic of the shoegazer/dream pop movement with the rhythmic structure of electronic dance music. The only artist ever invited to remix The Cocteau Twins, Seefeel remain a real inspiration to a variety of artists, from Boards Of Canada and Ulrich Schnauss through to Analogue Bubblebath-era Aphex Twin and back round to Tom Middleton (contemporaries include KLF’s Chillout, Aphex’s Ambient Works and The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld).

The key players in Seefeel were Mark Clifford (guitar and programming), Justin Fletcher (drums and programming), Sarah Peacock (vocals) and Darren Seymour (bass).

“Seefeel have struck a sublime groove midway between MBV’s sensual tumult and Aphex Twin’s ambient serenity” - SPIN