I believe Slowdive was heavily influenced by Souvlaki co-producer Brian Eno to such an extent, they decided to replace their guitars with synthesizers in an attempt to emulate Brian Eno's famous "Music for Airports" LP for their third album, Pygmalion. It was a disaster, and I wasn't surprised to learn they were dropped by their record label a week after its release, as it expected a "pop album" off them! Not a self-indulgent, experimental, ambient album which had Brian Eno's style all over it!
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