Seefeel - Peel Session (Vinyl 12" EP)

Peel Session captures Seefeel at a turning point, a four track set of ambient techno and dub-heavy shoegaze recorded for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. The British band had made their name on Too Pure with the 1993 debut Quique, and were approached by Warp in early 1994, releasing the Starethrough EP as their first record for the label that April. That spring they recorded this live band session at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, and it was broadcast on 27 May 1994. The set pairs a reworked 'Starethrough' with three songs that were unreleased at the time, and according to Warp, 'Rough For Radio' was written and recorded at Maida Vale in under two hours. 'Vex' surfaced on the album Succour in 1995, but studio versions of 'Rough For Radio' and 'Phazemaze' were never issued, making this their only official release. Warp brought the session to vinyl in November 2019 as part of WXAXRXP Sessions, a series of ten radio sessions marking the label's 30th anniversary. The pressing was mastered and cut by Noel Summerville, with sleeve design by Michael Oswell and photography by Synchrodogs.