Spiritualized Music

Origin: Rugby, Midlands, England

Decades: 1990's and 2000's

Formed from the ashes of the trance-rockers Spacemen 3, singer/guitarist Jason Pierce's group Spiritualized did not break away from his prior band's trademark hypnotic minimalism; instead, they perfected it. Drawing on the continued influence of the Velvet Underground, La Monte Young, and Steve Reich, Spiritualized staked out a common ground between minimalism and lush symphonics -- while powered by simple, repetitious motifs, their songs simultaneously blossomed into rich, shimmering sonic panoramas inspir... Read More

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Elvis Presley, John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Sam Cooke, Sly & The Family Stone, Dr. John, Neil Young, Ornette Coleman, MC5, Jane's Addiction, The Velvet Underground, Sun Ra, and The Stooges

Black Mountain, Sigur Rós, and The American Analog Set