{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ca9bd9e89a1700160e4a83/69154d9061157d146c0f967b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"90 - Ride with Steve Queralt (Oxford)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65ca9bd9e89a1700160e4a83/1763002619574-116826a3-d0b8-4dcc-bf14-e919a250e5b9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we are joined by Ride bassist Steve Queralt to discuss his new album Swallow - which is out now on Sonic Cathedral featuring contributions from Emma Anderson (Lush) &amp; Verity Susman (Memorials). </p><p><br></p><p>We also delve into the history of Ride starting in Oxford in the late 1980s where Steve met Andy Bell &amp; Mark Gardner at college, even making a recording of Freedom by George Michael with Andy. </p><p><br></p><p>What we now know as the classic Ride sound comes together organically in rehearsals &amp; after almost signing for Warners the band come to the attention of Alan McGee &amp; end up signing with Creation Records. </p><p><br></p><p>The first 3 EPs come out in quick succession followed by debut album Nowhere in the autumn of 1990. Tours with Lush, Slowdive &amp; the Pale Saints follow &amp; 2nd album Going Blank again is produced by Alan Moulder following a positive experience with Alan mixing the previous album. </p><p><br></p><p>The lead single Leave Them All Behind clocks in at over 8 minutes in length &amp; breaks the top 10 of the singles chart, reaching number 9, marking probably the commercial peak of the shoegaze genre. </p><p><br></p><p>Things start to unravel on 3rd album Carnival of Light with John Leckie producing. The album comes out in 1994 but fails to reach the heights of its predecessors - and amid tensions within the band &amp; after quickly releasing the Tarantula album, Ride come to an end in 1996. </p><p><br></p><p>Ride do reform in 2015 &amp; it becomes one of the more successful reunions of recent years producing 3 albums &amp; a number of tours &amp; high profile festival appearances, including playing debut album Nowhere in its entirety. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>It takes anything from 5 to 40 hours to prepare each episode of Music Maps - if you’d like to make a contribution to help us cover the costs &amp; time of producing these episodes for you, you can do so at this link: </strong><a href=\"http://ko-fi.com/musicmaps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ko-fi.com/musicmaps</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>It is hugely important for us to get positive reviews &amp; star ratings - if you have enjoyed Music Maps &amp; can spare the time to do either we would hugely appreciate it.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>You can see our upcoming live events here: </strong><a href=\"https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/events\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/events</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollbookclube17/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@rocknrollbookclube17</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: <a href=\"https://x.com/simonmusicmaps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@simonmusicmaps</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/E17rockbookclub/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">E17rockbookclub</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosted, Produced &amp; Edited by Simon Cardwell</strong></p><p><strong>Music by Andy Maxwell</strong></p>","author_name":"Rock n Roll Book Club"}