latest when looking at the cover artwork is clear that the EP's were not just intended as a supplement to the albums, but establish an independent musical journey that obsessive about the two topics "disappointment and lust" revolves. Disc 1 starts with five songs from the first EP, and even these are all direct hit - the sound of Sonic Youth brought about "sister" on a pop level and already with hints of the later experimental works. "Slow" with its crunchy bass drone and the superficially cheerful "Drive it ..." save every indie-disco. from there follows a depri anthem after another; blazes in the classical high-tech scrap sound the "emptiness inside" or drags "i need no trust" with monotonous gothic-beat forward. with "soon" after all, the time of the former rave boom really was a showpiece for "shoegaze goes shoedance", begins the desert conglomerate of "glider" EP, which summarizes the entire mbv bandwidth in fast-forward. bit softer than usual, starts disc 2 with the classic "to here ..." to live out from now on either Cocteau Twins-like visions or entirely to the guitar maelstrom surrender. plow with the "instrumental no. 2" mbv the then new trip-hop genre a la Massive Attack to take from now on with the 10-minute version of "glider" again the noise leadership for themselves. Finally, then there are some compact pop tracks heard, particularly stands out with its striking opening sequence of which "sugar" - the creativity of the band in terms of sound design was inexhaustible.
considering a waiting period in this beautiful compilation of more than 20 years, therefore, we see you on our flaws away: each about 30 minutes of playing time per stay disc unused (where remains as the track "Map Ref 41 ° N 93 ° W" from the wire -tribute sampler?), the cover artwork dive in the package several times, but there are no lyrics, liner notes or any further information on the tracks. The remastering is ok, especially the songs of "loveless" phase, as "soon" come, therefore, and purifies sounds by slightly more compact and more accessible. as a Gesamtkunstwerk "EP's 1988-1991" is a major triumph and as essential as the regular albums of this period!
