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My Bloody Valentine: All Hail the Future!

David Stubbs, Melody Maker, 26 January 1991

For three years, the Valentines were accused of being Mary Chain rip-offs, but the Top 40 hit Glider EP scotched that and now bands like Ride have been called Valentine clones. DAVID STUBBS talks to the original sonic architects about their new EP, Tremolo, and asks whether their out-of-this-world music has any relevance in the middle of a Gulf war. 

Total word count of piece: 2562

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