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Ferment

Catherine Wheel Format: Audio CD
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 172 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Texture
2 I Want To Touch You
3 Black Metallic
4 Indigo Is Blue
5 She's My Friend
6 Shallow
7 Ferment
8 Flower To Hide
9 Tumbledown
10 Bill and Ben
11 Salt
12 Balloon

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One of the finest albums to arise out of the shoegazing trend coating the early 1990s, Ferment is rich, lush, and wrenching. For what it's worth, Catherine Wheel get a mention in the liner notes of the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream. Perhaps it's indicative of the fact that this album rocks a little harder than the genre-defining releases from the likes of the Stone Roses, the Charlatans, and the Inspiral Carpets. Ferment includes guitar solos, albeit tasteful guitar solos, that most of Catherine Wheel's contemporaries would have balked at. Later releases abandon the ethereal noise wash, leaning a little more toward the sound of their admirers the Pumpkins. A beautiful, spiraling release, Ferment is pliable but impenetrable. --Beth Bessmer

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.78 x 4.32 x 0.44 inches; 3.95 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Fontana
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1992
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Fontana
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000001DVN
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 172 ratings

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Karen D.
5.0 out of 5 stars CW's FERMENT EXCELLENT & POWERFULLY ETHEREAL!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2018
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Powerfully ethereal will sound like a contradiction in terms, but CATHERINE WHEEL defy categorization. I have to point out to start with, why I don't agree with the "shoegaze" tag, so that anyone reading this who is not a shoegaze fan will continue on & hopefully purchase & enjoy FERMENT. CATHERINE WHEEL have balked at & I fully understand why, being categorized as "shoegaze". I've listened to My Bloody Valentine, Ride (I do like Andy Bell from his time with Hurricane #1 & Oasis), Slowdive & Swervedriver to understand what all the fuss is about. I'm open to many different genre's. With that being said, I'm not a big fan of shoegaze. For me, it is what I call "awash in sound" ~ however, while that's true, to a point, of CW's instrumentation, shoegaze also typically pushes vocals to the background, or just about & that's why I can't call CATHERINE WHEEL a shoegaze band. Yes, the instrumentation is a bit fuzzy & gauzy, but it's also slamming guitars & drums with lead singer & guitarist, Rob Dickinson's vocals being, thankfully, fully present!! One definition of ethereal is dreamy & heavenly. Another regarding music & singing, in particular, is whispering. Rob Dickinson's vocals are dreamy & there's a haunting quality, but I don't find them to be whispering. He's got an amazing voice with his diction (not timbre) sounding a touch similar to Bush's Gavin Rossdale, but the overall CATHERINE WHEEL sound is unlike Bush's & neither could've been at all influenced by the other as they both came up in the same time-frame..

If you're still reading, you'll probably be aware of songs "Black Metallic" & "I Want To Touch You". While these are great singles & highlights of FERMENT, it's also a full album listen., with flow. Through research I've learned CATHERINE WHEEL has had 7 releases. If you'd enjoy a darkish (can't use darkwave as a description since that categorization incorporates electronics/synths & is basically more Goth) sound with strong guitarwork, which is about the only type classification I'd even dare of mentioning in same sentence as CW, then FERMENT is absolutely worth getting, with CHROME being right up there as well. For a crisper sound, then the later works should please. FERMENT is what introduced listeners to CATHERINE WHEEL~yet another band who should've been at the tops of everyone's music lists of All time; not just the 90s!!
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MFG
5.0 out of 5 stars Reissue Glitch Fixed - Music Remains Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017
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First things first: the music is fantastic. One of the best rock albums of the 1990s, by one of the most underrated bands of the decade.

Next: the sound quality. Just purchased this reissue in 2017, seven years after the fact. The glitch in That's When I Reach for My Revolver noted by other reviewers has been fixed. No trace of it on my CD. The remastering was lightly done and does not really affect the sound quality. A bit louder overall, but not by much, and definitely no brickwalling or massive compression. If you rip the audio to WAV files and open them with Audacity or another sound editor, you'll see what I mean. I always thought this album could use a remix, especially to make the bottom end more powerful. Having said that, I'm glad that this specific remastering did not crush the dynamic range that is essential to enjoying the music.

Finally, the overall package. Nice liner notes from the editor of The Big Takeover, and happy to have Intravenous and the other bonus tracks on one disc with the original album. However, I'd really like to see a two-disc or three-disc package someday with all of the Wilde Club singles, live tracks from the era, and other non-album songs from 1991-92. If other fantastic bands from the early '90s can get a proper reissue campaign done (MBV, Ride, Swervedriver), then somebody somewhere needs to make it happen for Catherine Wheel.
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D. Knouse
5.0 out of 5 stars Bathe yourself in guitar-wash.
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2005
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Imagine a band with all the melodicism of The Stone Roses debut album mixed with guitar flourishes reminiscent of Sonic Youth's "Daydream Nation." That's what this album sounds like to me. Catherine Wheel often bombard the listener with walls of guitar bombast that threaten to drown out the rhythm section but somehow, through excellent production techniques no doubt, the drums hold their own and the bass is actually as memorable in moments as the lead guitar work. Thanks to the bass playing, in fact, the songs never lose direction with all the lead guitar theatrics creatively washing over the listener in waves of crashing guitar-pedal mayhem. Standout tracks are everywhere, so it is really a pointless exercise on my part to point them out. For what it's worth, "I Want To Touch You" and "Bill and Ben" are magnificent concoctions that explode through my brain with every spin of this CD. But there is not a weak track on the album, and the depth of the songwriting is both emotionally and instrumentally rewarding. Pick up this CD, turn the volume way up, and bathe yourself in the rich guitar-wash of Catherine Wheel's "Ferment." Highly recommended.
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M. Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
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Happy to buy this version with extra tracks for cheaper than when it came out >30 years ago!
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Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome CD!
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2020
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One of my favorite all time CDs. This cd seemed like one of those "Space in Time" one of a kind, hits for how unique it was/is.
Maybe I'm not real familiar with the genre of that kind of music but I don't remember much if anything else that really sounded like Ferment. Be great to see them live if they ever played again.
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matthew
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
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Oldie but goodie
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scorchedearth
5.0 out of 5 stars A great re-issue of a brilliant album
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2010
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I have loved Catherine Wheel since the mid 90s when I discovered Happy Days. They quickly reached my favourite band status with their incredible catalogue and musical brilliance. Needless to say, I was disappointed when they did not achieve the commercial success that I felt they deserved and dissolved as a result. After hearing Ferment would be re-released, I waited until the day that Cherry Red emailed me to notify me that it was out and placed the order shortly afterward.

This is a great re-issue. The songs sound just as relevant as they did 15 years ago and still give me tingles when reminiscing about hearing them live. The bonus tracks are also wonderful. Intravenous was one B-Side that deserved A-Side status.

If you like CW, you will love this. If you don't know CW, then check it out. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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charlie60
5.0 out of 5 stars catherine wheel make fire
Reviewed in Italy on December 27, 2023
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grande cd uno dei migliori in assoluto nel suo genere.
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XenoShark
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Re-Release Of A Classic Album
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2017
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Had to sell my original copy of this album a little while ago and since they can be hard to find and expensive when they are, this was a nice surprise to find out that they are re-releasing these albums. Glad bands who were releasing music in the CD 90s are starting to realize that people want to hear their stuff on vinyl and are putting them out again at affordable prices. Can't wait until Chrome comes out in September. Album sounds nice and am happy to have this back in my collection. I Want To Touch You and Black Metallic are the obvious gems here but the entire album is just a classic.
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jota
5.0 out of 5 stars Reedición
Reviewed in Spain on September 13, 2018
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Reedición 25 años después de su salida al mercado. Si bien este lp nunca sonó del todo bien (lo he oído en cd, ripeado, casette y vinilo), esta edición de Music on Vinyl se oye bastante limpia. En cuanto a la música, este disco, junto al "Ferment", forman parte de la primera y mejor etapa del grupo, más shoegaze y menos "pop". Imprescindible para los amantes del género.
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Mr. J. Cottrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant shoe-gazing genius
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2010
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this album is definitely of its time (1992), but it is also wonderful to hear in this day.Brian Futter uses guitar effects to their shoe gazing utmost, Rob Dickinson sings elegantly over the indie-rock noise, Dave Hawes grooves melodically and Neil Sims keeps the musical ensemble dynamic and interesting with his drumming.I have to say that my favourite is still Black Metallic, although I also very much like Texture and, to be honest, the whole album's ambience.rather brilliantly, this also includes extra tracks, such as the singles 30th Century Man andsome Husker Du cover versions. All in all a very good buy!
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Charles D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2020
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Fast delivery, no surface flaws visible on record - plays beautifully, also zero warping - disc is F L A T!
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