Episode 2: The Tragic Fate Of All Hidden Scenes (Bluetile Lounge)

Stories About Music

story about music #2 The Tragic Fate of All Hidden Scenes In 1995, Bluetile Lounge released Lowercase, a perfect example of the tiny subgenre known as slowcore. But for a series of coincidences, it would've disappeared forever. I trace the history of Lowercase from when I first encountered it back to a small indie rock scene in Perth, Australia that disappeared just before the internet came along to catalogue everything, forever. This is the story of how Bluetile Lounge was spared. Guests: Dan Erickson (Bluetile Lounge), Alan Sparhawk (Low), and my friend, and the catalyst for all this, Tyler. Pictured: Bluetile Lounge (clockwise from left) Dan Erickson, Alex Stevens, Howard Healy, and Gabriel Cotton