Wombadelia
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of shoegazing. uncommon, uncountable
"When My Bloody Valentine released their debut album Isn't Anything in 1988 they essentially created a new genre of rock that one may venture to call "wombadelia". At once ethereal and sexual, oceanic and astral, blissed-up and fucked up, beautiful and noisy, […]""
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More examples"When My Bloody Valentine released their debut album Isn't Anything in 1988 they essentially created a new genre of rock that one may venture to call "wombadelia". At once ethereal and sexual, oceanic and astral, blissed-up and fucked up, beautiful and noisy, […]""
Etymology
Blend of womb + psychedelia. Coined by Alternative Press' editor Dave Segal in 1992, to describe My Bloody Valentine's music.
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