Tuesday, March 22, 2011


Mazzy Star- So Tonight That I Might See (1993) MP3 & FLAC -For marioscafe-


"Come so close that I might see the crash of light come down on me."

While So Tonight That I Might See can certainly be considered Mazzy Star's "breakthrough" album, the irony is that, aside from David Roback's slightly more lush production, the band hadn't sacrificed any of the dark psych-rock mystique that made  She Hangs Brightly so seductive. If anything, on their second LP, Mazzy Star had distilled their unique sound, resulting in a more focused and varied set of songs that would mark the creative apex of their (unfortunately) brief recording career. So Tonight That I Might See begins with "Fade into You," easily Mazzy Star's most identifiable song, and, as hard as it is to believe, a minor hit. Despite its unlikely brush with mainstream success, the song is a dark, haunting masterpiece that lets nary a ray light in. Also deserving of mention is the cover of Arthur Lee's "Five String Serenade," an exceedingly simple acoustic-drenched ode that provides Hope Sandoval with the perfect vehicle for the sultry torpor of her vocals. The often over-looked gem on this album is the title track, which, much like the title track on the debut album, allows the band to pursue the more aggressive side of its psych-rock pedigree. Overall, an exceedingly gorgeous piece of work to be sure.

So Tonight That I Might See
 1. Fade into You  (4:55)
 2. Bells Ring  (4:32)
 3. Mary of Silence  (6:02)
 4. Five String Serenade  (4:24)
 5. Blue Light  (5:10)
 6. She's My Baby  (4:25)
 7. Unreflected  (3:42)
 8. Wasted  (5:31)
 9. Into Dust  (5:36)
10. So Tonight That I Might See  (7:19)



23 comments:

  1. This is worth downloading for "Fade Into You" alone. Thanks!! Now I look forward to hearing the REST of the CD.

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  2. scurfie, you won't be disappointed; it's a great album

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  3. I fell in love with Hope's voice long time ago!!!
    'Fade into you' was my first touch with Mazzy Star and never regret about it,that love is still being alive!¨
    Thnx!

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  4. iggy1, I feel the same way about this band. They are rumored to have a lot of unreleased recordings, but we'll probably never see any of it released

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  5. fantastic! many thanks voixautre. this is appreciated very much.

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  6. marioscafe, my pleasure. More Mazzy and Hope in the days to come (the rare stuff!)

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  7. hi viox, after downloading the flac i got an error for track 2 during extracting. i downloaded it again and got the same error. is the glitch just with me? thanks.

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  8. Hi marioscafe, I downloaded and unzipped with no problems. I'll re-rar and reup the FLAC and post it later. I'll leave a comment when the new file is posted

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  9. marioscafe, I have re-upped and reposted the FLAC. Hope it works this time :)

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  10. One of my favorites. This album reminds me of spring. Perfection!

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  11. the flowers in december ep will be in the paisley series?

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  12. ranxerox, I'll have that one up (both volumes) very soon. Technically Mazzy Star came after the demise of the Paisley scene, so I will post their stuff separately, but the Paisley series will include Opal

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  13. Thanks for even more Mazzy Star! It's just great ...

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  14. hi viox, extraction complete and all ok. many thanks for the re-up. im looking forward to the other Hope stuff as well :-)

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  15. marioscafe, glad it worked! I'll post everything ove the course of the next month, including Hope's early demo and a Warm Inventions live bootleg

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  16. Mighty Mazzy Star!!!I still have my old cassetes with his 3 albums,and remember listen it for whole days...Those we're the days,my friend :).Thank you for this awesome MS albums in FLAC!
    Please,i have 1 req.:can you post Walkabouts ''Cataract'' (1989),in FLAC?Please!It's 1 of bigest albums in my life!Can't find him,only in poor MP3 :(.
    Best wishes for you,from Serbia!

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  17. sunday, thank you for visiting the blog! I will do my best to locate The Walkabouts' album in FLAC. Keep coming back. Greetings from Los Angeles

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  18. I'm so happy I found your blog tonight! I have found so many albums I only have on vinyl or cassette and I haven't had a working turntable or cassette deck for a long time, so I'm hearing these for the first time in years and drowning in memories right now. Thanks so much for sharing these in such good quality. Your blog is gorgeous, by the way, love all the blue.

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  19. Anon., thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad that you have found some favorites here. Please let me know if there is anything you are looking for that you haven't found posted here. Also, please hit the 'follow' button if you can, thank you!

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  20. please, repost!!!!!!!

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  21. I just realized that I still have the lossless version of this album from downloading it here back in October 2011, I have collected FLAC music albums for so long it's easy to forget where I got them all, but this Mazzy Star album and Bauhaus (belugosi's dead) are in my music collection because you were kind enough to share your treasures with the rest of us. Thank you again for sharing a beautiful, melodic album with emotionally provocative vocals.

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