Levitation

Levitation formed in London in 1989, Terry Bickers — who had recently left The House of Love — assembling a new band with Christian Hayes, Laurence O'Keefe, and Robert White. Their sound drew on shoegaze, psychedelic rock, and space rock in ways that were immediately dense and atmospheric, with Bickers's guitar playing the centrepiece of everything they did.

They were signed to Rough Trade and later Chrysalis, releasing two albums — 'Need for Not' (1992) and 'Meanwhile Gardens' (1994) — that earned devoted critical attention. Their music was dense, layered, and genuinely psychedelic, with a sonic ambition that recalled the best of the shoegaze tradition while finding its own distinctive voice.

Levitation dissolved in 1994. Bickers subsequently worked with various projects before reforming Levitation in 2015 for live performances. They are remembered as one of the more underrated acts of the early-1990s British shoegaze scene — a band with genuine sonic ambition whose work rewards rediscovery. ⚠ Flag: post-2015 reformation activity — verify current status.