I became acquainted with MBV in the early 90s as they were becoming popular. I listened to the demo disk at the record store where I worked and couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had heard other music by them, but this record as a whole was unlike anything I had heard before from any band.
That's the other thing - they're a band. The folklore is that making this record killed the label that supported it. The sound is so worked over that it's not hard to imagine the strain it would have caused. To seem them play the songs live seemed like some kind of slight of hand trick - it still seems impossible that they could reproduce those sounds (and more) with a standard, four-piece outfit.
But they did. And it was one of the most intense live shows I've ever seen. Here's the official video that probably helped to ruin Creation, but you'll see what I mean:
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