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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 6566050108232
Label: Secretly Canadian
Manufacturer: Secretly Canadian
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Secretly Canadian
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Sales Rank: 47557
Studio: Secretly Canadian
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Noisy and experimental, Britain's Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowledged inspiration to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pavement, but their alumni – most notably brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks – continued on as key players in the underground music community.
Although Sudden (vocals/guitar) and Soundtracks (piano/drums) formed the first incarnation of the Swell Maps as far back as 1972, the group did not begin to truly take shape until 1976, when the siblings enlisted bassist Jowe Head and guitarist Richard Earl. In the spirit of punk's "do-it-yourself" mentality, they formed their own label, Rather Records, and issued their debut single – the brief, jarring Read About Seymour – in the early weeks of 1978. Local media support soon won the group a distribution pact with – but they did not resurface until over a year later with the single Dresden Style.
In mid-1979, the Swell Maps released their full-length debut A Trip To Marineville, a crazy quilt of punk energy and Krautrock-influenced clatter. After the release of the speaker-shredding single "Let's Build A Car," the group recorded one final studio LP, Jane From Occupied Europe, before breaking up. Each of the members followed their own career paths, playing solo and forming bands: Sudden formed the Jacobites, Soundtracks joined Crime & The City Solution and Head played with the Television Personalities.
Each disc contains bonus tracks not available on previous versions of these albums.
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I lived outside Cambridge UK from 77 - 80, moving there at the age of 22. I hopped into the "punk" scene with both feet. It was THE rock and roll circus. I spent my paychecks on 7 inch vinyl, hashish, and live shows. I picked up Swell Maps "Read About Seymour" in 77 or 78 and thought "Huh, this is different". I went on to get "Dresden" and "Build a Car". Whenever I got tired or deaf from listening to the likes of the Damned, Ruts, Jam or whoever, I'd put on "Build A Car" and it always made ... Read More
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So I'm listening to this and suddenly I feel like my day has a soundtrack and this song is the prelude to a chase scene. Oddly atonal stuff is perfect for minding my own, not paying too much attencion to the background until a great song full of energy pops on and its time to jump around for a bit. Am I doing a good job selling this cd to you? Don't care really. If yer into this kind of thing, yer gonna buy it so don't let me slow you up.
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More breathtaking than an episode of Stingray (hard to believe, I know) these manic puppet show fans serve up an incendiary disc that'll burn your ears and serve them to you for dinner.
I wasn't phased at all by the Nervous Nellie reviews that termed the record unfocused-at the time this album was recorded punk rock and atonal noise co-existed quite well together. Just look at the Contortions, Wire, 8 Eyed Spy, the record makes perfect sense to me.
You'll love "Midget Submarines", "Vertical ... Read More
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The debut album from Britain's Swell Maps was completely different from anything being recorded in the late 70's. Swell Maps had been around for quite some time before actually going into the studio to record their debut, but you can't really tell since the album is a chaotic mess from beginning to end (in a good way). But it does feature two distinct halves. The first side consists mostly of short punk songs that match up considerbly well with pretty much any of the other pre-eminate punk bands of the era. ... Read More
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This recording is definitive of the whole punk/new wave sound. Its right up there with "Nevermind the Bullocks..." Incredible.
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