Swarf (band)
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Background
The lineup is Liz Green (vocals and lyrics), Andrew Stock (synths, programming) and Chris Kiefer (synths, programming). The band was formed in 2001 by Green and Stock, with Kiefer joining later.After a 2004 UK tour with Ultravox
Ultravox
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veteran John Foxx
John Foxx
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the band released Art, Science, Exploitation, Swarf's first and only full album to date. Several tracks were produced by Marc Heal
Marc Heal
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of Cubanate
Cubanate
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.
The band's original following stemmed from the Goth
Goth subculture
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and Industrial genres, but the band themselves never followed the scene's usual clichés. More recently the group have moved away from their original audience and seem to have found a niche in the dance scene, featuring on several Trance
Trance music
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compilation albums. BBC South have also broadcast a live session. Even Jordan
Jordan
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has recently taken to Swarf.
The band are boldly exploring new distribution methods and widening their fanbase by releasing a torrent of some of their songs available for free (and legal) download as they added the torrent themselves.
Discography
- Fall (Wasp Factory WASPFAC010, 2001)
- Art, Science, Exploitation (Cryonica CRYCD013, 2004)
Compilation albums
- Working With Children And Animals Vol 2 (Wasp Factory WASPFAC015, 2002) - "Drown", "Shadows"
- Cryotank Vol 1 (Cryonica, 2003) - "Supine", "Grey (version)", "Subtext (Weirdo Bold Mix)"
- Interbreeding: Industrial Cyberlords (BLC Productions) - "Shadows"
- "Whirly Waves 3" Whirl-Y-GigWhirl-Y-GigWhirl-Y-Gig is one of the longest running world dance clubs in London. It was set up by Ros Madden as an experiment of the Association of Humanistic Psychology in 1981, who passed it on to the capable hands of DJ Monkey Pilot four years later. Ros Madden died on 20th October 2011 in Luton...
compilation album. "Subtext" (Weirdo mix)