Swimming (band)
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Swimming is an original musical outfit from the British midlands. They are singer and guitarist John Sampson (who has lived variously in Australia, England and Cocos Island), brother Peter Sampson (a former UK champion beatboxer) on drums, Andy Wright (keyboards), Joff Spittlehouse (guitars), and Blake Pearson (bass), who creates the band's artwork.
Swimming self-released their debut album - The Fireflow Trade - in Spring 2009 on their own label Colourschool Records. The first single off the record, Panthalassa, was included in the NME's top 10 tracks of the week following its release and the album received reviews in NME and The Fly Magazine.
A new single, Sun In The Island, was released in 2011 by EVR Records, a label run by New York's East Village Radio
and Tim 'Love' Lee
who had a weekly show on the station. The single gained support from Radio 1, NME, The Fly, Q and The Times, and Lee later offered the band an album deal through his own Tummy Touch Records
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Swimming's debut album 'Ecstatics International' will be released on 7 November 2011, and has been reviewed positively by Clash Magazine . It was preceded by a single, 'Neutron Wireless Crystal', named after the crystals used in early transistor radios.
Swimming are also known for their headphone-only binaural videos, recorded with Dallas Simpson. In December they will play a headphone-only gig in Nottingham.
Swimming's music can be heard on their myspace and official website.
Swimming self-released their debut album - The Fireflow Trade - in Spring 2009 on their own label Colourschool Records. The first single off the record, Panthalassa, was included in the NME's top 10 tracks of the week following its release and the album received reviews in NME and The Fly Magazine.
A new single, Sun In The Island, was released in 2011 by EVR Records, a label run by New York's East Village Radio
East Village Radio
East Village Radio is an Internet radio station which broadcasts from a storefront studio in the East Village of Manhattan, in New York City. EVR serves both as a voice for the local downtown cultural scene and as a forum for the community at large...
and Tim 'Love' Lee
Tim Lee (English musician)
Tim Lee, aka Tim 'Love' Lee is an English musician, record producer and DJ. He is the founder of Tummy Touch Records. He is most notable as a pioneer of electronic dance and downtempo trip-hop music. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s Lee released three albums and three commercially available mix albums...
who had a weekly show on the station. The single gained support from Radio 1, NME, The Fly, Q and The Times, and Lee later offered the band an album deal through his own Tummy Touch Records
Tummy Touch Records
Tummy Touch Records is an international record label with offices in London, UK and New York City, USA best known for releasing quirky dance and downtempo music. Artists on Tummy Touch include Groove Armada, Patrick & Eugene, Tutto Matto, Tom Vek, and label founder Tim Lee to name a few.-Tummy...
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Swimming's debut album 'Ecstatics International' will be released on 7 November 2011, and has been reviewed positively by Clash Magazine . It was preceded by a single, 'Neutron Wireless Crystal', named after the crystals used in early transistor radios.
Swimming are also known for their headphone-only binaural videos, recorded with Dallas Simpson. In December they will play a headphone-only gig in Nottingham.
Swimming's music can be heard on their myspace and official website.