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| | | secretly canadian (usa) #sc 108 cd swell maps “a trip to marineville” compact disc - h.s. art
- another song
- vertical slum
- spitfire parade
- harmony in your bathroom
- don’t throw ashtrays at me!
- midget submarine
- bridge head (pt. 9)
- full moon in my pocket
- blam!!
- full moon (reprise)
- gunboats
- adventures into basketry
- my lil’ shoppes ‘round the corner
- loin of the surf
- doctor at cake
- steven does
- bronze baby shoes
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "bridge head (pt. 9)" |
| fantastically done reissue of the first swell maps lp, which was previously available (for about an hour or two) on mute. one of the great, unsung (well, partially sung, at least recently) art-punk records, featuring not only some of my favorite songs of all time, but some of my favorite song-titles (come on! “vertical slum”? “adventures into basketry”?). short blats full of weird skronk-elements and key non-sequitirs. i’ve, in the past, described the maps mid-to-late 70s output as “what syd barrett would have undoubtedly gone on to sound like in the punk era, you know, if it weren’t for the acid casualty & all...”
these secretly canadian cd issues are chock full of relevant info, huge booklets, bonus tracks, remastered, etc... everything you could ever want really... |
| | secretly canadian press release... |
| 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 (named after the charts used by surfers to gauge wave intensities) 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 rough trade, but they did not resurface until over a year later with the single "dresden style."
each album has been remastered, includes liner notes and unreleased photos as well as bonus tracks not available on previous versions of these albums. |
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