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Largs is a town in scotland, and I think I might have played golf there once (I use the term ‘play golf' VERY loosely - I used to have a few pints, then spend the next four hours having a splendid stroll around well-tended lawns while trying to get the ball in the holes in under 160 bashes...). hum? dunno.
If they were saying that it smells, then it would be 'hums'...or maybe it's just a hum that he does when he visits. Whatever, it sounds like Divine Comedy dabbling with mellow techno - in a GOOD way - and the second track is a heart-warming version of Kate Bush's Cloudbusting', with vocals courtesy of a woman who sounds not unlike Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick.
Definitely something VERY interesting going on here...
Nik Moore - Playlouder
Yet Swimmer One flirt in the face of adversity – draw a lascivious smile, raise an eyebrow – as their coy pop winks in the flickering starlight, seduces machines and beguiles all in sight. They sway like brave scarecrows, serve modest banter, leave us all hoping they’ll call us tomorrow.
We want more. More. More of their wily words, their tender synth fare, their surprisingly colossal pop, as witnessed on a blinding cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Cloudbusting’ – a startling, staggering highlight, as ever. But handsome dance boys, don’t hold back! Louder, Faster, Bigger, More! - Plan B
Shades of Nectarine #9 in their blackly warm intro that woozes confidently into a kind of Fat Les meets synthed bagpiped beat and electro-glam euro-sleaze.
The KLF are jealous, Death In Vegas more so. how, I wonder, can they fail to be ruling the universe? - Unpeeled
Intelligent, experimental pop with quite lovely melodies. - Scotland on Sunday
Discography
Full catalogue appears in iTunes and other digital retailers.
We Just Make Music For Ourselves. Single
BIPH01CD 2002 Biphonic Records
Streamed at: http://www.last.fm/music/Swimmer+One
Come On. Let's Go! Single
BIPH02CD Biphonic Records 2003
Streamed at: http://www.last.fm/music/Swimmer+One
Largs Hum b/w Cloudbusting/Lovesong. Single
BOX6 Dogbox Records 2006
Streamed at: http://www.last.fm/music/Swimmer+One
The Regional Variations. Album.
Biphonic Records 2007 (forthcoming)
Streamed at MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/swimmerone
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Bio
Swimmer One are a duo who make heartbreaking, euphoric pop music which has been compared to Pulp, The Pet Shop Boys, The Associates and The Smiths.
They have released three singles to enthusiastic reviews. DJs who have championed them include Rob Da Bank, Steve Lamacq, Mark Radcliffe, Vic Galloway, John Kennedy and Gideon Coe.
They run their own label, Biphonic Records, recently licensing a track to a nationwide cinema and TV ad campaign. They have collaborated with theatre ensemble Highway Diner, including performances in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Italy, and several films featuring their music by collaborator artist Daniel Warren have been screened and won awards internationally.
Andrew Eaton is a singer-songwriter from Glasgow who also works as an arts writer. Hamish Brown is a musician and producer from Edinburgh. He was recently commissioned by The National Galleries of Scotland the score a film about Scottish Ballet.
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