Swell Maps were a British
experimental rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of
post-punk. Influenced by the disparate likes of
T. Rex and the German
progressive outfit
Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. Despite existing in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps only really came together as a musical entity after the birth of British
punk rock. Consisting of brothers
Epic Soundtracks (real name Kevin Godfrey) and
Nikki Sudden (real name Nicholas Godfrey) two Solihull based teenagers, plus Richa…
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