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Two awkward perfectionists from Scotland, Andrew Eaton and Hamish Brown are Swimmer One. They make intelligent leftfield pop, but not the kind that fits neatly into any box.
The Regional Variations is Swimmer One’s debut album. Its 11 songs cover the following subjects: dreaming about being watched while you drown; a man driven insane by a mysterious low frequency noise; an irrational fear of reality TV; what losing a loved one has in common with watching musicians you love sell out; falling in… love with a fake person on the internet and not knowing how to find them when their identity is deleted; what religious doctrine has in common with company policy; dreaming about watching somebody else drown; dark secrets blurted out; shouting from the sidelines vs changing things from within; trying to save the world; deciding not to try and save the world and heading for the beach instead.
While not writing and recording The Regional Variations, Swimmer One have performed in the UK and Italy with the theatre company Highway Diner, and made a series of short films with the artist Daniel Warren, which have been screened at film festivals in Cannes, Naples, Chicago, Zurich and Edinburgh - a collaboration which won two awards and led to a longer film commissioned by Scottish Ballet and the National Galleries of Scotland. They also run an independent label, Biphonic Records, which last year released the debut album by fellow Scottish pop duo Luxury Car.For more information, visit www.swimmerone.
The Regional Variations is Swimmer One’s debut album. Its 11 songs cover the following subjects: dreaming about being watched while you drown; a man driven insane by a mysterious low frequency noise; an irrational fear of reality TV; what losing a loved one has in common with watching musicians you love sell out; falling in… love with a fake person on the internet and not knowing how to find them when their identity is deleted; what religious doctrine has in common with company policy; dreaming about watching somebody else drown; dark secrets blurted out; shouting from the sidelines vs changing things from within; trying to save the world; deciding not to try and save the world and heading for the beach instead.
While not writing and recording The Regional Variations, Swimmer One have performed in the UK and Italy with the theatre company Highway Diner, and made a series of short films with the artist Daniel Warren, which have been screened at film festivals in Cannes, Naples, Chicago, Zurich and Edinburgh - a collaboration which won two awards and led to a longer film commissioned by Scottish Ballet and the National Galleries of Scotland. They also run an independent label, Biphonic Records, which last year released the debut album by fellow Scottish pop duo Luxury Car.For more information, visit www.swimmerone.
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Come on, Let's Go!
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Regional
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The Dark Ages
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We Just Make Music for Ourselves
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theamichael wrote:
I really, really, love this band. New album soon?
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robbritton wrote:
Hello chaps, have you heard The New Royal Family's tribute to 'Largs Hum' on 'Scotland The Brave'? The mind boggles...
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robbritton wrote:
As talented and personally lovely as any band can hope to be. Life would be emptier without them.
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ninetum wrote:
hello
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samsaunders wrote:
The forward slash in the Cloudbursting/Lovesong title screws up the download I fear. It's a lovely tune as well. Can someone make it work propoerly?
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