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Swell Maps were an English experimental DIY, early punk and post-punk rock group from Birmingham, England active in various forms between 1972 and 1980. Influenced by bands such as T. Rex and German krautrock groups such as Can and Faust, they went on to be influential to many others in the post-punk era.
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Swell Maps. English post-punk group, formed in 1972 in Birmingham, England, UK by brothers Kevin Godfrey (aka Epic Soundtracks) and Adrian Godfrey (aka Nikki Sudden ). The lineup was completed with Richard Earl, David Barrington, John Cockrill and Jowe Head.
Swell Maps C21 is a project by Jowe Head, the founder of the influential punk band Swell Maps. It features live concerts of Swell Maps songs, some never performed before, with various musicians at different venues in 2021 and 2022.
24 de may. de 2021 · Swell Maps’ albums have been re-released by Mute and Secretly Canadian. Subsequent archive releases include International Rescue, Sweep The Desert and Wastrels And Whippersnappers. Today, Head looks at the band legacy with pride, recounting his surprise at encountering a 21st century generation of Swell Maps’ fans.
71K views 9 years ago. The complete session recorded by Swell Maps on 16 October 1978 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and first broadcast on the 27th of that month. ...more. The complete...
These days, Swell Maps are now known as pioneers of what is now referred to as the “Alternative Rock” scene. Musically, they mixed punk rock with experimental and psychedelic sounds. Swell Maps released four singles and two albums in a brief but dramatic career, in a partnership with Rough Trade Records.
