Swarf (band)

Swarf were an English electronic band from Brighton, Sussex, England.

Swarf
Background information
OriginBrighton, Sussex, England
LabelsWasp Factory
MembersLiz Green
Andrew Stock
Chris Kiefer

Background

The lineup was Liz Green (vocals and lyrics), Andrew Stock (synths, programming) and Chris Kiefer (synths, programming). The band was formed in 2001 by Green and Stock, with Kiefer joining later.

After a 2004 UK tour with Ultravox veteran John Foxx[1] the band released Art, Science, Exploitation, Swarf's first and only full album to date. Several tracks were produced by Marc Heal of Cubanate.

The band's original following stemmed from the goth and Industrial genres, but the band themselves never followed the scene's usual clichés. More recently, the group have moved away from their original audience and seem to have found a niche in the dance scene,[2] featuring on several trance compilation albums. BBC South have also broadcast a live session.[3]

Discography
  • Fall (Wasp Factory, 2001)
  • Art, Science, Exploitation (Cryonica, 2004)

Compilation albums
  • Working With Children And Animals Vol 2 (Wasp Factory , 2002) – "Drown", "Shadows"
  • Cryotank Vol 1 (Cryonica, 2003) – "Supine", "Grey (version)", "Subtext (Weirdo Bold Mix)"
  • Interbreeding: Industrial Cyberlords (BLC Productions) – "Shadows"
  • "Whirly Waves 3" Whirl-Y-Gig compilation album. "Subtext" (Weirdo mix)[4]

References
  1. Adair, David (12 September 2003). "John Foxx - Louis Gordon With Support From SWARF Manchester Academy Three". Contactmusic.com.
  2. Johnson, Michael (15 October 2005). "Live: Swarf". Nemesis To Go. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022.
  3. Moses, Stuart (2 November 2007). "BBC South Live Session". Hard Wired Goth&Darkwave Reviews. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Sometimes there comes a band who are so good it is criminal that they aren't on Top of the Pops every week. The band also released songs via torrent.
  4. "Whirl-Y-Waves Vol.3 – Sounds Imported". Whirl-Y-Gig. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016.


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