Swell Maps

Swell Maps

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Swell Maps fue una banda inglesa de punk experimental y post-punk formada en Birmingham en 1972 por los hermanos Nicholas Godfrey, conocido como Nikki Sudden, y Kevin Godfrey, conocido como Epic Soundtracks, a los que más tarde se unieron Jowe Head, Richard Earl, David Barrington y John Cockrill. Aunque inicialmente se concibieron cuando los miembros aún eran adolescentes, el grupo no empezó a publicar discos hasta finales de los años setenta, a raíz de la explosión del punk, lo que permitió que su sonido crudo y sin pulir encontrara un público. Su single de debut "Read About Seymour " apareció en 1977 y se convirtió en un éxito de culto, seguido de los álbumes A Trip to Marineville en 1979 y Jane from Occupied Europe en 1980, que combinaban la urgencia agresiva del punk con experimentos de ruido, producción lo-fi y estructuras de forma libre que les conectaban con el espíritu emergente del bricolaje y el post-punk. A pesar del reconocimiento de la crítica, la banda se disolvió en 1980, y Nikki Sudden y Epic Soundtracks emprendieron carreras en solitario. Sudden se dedicó a una prolífica producción de álbumes de rock y colaboraciones, mientras que Epic Soundtracks se dio a conocer como compositor y multiinstrumentista. Jowe Head se unió a The Television Personalities y más tarde trabajó en solitario. Con el tiempo, la pequeña discografía de Swell Maps adquirió una influencia considerable en generaciones posteriores de músicos de indie rock, lo-fi y experimental, y bandas como Sonic Youth, Pavement y Stereolab los citaron como fuente de inspiración. En décadas posteriores se publicaron varias recopilaciones de material inédito y grabaciones en directo, que mantuvieron la reputación de la banda como uno de los grupos más innovadores e intransigentes surgidos del underground británico de finales de los setenta. Poco después de la separación de la banda, Epic Soundtracks y Jowe Head grabaron material que se publicó en 2024 como el álbum Daga Daga Daga. Epic Soundtracks murió el 6 de noviembre de 1997 a los 38 años, seguido de su hermano Nikki Sudden el 26 de marzo de 2006 a los 49 años. En 2021, una nueva encarnación llamada Swell Maps C21 fue formada por el miembro original Jowe Head y otros músicos, entre ellos Luke Haines.

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05
The Helicopter Spies
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
04:16
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
15
Lion of the Surf
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
02:20
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
08
Midget Submarines
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
04:30
Compositores: The Swell Maps
02
Real Shocks
Swell Maps
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
02:16
03
Let's Build A Car
Swell Maps
International Rescue
03:01
Compositores: Swell Maps
08
Read About Seymour
Swell Maps
International Rescue
01:29
Compositores: Swell Maps
02
Full Moon In My Pocket
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
01:29
Compositores: The Swell Maps
01
International Rescue
Swell Maps
International Rescue
02:24
Compositores: Swell Maps
02
Real Shocks
Swell Maps
International Rescue
02:16
Compositores: Swell Maps
01
Robot Factory
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
02:24
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
11
Secret Island
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
04:33
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
04
Cake Shop Girl
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
02:27
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
08
Mining Villages
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
01:04
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
01
H.S. Art
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
02:20
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
10
Saved By The Warts
Swell Maps
C21
02:57
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - John Cockrill / Compositores: Jowe Head - John Cockrill
12
Whatever Happens Next...
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
03:00
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
15
The Stairs Are Like An Avalanche
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
03:22
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
03
Border Country
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
02:12
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
06
Big Maz in the Desert
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
05:07
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
09
Collision With a Frogman
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
03:40
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
14
A Raincoat's Room
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
01:44
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
07
Big Empty Field
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
03:44
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
01
A Morning Star
Swell Maps
C21
03:50
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
07
Secret Island
Swell Maps
International Rescue
04:35
Compositores: Swell Maps
07
Johnny Seven
Swell Maps
C21
02:44
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden / Compositores: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden
06
From Head To Phones
Swell Maps
C21
03:42
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - David Barrington / Compositores: Jowe Head - David Barrington
02
Foam Rubber Wedding
Swell Maps
C21
02:27
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
02
Let's Buy A Bridge
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
01:54
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
03
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
Swell Maps
C21
03:00
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
09
Water Ev'rywhere
Swell Maps
C21
05:02
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
12
Gunboats
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
08:09
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
10
...Vs. the Mangrove Delta Plan
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
04:22
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
05
Jelly Babies
Swell Maps
C21
02:45
Escritor/a: Epic Soundtracks / Compositores: Epic Soundtracks
11
Tele Visions
Swell Maps
C21
03:13
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden / Compositores: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden
10
Blam!!
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
03:31
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
03
Vertical Slum
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
01:12
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
08
HAK Utopia
Swell Maps
C21
02:18
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - David Barrington / Compositores: Jowe Head - David Barrington
12
Au Rora
Swell Maps
C21
05:15
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
13
Blenheim Shots
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
03:40
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
25
International Rescue
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
02:27
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
04
Crow Crow
Swell Maps
C21
03:51
Escritor/a: Luke Haines / Compositores: Luke Haines

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Álbumes
C21
2026 Tiny Global Productions
03-04-2026
C21
01
A Morning Star
Swell Maps
C21
03:50
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
02
Foam Rubber Wedding
Swell Maps
C21
02:27
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
03
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
Swell Maps
C21
03:00
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
04
Crow Crow
Swell Maps
C21
03:51
Escritor/a: Luke Haines / Compositores: Luke Haines
05
Jelly Babies
Swell Maps
C21
02:45
Escritor/a: Epic Soundtracks / Compositores: Epic Soundtracks
06
From Head To Phones
Swell Maps
C21
03:42
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - David Barrington / Compositores: Jowe Head - David Barrington
07
Johnny Seven
Swell Maps
C21
02:44
Escritor/a: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden / Compositores: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden
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The John Peel Sessions
℗ 2025 BBC
12-09-2025
The John Peel Sessions
01
International Rescue (John Peel Session, 16/10/78)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
02:18
Escritor/a: Sudden / Compositores: Adrian Godfrey - Sudden
02
Harmony in Your Bathroom (John Peel Session, 16/10/78)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
04:02
Escritor/a: Head / Compositores: Head - Stephen Bird
03
Read About Seymour (John Peel Session, 16/10/78)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
01:29
Compositores: Adrian Godfrey - Sudden
04
Another Song (John Peel Session, 16/10/78)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
01:48
Escritor/a: Sudden / Compositores: Adrian Godfrey - Sudden
05
Full Moon / Blam!! / Full Moon (Reprise) (John Peel Session, 16/10/78)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
06:11
Compositores: Adrian Godfrey - David Barrington - Kevin Godfrey - Stephen Bird
06
Armadillo (John Peel Session, 15/5/79)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
03:18
Compositores: Adrian Godfrey
07
Vertical Slum / Forest Fire (John Peel Session, 15/5/79)
Swell Maps
The John Peel Sessions
04:09
Compositores: A. Godfrey - Adrian Godfrey - David Barrington - Stephen Bird
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Mayday Signals
Easy Action
30-04-2021
Mayday Signals
01
Intro/Sweet and Sour extract
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
00:10
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
02
Almost Grown
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
01:21
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
03
City Boys (Dresden Style)
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
02:20
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
04
Sahara
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
02:10
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
05
One of the Crowd
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
02:15
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
06
Wireless
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
03:36
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
07
Ripped and Torn
Swell Maps
Mayday Signals
01:55
Escritor/a: Swell Maps / Compositores: Swell Maps
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The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
17-06-2013
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
01
Read About Seymour
Swell Maps
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
01:27
02
Real Shocks
Swell Maps
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
02:16
03
Let's Build a Car
Swell Maps
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
03:05
04
Back to the Start (Single 1981)
Nikki Sudden
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
02:53
05
Channel Steamer (Single 1982)
Nikki Sudden
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
02:48
06
All the Gold
Nikki Sudden
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
06:54
07
Chelsea Embankment
Nikki Sudden
The Boy from Nowhere Who Fell out of the Sky, Vol.1
02:22
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Sweep the Desert
2000 Alive Records
01-01-2000
Sweep the Desert
01
Then Poland
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
01:07
Compositores: The Swell Maps
02
Full Moon In My Pocket
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
01:29
Compositores: The Swell Maps
03
Blam!!
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
03:39
Compositores: The Swell Maps
04
Full Moon (Reprise)
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
01:04
Compositores: The Swell Maps
05
Big Maz In The Desert
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
04:03
Compositores: The Swell Maps
06
Big Empty Field (No. 2)
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
03:13
Compositores: The Swell Maps
07
Don't Throw Ashtrays At Me
The Swell Maps
Sweep the Desert
01:15
Compositores: The Swell Maps
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International Rescue
1999 Alive Records
16-03-1999
International Rescue
01
International Rescue
Swell Maps
International Rescue
02:24
Compositores: Swell Maps
02
Real Shocks
Swell Maps
International Rescue
02:16
Compositores: Swell Maps
03
Let's Build A Car
Swell Maps
International Rescue
03:01
Compositores: Swell Maps
04
Black Velvet
Swell Maps
International Rescue
01:59
Compositores: Swell Maps
05
Ammunition Train
Swell Maps
International Rescue
03:30
Compositores: Swell Maps
06
Ripped & Torn
Swell Maps
International Rescue
01:47
Compositores: Swell Maps
07
Secret Island
Swell Maps
International Rescue
04:35
Compositores: Swell Maps
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Jane from Occupied Europe
2005 Secretly Canadian
01-07-1980
Jane from Occupied Europe
01
Robot Factory
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
02:24
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
02
Let's Buy A Bridge
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
01:54
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
03
Border Country
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
02:12
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
04
Cake Shop Girl
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
02:27
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
05
The Helicopter Spies
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
04:16
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
06
Big Maz in the Desert
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
05:07
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
07
Big Empty Field
Swell Maps
Jane from Occupied Europe
03:44
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
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A Trip to Marineville
2005 Secretly Canadian
27-07-1979
A Trip to Marineville
01
H.S. Art
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
02:20
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
02
Another Song
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
01:43
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
03
Vertical Slum
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
01:12
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
04
Spitfire Parade
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
03:09
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
05
Harmony In Your Bathroom
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
05:25
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
06
Don't Throw Ashtrays At Me!
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
01:15
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
07
Midget Submarine
Swell Maps
A Trip to Marineville
04:34
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
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Singles
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
2026 Tiny Global Productions
06-02-2026
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
01
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
Swell Maps
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
02:58
Escritor/a: Jowe Head / Compositores: Jowe Head
Midget Submarines (John Peel Session, 15/5/79)
℗ 2025 BBC
23-06-2025
Midget Submarines (John Peel Session, 15/5/79)
01
Midget Submarines (John Peel Session, 15/5/79)
Swell Maps
Midget Submarines (John Peel Session, 15/5/79)
04:36
Escritor/a: Sudden / Compositores: Adrian Godfrey - Sudden
Aparece en
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
Easy Action
25-03-2022
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
01
We're The Fashion
Fashion
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
02:47
Escritor/a: Luke James / Compositores: Mulligan - Dik Davis - Luke James
02
Vertical Slum
Swell Maps
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
01:11
Compositores: Jowe Head - Nikki Sudden - Phones
03
Birmingham UK
Dada
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
04:49
Compositores: Brockelsby - Wilson - Taylor - Twist
04
The Bristol Road Leads To Dachau
The Prefects
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
09:55
Compositores: Robert Lloyd
05
Stevie's Radio Station
Tv Eye
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
03:55
Compositores: Andy Wickett - Dave Kusworth - Paul Adams - Eamonn Duffy
06
Ammonia Subway
Denizens
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
05:01
Compositores: Sargent - Bradbury
07
Big Store
The Hawks
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
03:29
Compositores: Stephen Duffy
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Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
℗ 2008 Cherry Red
16-10-2012
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
01
Language School
Tours
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
02:10
02
Whips and Furs
The Vibrators
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
02:11
03
Ambition
Subway Sect
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
03:07
04
Hedi's Head
Kleenex
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
02:11
05
On Me
The Bears
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
03:12
06
Real Shocks
Swell Maps
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
02:16
07
Who is Innocent
The Out
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
03:23
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Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
2014 2014 Copyright Control
11-02-2014
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
01
Sick of You
The Users
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
03:25
Compositores: Free, Burkill
02
Neutron Bomb
Art Attacks
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
02:57
Compositores: E. Pouncey, S. Spear
03
Incendiary Device
Johnny Moped
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
02:09
Compositores: Slimy Toad
04
Powercut
The Jermz
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
01:48
Compositores: The Jermz
05
32 Weeks
Mekons
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
01:39
Compositores: The Mekons
06
I Wanna Be Free
The Rings
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
02:50
Compositores: Alan Lee Shaw
07
Development Corporations
The Now
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society. Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! - Underground Punk and Post Punk in the UK
03:10
Compositores: Rowles/McGuire
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The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
℗ 2024 Glass Modern
10-05-2024
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Lori’s Theme
Jowe Head
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:11
Compositores: Jowe Head
02
Godstar
Jowe Head
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:52
Escritor/a: Genesis P. Orridge / Compositores: Alex Ferguson - Genesis P. Orridge
03
The Other Side, Pt. 1
Jowe Head
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:07
Compositores: Jowe Head
04
As Tears Go By
Jowe Head
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:44
Compositores: Andrew Loog Oldham - Mick Jagger - Keith Richards
05
Widow’s Strings
Jowe Head
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:38
Compositores: Jowe Head
06
Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles
Jowe Head
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:50
Compositores: Roger Samyn - Françoise Hardy
07
Elegia, Pt. 1
Swell Maps
The Other Side of the Forest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:12
Compositores: Jowe Head
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