Swell Maps (soundtrack, indie, punk, albums, Europe)

cardboard adolescent · 05-28-2006, 11:03 PM

Vastly underrated and overlooked post-punk band.

Jane from Occupied Europe is a great album, so get it if you find it.

~~hiu~~ · 05-28-2006, 11:07 PM

I like them. They remind me of Wire but not quite at the same standard. I only have ...In Jane From Occupied Europe however.

GravitySlips · 02-01-2008, 10:12 AM

bump just because...

One reply for a thread dedicated to such an excellent band is a shame. I'm gonna listen to both their albums soon, maybe tonight since I have no money to out. I haven't listened to them for a little while, so I'm going to grace this thread with fresh opinions as soon as I'm done. At the moment I'll leave it at...Swell Maps rule!

Molecules · 02-01-2008, 04:14 PM

Jane From Occupied Europe epitomises the DIY sound... i love it. it's just a couple of Manc teenagers recording, pressing and distributing on their own.
Nowadays they would just post them up on myspace and leave the music to drown...

If you haven't, cardboard adolescent, for Allah's sake read 'Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984' by Simon Reynolds, it came out in '06 and is a the definitive (and only) book on the subject

it has a whole chapter on Swell Maps and the indie label movement (Rough Trade etc)

EthanBarley · 01-23-2009, 09:12 PM

Actually Swell Maps were not from Manchester, they were from the Birmingham suburb of Solihull. Both founder members (and brothers) Epic Soundtracks and Nikki Sudden are now unfortunately deceased.
The Two SM albums are really quite special.

Molecules · 01-23-2009, 09:26 PM

this is what electricity was invented for

LET'S BUILD A CAR (1979)

their first album 'A Trip to Marineville' is also a great experimental/punk record. I guess you could stick the lo-fi tag on them aswell as they self-recorded everything.

Inuzuka Skysword · 01-25-2009, 05:39 PM

Could someone possibly hit me up with this album? I am referring to Jane from Occupied Europe.

phantom133pz · 01-26-2009, 03:25 PM

Wow, this is a sad thread to see. The Swell Maps were a great band, though I've only ever heard 'A Trip To Marineville.' Why are there only 7 posts??? I know some other people on here have to have an opinion. I'll be on the hunt for 'Jane From Occupied Europe' now. Is it a rare album? Or might I be able to find it at a used record store?

jackhammer · 01-26-2009, 05:01 PM

Jane From Occupied Europe is quite simply a classic and every time I hear it, I am blown away. So many bands around at this time releasing only one or two albums that sum up the ethos brilliantly.

Pornographie Nouveau · 02-03-2009, 04:02 PM

I'm seeing them everywhere, I guess it's a sign that I have to check them out.

05-28-2006, 11:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Swell Maps Vastly underrated and overlooked post-punk band. Jane from Occupied Europe is a great album, so get it if you find it.

02-01-2008, 04:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	Jane From Occupied Europe epitomises the DIY sound... i love it. it's just a couple of Manc teenagers recording, pressing and distributing on their own. Nowadays they would just post them up on myspace and leave the music to drown... If you haven't, cardboard adolescent, for Allah's sake read 'Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984' by Simon Reynolds, it came out in '06 and is a the definitive (and only) book on the subject it has a whole chapter on Swell Maps and the indie label movement (Rough Trade etc) __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

01-23-2009, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
EthanBarley Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	Swell Maps - reality Actually Swell Maps were not from Manchester, they were from the Birmingham suburb of Solihull. Both founder members (and brothers) Epic Soundtracks and Nikki Sudden are now unfortunately deceased. The Two SM albums are really quite special.

01-23-2009, 09:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	this is what electricity was invented for LET'S BUILD A CAR (1979) their first album 'A Trip to Marineville' is also a great experimental/punk record. I guess you could stick the lo-fi tag on them aswell as they self-recorded everything. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

01-26-2009, 05:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Jane From Occupied Europe is quite simply a classic and every time I hear it, I am blown away. So many bands around at this time releasing only one or two albums that sum up the ethos brilliantly. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-28-2006, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	I like them. They remind me of Wire but not quite at the same standard. I only have ...In Jane From Occupied Europe however.

02-01-2008, 10:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	bump just because... One reply for a thread dedicated to such an excellent band is a shame. I'm gonna listen to both their albums soon, maybe tonight since I have no money to out. I haven't listened to them for a little while, so I'm going to grace this thread with fresh opinions as soon as I'm done. At the moment I'll leave it at...Swell Maps rule!

01-25-2009, 05:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	Could someone possibly hit me up with this album? I am referring to Jane from Occupied Europe.

01-26-2009, 03:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
phantom133pz Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 73	Wow, this is a sad thread to see. The Swell Maps were a great band, though I've only ever heard 'A Trip To Marineville.' Why are there only 7 posts??? I know some other people on here have to have an opinion. I'll be on the hunt for 'Jane From Occupied Europe' now. Is it a rare album? Or might I be able to find it at a used record store?

02-03-2009, 04:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pornographie Nouveau Hip Priest Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 302	I'm seeing them everywhere, I guess it's a sign that I have to check them out.