Swell Maps: Jane from Occupied Europe
Title: Jane from Occupied Europe
Label: Secretly Canadian
Product Type: VINYL LP
Noisy and experimental, Britain's Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowledged inspiration to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pavement, but their alumni - most notably brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks - continued on as key players in the underground music community.
Tracks:
1.1 Robot Factory
1.2 Let's Buy a Bridge
1.3 Border Country
1.4 Cake Shop Girl
1.5 The Helicopter Spies
1.6 Big Maz in the Desert
1.7 Big Empty Field
1.8 Mining Villages
1.9 Collision with a Frogman
1.10 ... VS. the Mangrove Delta Plan
1.11 Secret Island
1.12 Whatever Happens Next
1.13 Blenheim Shots
1.14 A Raincoat's Room
1.15 The Stairs Are Like An Avalanche
1.16 New York
Label: Secretly Canadian
Product Type: VINYL LP
Noisy and experimental, Britain's Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowledged inspiration to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pavement, but their alumni - most notably brothers Nikki Sudden and Epic Soundtracks - continued on as key players in the underground music community.
Tracks:
1.1 Robot Factory
1.2 Let's Buy a Bridge
1.3 Border Country
1.4 Cake Shop Girl
1.5 The Helicopter Spies
1.6 Big Maz in the Desert
1.7 Big Empty Field
1.8 Mining Villages
1.9 Collision with a Frogman
1.10 ... VS. the Mangrove Delta Plan
1.11 Secret Island
1.12 Whatever Happens Next
1.13 Blenheim Shots
1.14 A Raincoat's Room
1.15 The Stairs Are Like An Avalanche
1.16 New York
