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Swimming is an art rock band formed in Nottingham, UK〔(), Bearded Live Review〕 known for their genre-straddling〔()〕 output that unites a fluid and experimental sonic approach into a sound which is uniformly uplifting.〔(), The Guardian New Band of the Day〕 They have releases on their own Colourschool Records, EVR Records and are currently signed to Tummy Touch Records == History == Swimming as a coherent experimental project emerged in 2004 and released debut E.P, (Pacific Title )〔http://www.discogs.com/release/966016〕 on Izumi Records in 2006. The second E.P. Primary 〔(), Music Week News〕 was released, again through Izumi Records, in 2008 as well as two singles, Panthalassa and Tigershark that got their first national airplay on BBC Radio1, XFM and heavy rotation on NME Radio. The band recruited a second guitarist, Jonathon "Joff" Spittlehouse and bass player Blake Pearson (aka G KOKO) and supported Chairlift, Pivot (PVT), Shearwater as well as their first festival appearances at Glastonbury and a world first fully binaural, headphone only gig with sonic artist (Dallas Simpson ) at Dot to Dot Festival 2008.〔(), Drowned In Sound DTD 08 Review〕 The band's self-produced debut album The Fireflow Trade came out in May 2009 on their own label, (Colourschool Records ). Having a sound that proved hard to define, the band evoked comparisons to well over 50 different artists in the press around the release of the album.〔 The Fireflow Trade was included in many best of-2009 lists including number 21 in The Fly Magazine.〔() The Fly Magazine Best of 2009〕 The band toured Europe in Oct 2010 and signed to Tim 'Love' Lee's Tummy Touch Records the same month.〔() M-Music Spotlight〕 The track 'Sun In The Island' was the first single off their second full length album, Ecstatics International and was chosen to be the first release on New York's East Village Radio's new singles club, EVRRecords in March 2011.〔() East Village Radio News〕 Swimming's Ecstatics International was released in Nov 2011 in the UK to more critical acclaim〔http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16655/reviews/4144039〕 through (Tummy Touch Records ) described as "...a near faultless, cliché-free exploration of contemporary synth pop"〔http://thefourohfive.com/review/article/swimming-ecstatics-international〕 and made it into the top 10 debut's of the year in Clash Magazine.〔() Clash Magazine Best Debut's of 2011〕 In 2013 Swimming have produced the soundtrack〔https://soundcloud.com/swimming/swimming-beyond-the-scars〕 to the short film (Beyond The Scars ), a short film about surfing in the exposed, freezing corners of the North Sea. It was commissioned by and screened on Channel 4's Shooting Gallery, Feb 2013〔http://www.lolacovefilms.com/#/gabe-davies/4550318611〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swimming (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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