SWELL CHART Aug 01

From: Andreas Saag (saag@swipnet.se)
Date: Tue Aug 07 2001 - 22:13:11 CEST

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    SWELL CHART AUG 01
     
    Presented by Andreas Saag aka Swell Session.

    Sweden and Gothenburg seems awfully quiet and cold. I just got home
    from a by all means hot and steamy London and I had an even more
    great time than I could imagine I would have before I went! Mainly because
    of the nicest host you could ever have: Cukipapa Alan D Brown, the one
    and only! I love your boots Alan!
    Big love to the Hospital boys for having me over to DJ at the 333, at the
    Out Patients 2 launch party and to Nik Weston for having me playing at Bite
    Your Granny with him and Alan at point 101. Big shouts also to Ade at
    Plastic People for having the most wonderful club in the city and spinning
    the most amazing records there. And thanks to Mark from At Jazz for a
    deep and solid DJ set at the Rocket Science anniversary. And to Alex, Paul,
    and Toby for throwing such a party... And Paul from Mantis and his wife
    Julie(?) too... You're all very sweet guys!
    Thanks and respect to Patrick Forge as well, letting me into the studio
    while
    recording his show at Kiss FM.
    The city is just full of lovely people and I would like to thank you all for
    your
    hospitality (who said the people in London are cold anyway? :-)

    Don't miss the second Swell Session 12" "Gone" on Hollow. It should be out
    some time in September and there is a fantastic remix by Jimpster included
    as well!
    It's also settled that another project of mine, "Saag", is going to be
    released
    on Freerange Records... I'm very excited (and proud of course). The style is
    going to be slightly more electronic and deep, less vocal than Swell
    Session.
    I'm also soon releasing some world/latin-flavoured techno on Swedish label
    SLS (former Cycle). Watch out!

    ARTIST TITLE LABEL
     
    1. Jimpster - Deep Down - (Kudos)
    Lovely! Have been listening to this c o n s t a n t l y for one month.
    Very deep and very soulful. Make sure you'll have it too.
    Big shouts to the Jimpster!

    2. At Jazz - Lab funk - (Mantis)
    A great album, showing all of the diverse skills of the duo from middle
    England.

    3. 4 Hero - Les Fleur - (Talkin Loud)
    Nobody could take better care of Minnie Ripertons classic than 4 Hero.
    Keeping the retro feel, focusing on the fantastic melody...

    4. Metro Area - #3 (Environ)
    Three very good tracks indeed, "Caught up" taking the concept to the max:
    Tight 4/4 beats, 80's electro bass and a lot of atmospheric soul/jazz
    elements
    on top of it. When that bass synth hits you the first time in a club...
    Ouch!

    5. Domu - Body Electric - (Archive)
    An appetizer to keep you satisfied waiting for an amazing album...

    6. Jol - N/A - CD-R
    My favourite downtempo album by far... My Gothenburg friend Jol invites to
    a journey with 11 chapters, carefully narrated, still every single track a
    possible
    first 12". What label this is going to come out on is yet to be
    discovered...
    be sure not to miss it when it happens!

    7. Bugge Wesseltoft - Moving - (Jazzland)
    The Norwegian innovator's conception of jazz is still moody, acoustic and
    sparse.
    And it's still amazingly beautiful.

    8. Nick Holder - Summer Daze (NRK)
    Should be: Pat Metheney remixed by Nick Holder :-) NRK seems to have managed
    to
    clear the sample though and for those who missed this beautiful jazzy house
    tune back
    in 99, this re-issue is your chance...

    9. Jackson 5 - Remixes 2 (Motown/Japan)
    What 70's group would be better to choose for a remix album than the Jackson
    5?
    Great vocals, no untouchable holy tracks, still with the original tracks
    containing
    quite few harmony shiftings - allowing sparse club music arrangements to
    work
    without cutting away too much of the original songs. 4 Hero once again show
    their respect to the original, keeping a lot of the vocals, just adding very
    simple
    but still so effective beats and harmonies. 'Can I see you in the morning'
    remixed by
    Electric Sheep is very beautiful indeed, a futuristic ballad using the
    contrast between
    "now" and "then" to keep you interested. And interested is what you get in a
    project like this.

    10. Various - Out Patients 2 - (Hospital)
    I know I should not, but please forgive me for charting this though I'm on
    the
    compilation myself... It's just that I'm proud to be! Leaving my own track
    out of the review: the other 10 tracks is an amazing collection of
    futuristic jazz
    and soul sounds. Thank you Hospital!

    If you would like to contact me or unsubscribe from this chart, please write
    to saag@swipnet.se

    Feel free to mail stuff to:
    Andreas Saag
    Valenv 1.
    S-430 91 Hönö
    SWEDEN



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