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Swarf
Electronic · 2013 · 10 tracks · 36m

Swarf

I Monster

A collection of dusty, sample-heavy vignettes where vintage lounge aesthetics meet robotic vocoders. Mysterious, nocturnal, and beautifully strange.

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It's like a robot found a crate of 60s lounge records and tried to remake them in a dream.

A mysterious and slightly uncanny journey through a neon-lit, foggy dreamscape.

Swarf · vs · I Monster
Surreal Abstract+1.2σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 36m
01
Early Morning Robert
4:50
02
Colourspill
4:33
03
Checkout Luv
3:13
04
Food for the Sea
3:44
05
Magic Man
4:04
06
Hey You Beautiful Land
1:58
07
She Sucks
3:29
08
The Holy Man
4:11
09
The Priest's Tale
2:43
10
A New All Powerful Brain
3:47
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the opening track Early Morning Robert builds from a hazy dawn-like synth swell into a steady, hypnotic pulse.
The sudden shift in She Sucks where the playful melody takes a sharp turn into a darker, more aggressive electronic texture.
The eerie, disembodied vocal harmonies on The Priest's Tale that feel like hearing a ghost through a shortwave radio.
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