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SWANK Grime Syndicate

About Me

Started IN 2006, SGS is a collaboration between longtime friends and outsiders KevNemo (Scorpio), DJ Wrecked(Leo), and Philly(Pisces). Raised on punk and metal, KevNemo(Dysthymia) and DJ Wrecked(OCD) recorded the minimal punk masterpiece known as 'Karate Chicken' under the name Toxic Noise while only in junior high. The two reunited years later in Austin,TX to discover that they had both developed a love for underground hip-hop. Philly (Bipolar-guitar) likes to make loud noises with his guitar and fuck shit up, so he fits in perfectly.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/5/2006
Band Members: KevNemo-lyrics/programming/vocals/art/autoharp Philly-guitars/programming/vocals/stompbox DJ Wrecked-samples/scratching/didgeridoo
Influences:Black Flag, Meat Beat Manifesto, Public Enemy, Underworld, Portishead, Eric B. and Rakim, Sex Pistols,Lightnin' Hopkins, Renegade Soundwave, Portishead, Massive Attack, Prince, Jodeci, Kruder and Dorfmiester,The Cure,Bauhaus,Souixie and The Banshees, Johnny Cash, Rick James, Cannibal Ox, Circle Jerks, Fugazi, The Misfits, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, El P, Techno Animal, The Bug, FEAR ,MC 900 ft. Jesus, The Pharcyde, NIN, Prodigy, DJ Hype, DJ Zinc, Ed Rush, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Atmosphere, Sage Francis, Phillip K. Dick, Charles Bukowski, Harlan Ellison, Langston Hughes, Lawerence Ferlenghetti, Aleister Crowley, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey,William Blake, mortality
Sounds Like: All of the above and nothing at all.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Tiniest Bar in Texas show and news.

So after Philly got better,we had some changes in our personal lives over the holidays and SWANK has brought on The Placebo Effect as our DJ. DJ Wrecked will definately be a part of our recording proc...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:08:00 GMT

"Triage" moving along...

I guess the first question is: what is "Triage"? "Triage" is the name of the 2nd album, which probably strikes alot of people as weird since the first album hasn't been mixed yet. But these songs are ...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:37:00 GMT

If it was easy, it wouldn’t be one of my projects...

So we had to cancel our first gig at the last minute because Philly started having some health issues that needed to be addressed. I know a few people were pretty puzzled by the quick drop, but it had...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:56:00 GMT

BATTLE OF THE BANDS-RED EYED FLY-ATX 6/22 7PM!!!!

Us in the flesh! Come out and support us in Round 1 as we try to make it to the finals!!This is an all ages show and early, so NO EXCUSES!!!! Kev Nemo SWANK Grime Syndicate
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 10:51:00 GMT

"Hamartian Chronicles" getting mixed down and thank yous

First off, big thanks to Chuck and Mikey C. over at Million Dollar Sound for the excellent session Saturday. We were able to get all 9 tracks completed and they're currently being mixed down. All of ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:49:00 GMT

"Dream Interrupted" lyrics

(spoken) I'm standing in my living room watching a big screen tv, but it's not my living room or tv. I hear sound over head like a freight. I look up and see a huge meteor soar toward the city outside...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:37:00 GMT

Rise Above 2007 Lyrics

CHORUS: Well I wonder who wrote the book/ of push comes to shove/ CYA, love's MIA/ Looking forward to a brand new day/ Like Black Flag said you gotta rise above VERSE 1: I don't like math, reminds me ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Studio stuff...

So we're in talks with Million Dollar Sound in South Austin to record there this month. We have some hardware needs we need to fufill before we go in. The current tracklisting for The Hamartian Chroni...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:45:00 GMT

SGS News...

Well, we're still alive and kicking. Practice is going well, and new material should be up and ready to post in a few weeks. The current plan is record the album in the studio around Thanksgiving, and...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:52:00 GMT

UPDATE:We’re still around!

Hey ya'll We haven't posted anything new in awhile. I've been busy working on movie stuff this summer, along with the various distractions of day to day life. Philly's working on his other band p...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:44:00 GMT