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Swampdweller

About Me

Swampdwellers first CD was informed and inspired by the sounds of Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, and RZA. Swampdweller, an eight piece band from Seattle Washington, rise above their influences by mixing new sounds, new music in unique ways. Their Jazz roots are shaded with expansive arrangements and experimental flourish, a bombastic blend of afro-beat, hip hop, and soul. Swampdweller is Marc Fendel's newest project and was written and formulated while backpacking in the Enchantments area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
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Member Since: 07/09/2005
Band Website: http://www.swampdweller.com
Band Members: marc fendel- alto saxophonekevin nortness-trumpet/tenorbob lovelace-vocals, guitar, bassari zucker-guitarjoe doria- hammond b3 organcarloss tullos-bassfarko dosimov-bassandy sells-drums
Influences: fela kuti, selda, miles davis, rza, and many more!
Sounds Like: The best music-the best art- tells us a story about ourselves that we may feel intuitively but lack the words to articulate. Swampdweller has fashioned a new language that is rooted in the syntax and structure of afro-beat and draws on the vocabulary of soul, and hip-hop. Swampdweller brilliantly evokes the rhythm of the modern world, with all of its beauty and danger, its clarity and its ambiguity, and its possibilities for discovery and loss.
Record Label: none

My Blog

Winter Gigs

Hi Folks- We finally set our dates at Crystal Mountain. We are planning on recording all of those dates. Join us and be part of the live recording. I am in the process of booking some other shows and ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:13:00 GMT

SD News Hell Yes! I am back baby!

Ok- I am back to managing this site on Myspace. I had my own website for a year and I didn't think it did me a lot of good. And- it cost too much loot. Can you dig it? So Swampdweller.com redirects to...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:31:00 GMT