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THE SWAT BAND

About Me

The band first formed in 1998 when four friends: Roger, Dave, Pete & Daryl all music lovers from an early age, and all D.J's came together as a band. We wanted to try creating our own Funky Grooves that we had discovered from "sample spotting" the music we were in to, mainly from Hip-Hop. The band started really well, especially since with the exception of Pete we were all beginners on our instruments. We started with Booker.T tunes and went on to cover blues, jazz, soul, disco all sorts really. Over the next few years the band lost and gained different musicians due to life commitments etc and in early 2007 Roger, Dave & Pete were at loose ends so we started jamming again, turning a spare room into our studio. Later that year we found our singer, Alex & a few weeks later, our bass player, Dave(the bass). And our savage FunkMonster was born!
FUNK (fuŋk);- a form of rhythm and blues popular since the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
theswatband Swat City,East Herts
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Member Since: 14/04/2008
Band Website: http://www.lemonrock.com/swatband
Band Members: Vocal & Percussion - Alson (Rubberneck) Ekoman. - Bass & Vocal - Dave (the Duck) Bass. - Drums & Percussion - Dodge Troutman. - Sprawlin Memphis Guitar - Crazy Peter Hawes. - Organ & Synth - David Hammond Smythe.
Influences: James Brown & His Funky People, Meters,Kool & the Gang,Booker T & the MG's,Herbie Hancock &/the Headhunters,Pleasure,Ohio Players,Fatback Band,Sly & the Family Stone,Gil Scott Heron,Stevie Wonder,Jacksons,Donnie Hathaway,Bernard Purdie,Idris Muhammad,Steve Gadd,Chic,Eddie Kendricks,Temptations,Pointer Sisters,Don Blackman,Skull Snaps,Lightnin Rod,Johnny Guitar Watson,steve miller Band,
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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Back in the groove

We just couldn't raise any enthusiasm to play without him (there's a lot of love in the room) so everyone is rusty. After well over 2 months a metal plate and a scar that looks like a bear attack, P...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Crazy Pete injury

Pete's day job is as a tree surgion.  Yesterday (19 Aug) he had a fall from a ladder 3 metres up.  He has broken his right wrist. He wont be able to play guitar for as least 6 weeks. I'...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:29:00 GMT

We want you to add us

...............Because its helps us to spead our funk to everyone.
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:30:00 GMT

SWAT BAND @ THE WHITE HART

MUST SAY MANY THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE WHITE HART ON FRIDAY,I KNOW SOME OF YOU CAME FROM FAR FAR AWAY PLACES LIKE LUTON,SAFFRON WALDEN,CHELMSFORD,NRTH LDN & WARE??! ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:35:00 GMT

ABSOLUTELY LIVE SWAT BAND SESSIONS

We've just uploaded two songs from our practice sessions. The Ace Of Spades and Tramp in the traditional swat city stylee.  both of which are live takes straight out of the desk,recorded in the&n...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:56:00 GMT