Swampadelica

Swampadelica is artfully establishing its own voice in todays open ended music scene by infusing Americana with Haitian roots. At once radical and grounded, Swamps instrumentation electrifies this multi-cultural blend with a wide sonic palette created by a modified & mutated Hammond B-3 and electric guitar. The arrival of Nadine LaFond, continues to move Swampadelica in broadening directions. Nadines native Haitian Creole imaginatively wends its way thru the lyrics, grooves & melodies.Founding member Damian Calcagne came out the From Good Homes camp. Damian and Todd Sheaffer (Railroad Earth) toured with FGH and spent a couple of years writing together after FGH disbanded.2006 finds Swampadelica recording their third full length album back at Trey Anastasios (Phish) Vermont based studio, The Barn with producer/engineer Peter Carini.Live performances have included headlining slots at NJPACs Sounds of the City concert series, Main Stage at Michael Arnones Crawfish Festival (w/The Meters, Irma Thomas, Sonny Landreth, Marcia Ball), NYCs Wetlands, NYCs Coda, Bethlehem Musikfest, All Good Music Festival, and various clubs and theatres in the Northeast. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------- Mighty High from Swamps debut record went to ..2 on Billboard's Talent Net Charts.- Swampadelica has risen as high as ..7 on Billboard Magazine's Talent Net.- Ganesh from Sidewards was sited as one of the Top 50 Songs to Jam Your Ipod by Relix Magazine.- Ganesh and When She Tells U receive near daily airplay on Sirius Satellite Radio.- MTV licensed the debut CD for use "The Real World". Several songs have since been used in the hit television series. ----------- Swamp latest record, Sidewards was produced and mixed by John Siket. Siket has created top selling records for artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Guster, Phish, Sonic Youth, Stanley Turrentine, MMW, Soul Asylum and The Replacements amongst many others. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------Swampadelica's spirited trademark sound has been drawing top praise from The New York Times to Sirius Satellite Radio."Swampadelica is a multi-cultural grass roots blend that is as tasty as it is fresh.... Alternative Americana and Haitian roots music are the two main ingredients. ...Radical yet rooted. - Karen DeMasters, The New York Times"Inspired songwriting... LaFond's singing and presence are world class." - John Siket (Dave Matthews, Phish, The Replacements, Sonic Youth - Producer/Engineer)"Swamps debut is one of the best records that I've heard in the past three years... Ganesh (from Sidewards) gets played all of the time here at Sirius Satellite". - Lenny Bloch, Director of Programming, Sirius Satellite Radio, NYC"What a joyous record!" ... Tom Reid, Jambands.com